'Against' in the Bible

When these things had been accomplished and the rage of King Ahasuerus had diminished, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decided against her.

But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai's people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Haman then related to his wife Zeresh and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. These wise men, along with his wife Zeresh, said to him, "If indeed this Mordecai before whom you have begun to fall is Jewish, you will not prevail against him. No, you will surely fall before him!"

Then Esther again spoke with the king, falling at his feet. She wept and begged him for mercy, that he might nullify the evil of Haman the Agagite which he had intended against the Jews.

King Ahasuerus replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Look, I have already given Haman's estate to Esther, and he has been hanged on the gallows because he took hostile action against the Jews.

The Jews assembled themselves in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to strike out against those who were seeking their harm. No one was able to stand before them, for dread of them fell on all the peoples.

For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised plans against the Jews to destroy them. He had cast pur (that is, the lot) in order to afflict and destroy them.

But when the matter came to the king's attention, the king gave written orders that Haman's evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

So the Lord said to Satan, "All right then, everything he has is in your power. Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!" So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors are arrayed against me.

If your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.

He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.

If I lift myself up, you hunt me as a fierce lion, and again you display your power against me.

You bring new witnesses against me, and increase your anger against me; relief troops come against me.

But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,

For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?

Distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him like a king ready to launch an attack,

for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield!

I also could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could pile up words against you and I could shake my head at you.

You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me.

People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

He breaks through against me, time and time again; he rushes against me like a warrior.

If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and plead my disgrace against me,

Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.

His troops advance together; they throw up a siege ramp against me, and they camp around my tent.

All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.

"While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

The heavens reveal his iniquity; the earth rises up against him.

Is my complaint against a man? If so, why should I not be impatient?

For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans.

They spend the night naked because they lack clothing; they have no covering against the cold.

There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.

But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.

It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power.

On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.

"Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.

"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

"If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together,

Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person's words?

For he adds transgression to his sin; in our midst he claps his hands, and multiplies his words against God."

With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target.

After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.

The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.

Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

He prepares to use deadly weapons against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.

For I have obeyed the Lord's commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God's power I can jump over a wall.

Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!

Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.

Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.

For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

May lying lips be silenced -- lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

Use your spear and lance against those who chase me! Assure me with these words: "I am your deliverer!"

Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

As for me, I said: "O Lord, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

Against you -- you above all -- I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?

Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert.

When the Lord heard this, he was furious. A fire broke out against Jacob, and his anger flared up against Israel,

when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert!

He sent swarms of biting insects against them, as well as frogs that overran their land.

His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you.

Who will rise up to defend me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?

They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.

Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!

He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.

He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the Lord.

The king's terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.

The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.

for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.