'Against' in the Bible

And Memucan saith before the king and the heads, 'Not against the king by himself hath Vashti the queen done perversely, but against all the heads, and against all the peoples that are in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus;

And Haman goeth forth on that day rejoicing and glad in heart, and at Haman's seeing Mordecai in the gate of the king, and he hath not risen nor moved for him, then is Haman full of fury against Mordecai.

And the king hath risen, in his fury, from the banquet of wine, unto the garden of the house, and Haman hath remained to seek for his life from Esther the queen, for he hath seen that evil hath been determined against him by the king.

And Esther addeth, and speaketh before the king, and falleth before his feet, and weepeth, and maketh supplication to him, to cause the evil of Haman the Agagite to pass away, and his device that he had devised against the Jews;

and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, 'Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,' and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree,

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?'

The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

And lo, a great wind hath come from over the wilderness, and striketh against the four corners of the house, and it falleth on the young men, and they are dead, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.'

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'

Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And dost multiply Thine anger with me, Changes and warfare are with me.

Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.

For Thou writest against me bitter things, And causest me to possess iniquities of my youth:

Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.

For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:

For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.

I also, like you, might speak, If your soul were in my soul's stead. I might join against you with words, And nod at you with my head.

And Thou dost loathe me, For a witness it hath been, And rise up against me doth my failure, In my face it testifieth.

They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.

Go round against me do his archers. He splitteth my reins, and spareth not, He poureth out to the earth my gall.

Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.

If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves, And decide against me my reproach;

Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,

And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.

Come in do His troops together, And they raise up against me their way, And encamp round about my tent.

Also sucklings have despised me, I rise, and they speak against me.

Abominate me do all the men of my counsel, And those I have loved, Have been turned against me.

Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me.

Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --

It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.

Reveal do the heavens his iniquity, And earth is raising itself against him.

Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.

From the midst they are cast out, (They shout against them as a thief),

On the right hand doth a brood arise, My feet they have cast away, And they raise up against me, Their paths of calamity.

He hath turned against me terrors, It pursueth as the wind mine abundance, And as a thick cloud, Hath my safety passed away.

Surely not against the heap Doth He send forth the hand, Though in its ruin they have safety.

If against me my land doth cry out, And together its furrows weep,

and burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God;

and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.

Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When for all His matters He answereth not?

Against my right do I lie? Mortal is mine arrow -- without transgression.'

Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

He sheweth by it to his friend substance, Anger against perversity.

Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.

And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, 'Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:

A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how have my distresses multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have rebelled against Thee.

He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I am confident.

Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear is round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

When I said, 'Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'

With reproofs against iniquity, Thou hast corrected man, And dost waste as a moth his desirableness, Only, vanity is every man. Selah.

I -- I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God am I.

Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.

There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear it, He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.

He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.

Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many are fighting against me, O most High,

For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

And they cause him to stumble, Against them is their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.

He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood -- axes.

And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

And they speak against God -- they said: 'Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'

Therefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,

And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

God hath heard, and sheweth Himself wroth. And kicketh exceedingly against Israel.

And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.

As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,

Against Thy people they take crafty counsel, And consult against Thy hidden ones.