8 occurrences in 6 translations

'Anticipated' in the Bible

“I have stirred up and put into action one from the north [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great], and he has come;From the rising of the sun he will call on My Name [in prayer].And he will trample on [the Babylonian] officials as on mortar,Even as a potter treads clay.”

Verse ConceptsClayeastCraftsmenPotterVictory, As An Act Of GodPotteryClay, UsesOut Of The North

Then all the princes (court officials) came to Jeremiah and asked him [just what King Zedekiah had anticipated they would ask], and he reported to them in accordance with all that the king had commanded. So they stopped questioning him, since the conversation [with the king] had not been overheard.

Verse ConceptsInterrogatingUnhearing

All of your enemies insult you with gaping mouths. They hiss and grind their teeth while saying, "We have devoured her completely. Yes, this is the day that we anticipated! We found it at last; we have seen it!"

Verse ConceptsBitingTeethGnashing Of TeethHissingPeople WaitingSpeaking With The Mouth

And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, 'What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth -- from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? from their sons or from the strangers?'

Verse ConceptsAffirmative ActionEntering HousesThinking ArightAssentingWhat Foreigners DoTax To Be Paidtaxes

But [all went well, for] not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled [as some had anticipated] to be circumcised, despite the fact that he was a Greek.

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalGreeksNecessity Of CircumcisionNo Compulsion

Bible Theasaurus

Anticipate (12 instances)
Anticipated (8 instances)
Awaited (3 instances)
Counter (2 instances)
Expect (43 instances)
Foreknow (1 instance)
Foresee (3 instances)
Forestall (3 instances)
Foretell (7 instances)
Predict (11 instances)
Promise (237 instances)

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