13 occurrences

'Attempting' in the Bible

And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting to take your life.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill

And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and there were insects on man and on beast.

Verse ConceptsSorcery And MagicFliesBoth Men And Animals AffectedUnable To Do Other Thingsmagic

And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill MeWhat Sin?

And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have made destruction of your altars, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessFaithfulness, Examples OfForsaking GodExaggerationsdoubtersDepression, SymptomsGod, Zeal OfLonelinessMartyrdom, Examples OfOpposition, To Sin And EvilRejection Of GodSelfishnessSelf PitySoldiersEvil TimesDestruction Of The TempleKilling ProphetsForsaking God's ThingsSole SurvivorsOnly One PersonBreaking The Covenant

And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have had your altars broken down, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the only one living; and now they are attempting to take away my life.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfeagernessProphets, Lives OfRejection Of GodDestruction Of The TempleKilling ProphetsForsaking God's ThingsSole SurvivorsOnly One PersonBreaking The Covenant

On that day, the Jews came together in their towns through all the divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, for the purpose of attacking all those who were attempting evil against them: and everyone had to give way before them, for the fear of them had come on all the peoples.

Verse ConceptsFearing Other People

Because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of all the Jews, had made designs for their destruction, attempting to get a decision by Pur (that is, chance) with a view to putting an end to them and cutting them off;

Verse ConceptsKilling Israelites

Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

Verse ConceptsMusicThose OppressedAll Day

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

Verse ConceptsSlingsJoining ThingsThrowing StonesSlinging StonesThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

As for your unclean purpose: because I have been attempting to make you clean, but you have not been made clean from it, you will not be made clean till I have let loose my passion on you in full measure.

Verse ConceptsLewdnessPurity, Moral And SpiritualAfflictions Of The WickedPurgingPeople Being Unclean

The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;

Verse ConceptsRedeeming The TimePeople Who Delayed

And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.

Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, Examples OfBetrayalBetrayal, To The ChristianHistorySeasons, Of LifeThe PopeThree And A Half YearsBlasphemyUniverse ChangedTo Be Given Into One's HandsBurnoutChangeSchedulesRebellion of Satan and AngelsSeasons Changing

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