101 occurrences

'Burn' in the Bible

They told each other, "Come on! Let's burn bricks thoroughly." They used bricks for stone and tar for mortar.

Verse ConceptsBricksequipping, physicalBakingBuilding

Three months later, it was reported to Judah, "Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution! And look! She's pregnant because of it!" "Bring her out," Judah responded. "Let's burn her to death!"

Verse ConceptsProstitutionPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSexual Sin, Nature OfTwo To Four MonthsBurning PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual SinTelling Of People's Situations

Don't leave any of it until morning, and whatever does remain of it until morning you are to burn in the fire.

Verse ConceptsBurning SacrificesRemaining Offeringscommunion

You are to burn the flesh of the bull, its hide, and its refuse with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering.

Verse ConceptsCamps, Unclean ThingsOffalBodies Of AnimalsOutside The CampAnimal SkinsDefecationBurning SacrificesRegulations For The Sin Offering

If any of the flesh of the ordination ram or any of the bread is left until morning, you are to burn what is left with fire. Because it's holy, what remains is not to be eaten.

Verse ConceptsBurning SacrificesRemaining Offerings

Now let me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may consume them, but I'll make a great nation of you."

Verse ConceptsGod Will Be AngryIsrael Hardened

Then Aaron's sons are to burn them on the altar, over the burnt offering that has been placed on the wood over the fire, as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAromasPleasing GodSmellsRefreshing God

Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as a food offering made by fire to the LORD.

Verse Conceptssmoking

The priest is to burn it on the altar, a food offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsFatnessFat Of AnimalsRefreshing GodAll Things Belong To God

just as it is taken from the bull for a peace offering. Then the priest is to burn it on the altar for burnt offerings.

Then he is to remove all the fat from the bull for a sin offering and burn it on the altar.

Verse ConceptsFat Of The Sacrifices

Then he is to bring the rest of the bull outside the camp and burn it just as he had burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the congregation."

Verse ConceptsOutside The CampBurning SacrificesRegulations For The Sin Offering

He is to burn all the fat on the altar as is done for the fat for the sacrifice of a peace offering. This is how the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin. It will be forgiven him."

Verse ConceptsFat Of The SacrificesPriests AtoningPeace offerings

He is to remove all the fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice for the peace offering. Then the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. This is how the priest will make atonement for him. It will be forgiven him.

Verse ConceptsAromasSmellsFat Of The SacrificesRefreshing GodPriests Atoning

Then the presenter is to remove all its fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering. The priest is to burn it on the altar over the offerings made by fire to the LORD. This is how the priest will make atonement for him concerning the sin that he had committed. It will be forgiven him."

Verse ConceptsFat Of The SacrificesPriests Atoning

He is to bring it to the priest. The priest is to take a handful as a memorial and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD. It's a sin offering.

Verse ConceptsRegulations For The Sin Offering

The fire on the altar is to be kept burning continuously without being extinguished. The priest is to burn wood on it every morning, arrange burnt offerings over it, and then burn the fat contained in the peace offerings over it.

Verse ConceptsMorning WorshipOfferingsUnceasingBurning SacrificesFirewoodFat Of The Sacrifices

The fire is to continue to burn on the altar and is never to be extinguished."

Verse ConceptsUnceasingBurning SacrificesBurnout

The priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

Verse ConceptsFat Of The SacrificesFood For Priests DefinedPriests Possessing

"When a person has a burn scar in the skin that turns bright, white-reddish, or white,

Verse ConceptsWhite SpotsRed Parts Of The BodyRemoving People From Your Lifescars

if the priest examines it and indeed the hair has turned white with a white spot appearing more extensive than skin deep, it's an infectious skin disease with a burn scar that has spread. The priest is to declare him unclean. It's an infectious skin disease.

Verse ConceptsThe Hair Of The BodyWhite Hair

But if the bright spot remains in place, doesn't spread in the skin, and it's dull, it's the swelling of the burned area. The priest is to declare him clean, since it's the scar from a burn."

Verse ConceptsSpreadingscars

He is to arrange the lamps so that they burn continuously on a ceremonially pure lamp stand in the LORD's presence.

Verse ConceptsGoldPutting In OrderUnceasingAlways Being Active

to serve as a memorial to the Israelis, a reminder that no unauthorized person, who isn't a descendant of Aaron, is to attempt to burn incense in the LORD'S presence, so that he may not become like Korah and his group, just as the LORD had spoken by the authority of Moses.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesStrangersExclusion

But they fell upon their faces. Then Moses told Aaron. "Take the censer, put fire on it from the altar, and burn some incense. Then walk quickly to the congregation and atone for them, because wrath has already come out from the LORD the plague has begun."

Verse ConceptsMoses, Significance OfAaron, As High PriestCensers

But you are not to redeem the firstborn of a cow, sheep, or a female goat. They are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat for an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsFatnessAromasSmellsSprinklingFat Of The SacrificesRefreshing God

This is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, break their pillars, cut down their ritual pillars, and burn their carved idols in fire,

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsShrinesStonesDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisksBurning Idolatrous Things

Burn the images of their gods in the fire. Desire neither the silver nor the gold that adorns them, nor take them for yourselves, so you won't be ensnared by them, because the gold and silver is detestable to the LORD your God.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsCoveting, prohibition ofCalf worshipGoldMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinWarningAbhorAbominations, To GodAbominations, PracticesWorldly SnaresBurning Idolatrous ThingsAbandoning Idolsimage

The wrath of God will burn against you so that he will restrain the heavens and it won't rain. The ground won't yield its produce and you'll be swiftly destroyed from the good land that the LORD is about to give you.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalRainUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentElements, Control OfDispleasureDivine Power Over Nature

Tear down their altars, cut down their sacred poles, and burn them. Cut down the carved images of their gods to erase their memory from that place."

Verse ConceptsStonesDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisksBurning Idolatrous ThingsNames Blotted OutstatuesgenocideHinduism

Gather whatever you've taken as spoils at the public square of the town, then burn the town, along with whatever you've taken, as an offering to the LORD your God. It will remain a permanent mound of ruins, never to be rebuilt again.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingRuinsBuilding CitiesArchaeologySpoils Of WarBurning Citiesgenocide

When that happens, my anger will burn against them, because they will have abandoned me. I'll hide my face from them, they will be consumed, and many evils and distresses will find them. When this happens, they will say, "These troubles have happened to us because God isn't among us.'

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentAfflictions Of The WickedAnger Of God, ConsequencesReprobatesGod Will Be Angry

However, Israel did not burn any of the cities that had been built on mounds of ruins, except for Hazor only, which Joshua burned.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyConflagrationsBurning Cities

Then the bramble bush replied to the trees, "If you really are consecrating me to rule you, come and put your confidence in my shade; but if not, may fire spring out from the bramble bush and burn up the cedars of Lebanon"'

Verse ConceptsCedarShadowsBramblesBurning PlantsPerforming The Truth

So Abimelech approached the tower, attacked it, and approached the tower's gate, intending to burn it down.

Verse ConceptsBurning Cities

A little while later, the army of Ephraim was mustered, and they crossed to Zaphon. They confronted Jephthah and asked, "Why did you cross over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to accompany you? We're going to burn your house down around you!"

Verse ConceptsArsonActing AloneBurning People

If the man told him, "They must surely burn up the fat first, and then take for yourself whatever you desire," the servant would say, "No, give it now, and if you don't, I'll take it by force!"

that I had chosen him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer up burnt offerings on my altar, burn incense, and carry the ephod in my presence? And did I not give to your ancestors' family all the Israeli fire-offerings?

Verse ConceptsephodsIncenseFood For Priests Defined

Then, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, he went up to burn incense on the altar that he had set up in Bethel, thus beginning the festival that he had made up out of his own heart for the Israelis.

Verse ConceptsNew Year, TheMonth 8Building AltarsIncense Offered Amiss

Right when Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn some incense, a man of God arrived in Bethel from Judah in obedience to a command from the LORD.

Verse ConceptsIncense Offered Amiss

He cursed the altar in this message from the LORD: "Hey altar! Hey altar! This is what the LORD says: "Pay attention to this! A son is going to be born in David's dynasty. His name will be Josiah. He will sacrifice the priests who burn incense on you in these high places. Human bones will be burned on you!'"

Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsSanctity Of LifeBirths ForetoldDuplicating WordsBonesBurning Idolatrous ThingsMan Of God

"I will burn up Jeroboam's dynasty, as a man burns up manure until it is gone. Dogs will eat anyone who dies in the city that belongs to Jeroboam's household. The birds of the sky will eat anyone who dies in the open field, because the LORD has determined it.'

Verse ConceptsdogsAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesBirds Eating

He lived like his father Asa and never abandoned that life. He did what the LORD considered to be right. Nevertheless, the high places were not demolished, and the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.

Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesShrinesGood Kings Examples OfIncense Offered AmissPeople Who Did RightSacrificing On The High Places

"Why are you crying, sir?" Hazael asked. "Because I know the evil that you're about to bring on the Israelis," he replied. "You'll burn down their fortified cities, execute their young men with swords, dash to pieces their little ones, and you'll tear open their pregnant women!"

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofPregnancyGashing BodiesHarming Pregnant WomenKilling Will Happen

except that the high places were not demolished, so the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense on the high places.

Verse ConceptsShrinesIncense Offered Amiss

except that the high places were not abolished. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on the high places.

Verse ConceptsIncense Offered Amiss

and issued these orders to Uriah the priest: "Burn the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt offering and grain offering, the whole burnt offering, the grain offering, and the drink offering on behalf of all the people of the land on the large altar. And sprinkle all the blood from the burnt offering and from the sacrifice. But I will use the bronze altar to ask God questions."

Verse ConceptsSacrifice On The Bronze Altar

The king unseated the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places throughout the cities of Judah and in the environs surrounding Jerusalem, including those who had been burning incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to every star in the heavens.

Verse ConceptsConstellationsHigh PlacesMoonPriests, Institution In Ot TimesShrinesIncense Offered AmissIdolatrous Worship Of The Moon

"Just as you did with my father David, sending him cedars to build him a palace to live in, do the same for me. Look, I'm building a temple dedicated to the name of the LORD my God, to his glory, so we can burn fragrant incense in his presence, display rows of the bread of his presence continuously, and make burnt offerings in the morning, evening, on Sabbath days, during New Moon festivals, and during appointed festivals scheduled by the LORD our God. This is mandated forever in Israel.

Verse ConceptsNew Moon FestivalOrdinancesSabbath, In OtSmells

But who can build a temple for him, since neither heaven nor the highest of the heavens can contain him? So who am I, that I should build a temple to him, except to burn incense in his presence?

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritGod, Present EverywhereGod Is TranscendentGod, InfiniteGod's DwellingThe Vastness Of Nature

the lamp stands and their lamps made of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary, as required,

Every morning and evening, they're offering burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD, the showbread is set out on the pure table, and they take care of the golden lamp stand so its lamps can continue to burn every evening. We continue to be faithful over what the LORD our God entrusted to us, but you have abandoned him.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentIncenseSmellsTables

But after he had become strong, in his arrogance he acted corruptly and became unfaithful to the LORD his God, and he dared to enter the LORD's Temple to burn incense on the incense altar.

Verse ConceptsForgettingPride, Results OfSelf ConfidenceStubbornness, Consequences OfSuperiorityTemptation, Sources OfSacrilegeEntering The Templearrogance

and they opposed King Uzziah. "Uzziah, it's not for you to burn incense to the LORD," they told him, "but for the priests to do, Aaron's descendants who are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary now, because you have been unfaithful and won't receive any honor from the LORD God."

Verse ConceptsConfrontationevil, believers' responses toChallengesSanctuaryConsecration

Uzziah flew into a rage while he held in his hand a censer to burn incense. As he got angry at the priests, leprosy broke out all over his forehead right in front of the priests beside the incense altar in the LORD's Temple.

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanAnger, Sinful Examples

Please don't be careless, you descendants of Aaron, because the LORD has chosen you to minister in his presence, to serve him, to be his ministers, and to burn incense."

Verse Conceptselection, responsibilities ofHoliness, Believers' Growth InNeglecting Duties

Isn't this the very same Hezekiah who removed this god's high places and altars? Isn't this the same Hezekiah who issued this order to Judah and Jerusalem: "You are to worship in front of only one altar and burn your sacrifices only on it."?

Verse ConceptsHigh Places

"Our enemies are sure to be destroyed, and fire will burn up what's left of their riches."

Verse ConceptsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of Sin

The fires of Abaddon will burn, disrupting every part of my eternal reward."

Verse ConceptsHarvestThe DestroyerAdultery

He causes wars to cease all over the earth, he causes the bow to break, the spear to snap, the chariots to ignite and burn.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Symbol Of StrengthSpearsWarfare, Nature OfWeaponsDisarmamentBreaking WeaponsDestroying ChariotsI Am GodGod Makes Peace

I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows whose tongues are like sharp swords.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfBitingLionsSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristTeethSharpnessEnemies Surrounding

How long, LORD, will you hide yourself? Forever? Will your anger continuously burn like fire?

Verse ConceptsProlonged AfflictionsGod HidingBefore God Acts

For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool even this is pointless.

Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

Your strong one will be like tinder, and your work a spark; both of them will burn together, with no one to quench the flames that burn them."

Verse ConceptsBurning PeopleNot Extinguishing

"The light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame, and it will burn and consume Assyria's thorns and briers in a single day.

Verse ConceptsBriersLight, SpiritualThornsShort Time For Action

I am not angry. If only the vineyard could give me briers and thorns to battle, I would march against it, and I would burn it all up.

Verse ConceptsBriersThornsWeedsBurning Plants

It will burn night and day, and will never be extinguished. Its smoke will rise from generation to generation, and it will lie desolate forever and ever. And no one will pass through it.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsSmokeLand Becoming EmptyNot ExtinguishingDay Or Nightsmoking

He divides it up for people to burn. Taking part of it, he warms himself, makes a fire, and bakes bread. Or perhaps he constructs a god and worships it. He makes it an idol and bows down to it.

Verse ConceptsAdoration, FalseTreesWarmingFirewoodSelf Imagecookingimage

you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every spreading tree, who slaughter your children in the ravines, under the clefts of the rocks?

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeOaksKilling Sons And Daughters

Circumcise yourselves to the LORD and remove the foreskin of your heart, you men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem, or else my wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to put it out, because of your evil deeds."

Verse ConceptsForeskinsCircumcision, spiritualFire Of God's AngerTrue CircumcisionLake Of Fire

Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: "I'm about to pour out my anger and my wrath on this place, on people and animals, on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground. It will burn, and it won't be put out."

Verse ConceptsNot ExtinguishingBoth Men And Animals AffectedHarming Trees

They have built high places at Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I didn't command this, and it never entered my mind!

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfBalaams DonkeyFalse GodsChild sacrificeAbsence Of ThoughtShrines

The towns of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they'll be no help at all to them in the time of their disaster.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorFalse ReligionemptinessIncense Offered AmissIdolatryThings Which Cannot SaveServing One's Own GodsNo Help In Other Gods

Judah, you have as many gods as you have towns, and you have set up as many altars to the shameful idols as there are streets in Jerusalem. You burn incense to Baal on these altars.

Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, HistoryAltars, PaganIncense Offered AmissMany Spiritual Beings

I'll make you serve your enemies in a land you don't know, for my anger has started a fire that will burn against you."

Verse ConceptsFire Of JudgementUnknown Things

You will let go of your inheritance which I gave you, and I'll make you serve your enemies in a land that you don't know. For with my anger you have started a fire that will burn forever.

Verse ConceptsFaultsLand, As A Divine GiftLossUnknown ThingsAbandoning ThingsServing GroupsInheritanceIdentityculture

Yet my people have forgotten me, and they burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their journey on the ancient paths. They walk on trails, on a way that is not built up.

Verse ConceptsForgettingStumblingPaths Of RighteousnessOld ThingsIncense Offered AmissEvil WaysHighwaysPaths

They built the high places for Baal to burn their children in the fire as a burnt offering to Baal something I didn't command, didn't say, nor did it ever enter my mind!

Verse ConceptsAbsence Of ThoughtSanctity Of LifeShrinesBaal Worship, Nature OfChild sacrificeSacrificeKids

This is what the LORD says, house of David: "Judge appropriately every morning, and deliver those who have been robbed from the oppressor, so my anger does not break out like fire and burn with no one to put it out because of your evil deeds.

Verse ConceptsMorningFire Of God's AngerSaving PeopleEvery MorningRobbing People

The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come, set this city on fire, and burn it along with the houses on whose roofs incense was burned to Baal and liquid offerings were poured out to other gods in order to provoke me.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringAnger Of God, ConsequencesRoofRooftopBurning JerusalemIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

You will die peacefully, and as they burned fires for your ancestors, the former kings who were before you, so they'll burn fires for you, wailing, "Oh how terrible, your majesty!"' For I've spoken the message," declares the LORD.

Verse ConceptsFuneralsCremationCeremoniesDeath Of The WickedMourning The Death Of Others

Look, I'm in command of them,' declares the LORD, "and I'll bring them back to this city. They'll capture it and burn it with fire, and I'll turn the towns of Judah into desolate places without inhabitants.'"

Verse ConceptsWasteEmpty CitiesBurning JerusalemActual Attacks On JerusalemCapturing Cities

Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

and then the Chaldeans will come back to fight against this city, to capture it, and burn it with fire."'

Verse ConceptsBurning Jerusalem

Indeed, even if you defeated the entire Chaldean army that is fighting against you, and they had only wounded men left in their tents, they would get up and burn this city with fire.'"'"

Verse ConceptsdefeatBurning Jerusalem

But if you don't surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given to the Chaldeans, and they'll burn it with fire. You won't escape from their hands.'"

Verse ConceptsBurning JerusalemNo EscapeSurrender

He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt. He will burn their idols and take them captive. He will wrap himself with the land of Egypt like a shepherd wraps himself with a garment, and then he will leave from there in peace.

Verse ConceptsCovering The BodyShepherds, As OccupationsBurning Idolatrous Things

He will shatter the pillars of Heliopolis in the land of Egypt and will burn the temples of the gods of Egypt with fire."'"

Verse ConceptsThe SunObelisksBurning Idolatrous ThingsBroken ThingsWorship Of The Sun

You are to burn a third of it in the middle of the city when you've finished your siege. Next, you are to take another third of it and beat it with your sword. Last, you are to scatter the remaining third to the wind, after which I'll unsheathe my sword and pursue them.

Verse ConceptsThe MiddleOne ThirdThings StrippedBurning JerusalemAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldOther References To Hair

to punishment. They may have escaped one fire, but the coming fire will burn them up completely, and they will know that I am the LORD, when I set myself in opposition to them

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodBurning JerusalemGod Opposing

Then they'll burn your houses and carry out my sentence against you in the sight of many women.

Verse ConceptsCessationStopping EvilBurning JerusalemSeeing Situations

Pile up the wood! Make the fire burn hot. Boil the meat! Mix the seasonings. Burn those bones to a crisp!

Verse ConceptsCooking, Types Of FoodBrothHerbs And SpicesBonesBurning PeopleFirewood

By all of your iniquity and unrighteous businesses you defiled your sanctuaries, so I'm going to bring out fire from within you and burn you to ashes on the earth before the whole watching world!

Verse ConceptsAshesMoney, Stewardship OfSanctuaryTradeTrustworthinessFire Of Judgement

All of them are adulterers they burn like an oven prepared by the baker, who has ceased stoking it until the dough is leavened.

Verse ConceptsDoughBakingOvensWicked Described AsCessationLeavenedBaking BreadKneading DoughThose Who Committed Adultery

They all burn like an oven; they have consumed their judges; all their kings have fallen not even one of them calls on me.

Verse ConceptsComplacencyHeatHot ThingsAttitudes Towards KingsNot Praying

"The house of Jacob will be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, but the house of Esau will be kindling. Then Jacob and Joseph will burn and consume Esau, and no survivor will remain from the house of Esau." Indeed, the Lord has spoken it.

Verse Conceptsreuniting

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