45 occurrences in 12 translations

'Cannot' in the Bible

For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

Verse ConceptsSinnersGod Judges The WickedGod SuingJudgement Day

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;evil cannot dwell with You.

Verse ConceptsPleasing GodPleasureCharacter Of WickedNot Pleasing Godwickednessartists

I crush them, and they cannot get up;they fall beneath my feet.

Verse ConceptsDownfallPeople Overcomingcrushes

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;all those who go down to the dustwill kneel before Him—even the one who cannot preserve his life.

Verse ConceptsBanquets, Events CelebratedKneelingMortalityGod Opposes The Prouddust

There the evildoers fall;they have been thrown down and cannot rise.

Verse ConceptsEvildoersDownfall

I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

Verse ConceptsUnhearing

I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsSilenceDespisersIndividuals Being Silent

Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Verse ConceptsAmazingGod, Perfection OfGuidance, God's Promises OfPlansGod, Works OfUncountableGod's ThoughtsGod's PlanTrusting God's PlanGods PlanWorking For GodThoughtsBeing BeautifulGod's Plan For UsWorking For The Lordworkingsurprisesdeeds

Innumerable evils have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me so that I cannot see. They are more in number than the hair on my head, and my courage has forsaken me.

Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberGuilty ConsciencesDespair, Description OfNumber Of HairsHair

May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,And make their loins shake continually.

Verse ConceptsBackGroups TremblingGod Blinding

[The] stouthearted are plundered; they sleep their sleep, and all [the] able men cannot {use} their hands.

Verse ConceptsSleep, And DeathUnable To Harm

Your way was through the sea, and your path through mighty waters, but your footprints cannot be traced.

Verse ConceptsThe Sea DividedThe OceanThe SeaPathsfootstepsfootprints

How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?

Verse ConceptsGod, JealousProlonged AfflictionsEternal JudgementBefore God ActsWill God Be Angry?Anger And Forgiveness

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessAbandoning FriendsShutting DoorsFriends FailingPeople Being HatedBest Friendsshunning

“Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated];I will not lie to David.

Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineHow God Can't Liewholeness

They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice."

Verse ConceptsJacob, The PatriarchVeilsGod Not Seeing

Say among the nations: “The Lord reigns.The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.He judges the peoples fairly.”

Verse ConceptsKingsKingship, DivineMission, Of IsraelMissionsEarth Being Fixed And ImmovableFlat Earth

You set a boundary they cannot cross;they will never cover the earth again.

Verse ConceptsBoundariesCovering The EarthDivine Power Over NatureLimits For The Sea

They have ears but cannot hear,noses, but cannot smell.

Verse ConceptsDeafnessHearingNosesUnhearing

They have hands but cannot feel,feet, but cannot walk.They cannot make a sound with their throats.

Verse ConceptsAbsence Of FeelingDumbnessTypes Of FeetDumbFeeling Lost

which cannot fill the reaper's hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

Verse ConceptsArmsMowingNot Reaping What You Sow

They have ears but cannot hear;indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

Verse ConceptsHearingHaving No BreathUnhearing

Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude

Verse ConceptsPlansEvil DevicesPsalm InterjectionsGod's PlanGods PlanGod's Plan For Uswickedness

“May burning coals fall upon them;May they be cast into the fire,Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.

Verse ConceptsBurning People

He has also established them forever and ever;He has made a decree which shall not pass away.

Verse ConceptsEternal World

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