14 occurrences in 12 translations

'Cease' in the Bible

For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

Verse ConceptsSpeed Of God's Anger

Ephraim’s envy will cease;Judah’s harassment will end.Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah,and Judah will not harass Ephraim.

Verse ConceptsJealousyAvoiding Jealousyharassment

Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!" Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease, the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear from the earth.

Verse ConceptsSatan as Destroyer

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholWinepressDestroying VineyardsVintageCessationTreading GrapesLack Of Rejoicing

A message about Damascus: "Look! Damascus will cease to be a city. Instead, it will become a pile of ruins.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyProphecies concerningsyriadamascus

The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortsSurvivors FavouredNorthern Kingdom Of Israelsyriadamascus

A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

Verse ConceptsProphetic Visionstraitors

like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease.

Verse ConceptsForeignersSilenceHot WeatherForeigners SubduedAliensrelentless

For the tyrant will come to an end and the scorner will be finished,Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off—

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toMockeryInfidelity To GodUncharitablenessWatching To EntrapPeople EndedScoffersmockers

Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationUnhearing

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Verse ConceptsBetrayalTreacheryWoeThe DestroyerWoe To The WickedUnfaithfulfinishingtraitors

Bible Theasaurus

Desist (12 instances)
Discontinue (1 instance)
Terminate (2 instances)

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