27 occurrences in 13 translations

'Certainly' in the Bible

Jerusalem certainly stumbles, Judah falls, for their words and their actions offend the Lord; they rebel against his royal authority.

Verse ConceptsdefianceJerusalem, Significance OfDisobedience, To GodInfidelity To GodDownfall Of Israel

The Lord who commands armies told me this: "Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.

Verse ConceptsEmpty PlacesGod Swearing Harm

the Lord will certainly bring against themthe mighty rushing waters of the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria and all his glory.It will overflow its channelsand spill over all its banks.

Verse ConceptsChaosLike A Flood

Then you must recall the Lord's instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

Verse ConceptsFalse ProphetsStudyOvertaken By DarknessExcellent LawLighttestimony

The sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, is certainly ready to carry out the decreed destruction throughout the land.

Verse ConceptsEnd Of Actions

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

The Lord who commands armies told me this: "Certainly this sin will not be forgiven as long as you live," says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.

Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfGod Not Forgiving

Certainly black cumin is not threshedwith a threshing board,and a cart wheel is not rolled over the cumin.But black cumin is beaten out with a stick,and cumin with a rod.

Verse ConceptsHerbs And SpicesSticksCummin

Grain is crushed, though one certainly does not thresh it forever. The wheel of one's wagon rolls over it, but his horses do not crush it.

Verse ConceptsGrindingHorsesSeedCartsFarmingprocesscrushes

Saying, No, for we will go in flight on horses; so you will certainly go in flight: and, We will go on the backs of quick-running beasts; so those who go after you will be quick-footed.

Verse ConceptsBackPursuing PeopleCavalryRiding HorsesSpeed

O people, living in Zion, at Jerusalem, your weeping will be ended; he will certainly have mercy on you at the sound of your cry; when it comes to his ear, he will give you an answer.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PromisesGod Will AnswerNot Mourning

Certainly you will not refuse one of my master's minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.

Verse ConceptsChariotsOfficersTrusting In ChariotsTrusting Other People

and let not Hezekiah make you trust unto Jehovah, saying, Jehovah doth certainly deliver us, this city is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.

Verse ConceptsTrust, Importance OfBelief In GodGod Saves The NeedyNot Given Into One's Hands

Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?

Verse ConceptsBad NewsNot SparingPeople Destroying Foreign Nations

Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out, in ancient times I planned it, and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, God's Promises OfHistoryDestruction Of CitiesHearing About GodGod Planning Of OldGod's Plans

‘The time will certainly come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsPossessions Taken To Babylon

"I have certainly stayed silent for a long time; I've kept still and held myself back. Now, like a woman giving birth, I'll cry out. All of a sudden I'll gasp and pant.

Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfGod, Suffering OfSilenceLabour PainsGod Being Silent

Most certainly you are a God who hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.'"

Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfChrist, Names ForGod Hidinghiding

I am calling a bird of prey from the east, and from a far country a man with his purpose. Indeed, I've spoken; I will certainly make it happen; I've planned it; and I will certainly carry it out.

Verse ConceptseastPlansBirds, Figurative UseOut Of The EastBirds Of PreyPeople From Far AwayBirdsEclipse

Look all around you! All of them gather to you. As surely as I live," says the Lord, "you will certainly wear all of them like jewelry; you will put them on as if you were a bride.

Verse ConceptsBridesWeddingsMarriage, The BrideLooking At God's Worksjewelry

Certainly the Lord will console Zion; he will console all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the Garden of the Lord. Happiness and joy will be restored to her, thanksgiving and the sound of music.

Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheHorticultureJoy, Of IsraelLand, Spiritual Aspects OfRuinsThanksgivingAfflictions, Consolation DuringArchaeologyEdenWaste Places RestoredBlessing In The WildernessThose Singing PraiseGod Will ComfortFree Of ChargeGardensPeace And ComfortzionFinding Comfort In God

and you will be establishedon a foundation of righteousness.You will be far from oppression,you will certainly not be afraid;you will be far from terror,it will certainly not come near you.

Verse Conceptsethics, socialCivic RighteousnessDistinctives Of RighteousnessFreed From FearDepressionFear And WorryWorrying About The Futurefairnessoppressioncredibilityterrorism

Nor speak let a son of the stranger, Who is joined unto Jehovah, saying: 'Jehovah doth certainly separate me from His people.' Nor say let the eunuch, 'Lo, I am a tree dried up,'

For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, the newGod, Justice OfHatredJusticeRobberyDo Not StealGod Will RequiteLater Covenants With GodInjustice

He said, "Certainly they will be my people, children who are not disloyal." He became their deliverer.

Verse ConceptsSaints Response To LyingSpiritual Adoption

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