6 occurrences

'Cisterns' in the Bible

and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn (excavated) cisterns (wells) which you did not dig out, and vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are full and satisfied,

Filling PlacesPlanting VineyardsOrchardsCultivationLiving In HousesOlive Trees

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a tight situation (for their troops were hard-pressed), they hid in caves, in thickets, in cellars, and in [dry] cisterns (pits).

CavesRocksPeople In CavesHiding From PeopleCaves As Places Of Refuge

He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he had a great deal of livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plain. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields, for he loved the soil.

FortificationsCisternsVineyardWatchmanAgricultureFarming

“They captured fortified cities and a fertile land.They took possession of houses full of all good things,Hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves,And fruit trees in abundance.So they ate and were filled and became fat,And they reveled and were delighted in Your great goodness.

FortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

“For My people have committed two evils:They have abandoned (rejected) Me,The fountain of living water,And they have carved out their own cisterns,Broken cisternsThat cannot hold water.

AbandonmentForsaking GodBeing ForsakenFalse ConfidenceCisternsdrought, spiritualFountainsTwoDoubtSpring Of WaterThirstTrust, Lack OfWellsFountains Of LifeBreaking ContainersMetaphorical SpringsTwo Intangible ThingsWells, Figurative Use

“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;They have come to the cisterns and found no water.They have returned with empty vessels;They have been shamed and humiliated,And they cover their heads.

CisternsNoblesDry PlacesSeeking WaterShaming People

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בּאר 
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Bowr 
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