5 occurrences

'Contend' in the Bible

“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand ThingsAnswering GodOthers Not AnsweringSuing God

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]!Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringDisputesWhy Does God Do This?condemnation

“Why do you complain against Him?That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.

Verse ConceptsComplaintsGod Is ImmanentComplaining

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?Let him who disputes with God answer it.”

Verse ConceptsStriving With GodSuffering, Of The InnocentDisputescriticismanswers

“No one is so fierce [and foolhardy] that he dares to stir up Leviathan;Who then is he who can stand before Me [or dares to contend with Me, the beast’s creator]?

Verse ConceptsAble To StandFierce Men

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