'Cover' in the Bible

“Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside.

In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water that had covered the earth was dried up. Then Noah removed the ark’s cover and saw that the surface of the ground was drying.

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

They will cover the surface of the land so that no one will be able to see the land. They will eat the remainder left to you that escaped the hail; they will eat every tree you have growing in the fields.

“When a man uncovers a pit or digs a pit, and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

The half yard on one side and the half yard on the other of what is left over along the length of the tent curtains should be hanging down over the sides of the tabernacle on either side to cover it.

Make them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must extend from the waist to the thighs.

and when My glory passes by, I will put you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

“The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

“Any Israelite or foreigner living among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

Whenever the camp is about to move on, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the screening veil, and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert the poles in the table.

“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it.

“They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert its poles.

They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and put them on a carrying frame.

It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night.

he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. Balak said to him: “Look, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the surface of the land and are living right across from me.

‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the surface of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”

You must have a digging tool in your equipment; when you relieve yourself, dig a hole with it and cover up your excrement.

At the time you cross the Jordan into the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must set up large stones and cover them with plaster.

When you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to cover them with plaster.

Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything.

He made the pillars with two encircling rows of pomegranates on the one grating to cover the capital on top; he did the same for the second capital.

They divided the land between them in order to cover it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

They destroyed the cities, and each of them threw stones to cover every good piece of land. They stopped up every spring of water and cut down every good tree. In the end, only the buildings of Kir-hareseth were left. Then men with slings surrounded the city and attacked it.

the weight of refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread out their wings and cover the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark so that the cherubim formed a cover above the ark and its poles.

Do not cover their guilt or let their sin be erased from Your sight, because they have provoked the builders.

My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag,and You would cover over my iniquity.

Earth, do not cover my blood;may my cry for help find no resting place.

But they both lie in the dust,and worms cover them.

Lotus plants cover him with their shade;the willows by the brook surround him.

For He will conceal me in His shelterin the day of adversity;He will hide me under the cover of His tent;He will set me high on a rock.

Cover their faces with shameso that they will seek Your name Yahweh.

As they pass through the Valley of Baca,they make it a source of springwater;even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.

He will cover you with His feathers;you will take refuge under His wings.His faithfulness will be a protective shield.

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

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,along with the music of your harps.Maggots are spread out under you,and worms cover you.”

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,and its cover too small to wrap up in.

Their webs cannot become clothing,and they cannot cover themselves with their works.Their works are sinful works,and violent acts are in their hands.

Caravans of camels will cover your land—young camels of Midian and Ephah—all of them will come from Sheba.They will carry gold and frankincenseand proclaim the praises of the Lord.

Let us lie down in our shame;let our disgrace cover us.We have sinned against the Lord our God,both we and our fathers,from the time of our youth even to this day.We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”

Lift up a signal flag toward Zion.Run for cover! Don’t stand still!For I am bringing disaster from the north—a great destruction.

“Run for cover, Benjaminites,out of Jerusalem!Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa;raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem,for disaster threatens from the north,even great destruction.

Their nobles send their servants for water.They go to the cisterns;they find no water;their containers return empty.They are ashamed and humiliated;they cover their heads.

The ground is crackedsince no rain has fallen on the land.The farmers are ashamed;they cover their heads.

Egypt rises like the Nile,and its waters churn like rivers.He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;I will destroy cities with their residents.”

They will put on sackcloth,and horror will overwhelm them.Shame will cover all their faces,and all their heads will be bald.

And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

The prince who is among them will lift his bags to his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Then you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set My oil and incense before them.

For the blood she shed is still within her.She put it out on the bare rock;she didn’t pour it on the groundto cover it with dust.

Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”

Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.

His horses will be so numerous that their dust will cover you. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.

For this is what the Lord God says: “When I make you a ruined city like other deserted cities, when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,

The day will be dark in Tehaphnehes,when I break the yoke of Egypt thereand its proud strengthcomes to an end in the city.A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes,and its villages will go into captivity.

When I snuff you out,I will cover the heavensand darken their stars.I will cover the sun with a cloud,and the moon will not give its light.

I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

Therefore, I will take back My grain in its timeand My new wine in its season;I will take away My wool and linen,which were to cover her nakedness.

The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,will be destroyed;thorns and thistles will grow over their altars.They will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

Then the seers will be ashamedand the diviners disappointed.They will all cover their mouthsbecause there will be no answer from God.

For the earth will be filledwith the knowledge of the Lord’s glory,as the waters cover the sea.

You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory.You also—drink,and expose your uncircumcision!The cup in the Lord’s right handwill come around to you,and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

Then a lead cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

And this is another thing you do: you cover the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’

A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God’s image and glory, but woman is man’s glory.

let him know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his life from death and cover a multitude of sins.