12 occurrences in 10 translations

'Engaged' in the Bible

You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and you engaged in prostitution on them. These places should not have been built, and this should never have happened!

Verse ConceptsUnique EventsColorwhores

You also took your beautiful jewelry, made of my gold and my silver I had given to you, and made for yourself male images and engaged in prostitution with them.

Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersGoldTreasureJewelleryBeauty Of Thingsjewelry

You engaged in promiscuous acts with Egyptian men, your well-endowed neighbors, and increased your prostitution to provoke Me to anger.

Verse ConceptsProvokingProvoking GodSexual Immorality

Then you engaged in prostitution with the Assyrian men because you were not satisfied. Even though you did this with them, you were still not satisfied.

Verse ConceptsInsatiablewhores

"'Because you did not remember the days of your youth and have enraged me with all these deeds, I hereby repay you for what you have done, declares the sovereign Lord. Have you not engaged in prostitution on top of all your other abominable practices?

Verse ConceptsLewdnessMarriage, Between God And His PeopleYouthful DevotionGod Will RequiteThey Committed Immorality

But when a righteous person turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same detestable acts that the wicked do, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. He will die because of the treachery he has engaged in and the sin he has committed.

Verse ConceptsRighteous, TheSanctification, Means And ResultsDoing The Right Thing

They engaged in prostitution in Egypt; in their youth they engaged in prostitution. Their breasts were squeezed there; lovers fondled their virgin nipples there.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Figurative UseTouching To Harmbreastsvirginity

"Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians -- warriors

Verse ConceptsHarlots

Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsGrowth Of EvilBeing Evil From YouthPeople RememberingSpiritual Harlotry

They will treat you with hatred, take away all you have labored for, and leave you naked and bare. Your nakedness will be exposed, just as when you engaged in prostitution and obscene conduct.

Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping PeopleSpiritual HarlotryPeople Being HatedTaking Possessions

I will do these things to you because you engaged in prostitution with the nations, polluting yourself with their idols.

Verse ConceptsPeople Polluting ThemselvesSpiritual HarlotryIdol Worship

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah engaged in trade with you; they traded the best kinds of spices along with precious stones and gold for your products.

Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesJewelsCommerceJewelleryGold Transferred

Bible Theasaurus

Absorb (1 instance)
Betrothed (19 instances)
Charter (1 instance)
Employ (8 instances)
Engage (51 instances)
Engaged (62 instances)
Enlist (3 instances)
Lease (2 instances)
Meshed (1 instance)
Occupied (48 instances)
Occupy (45 instances)
Operate (4 instances)
Pledged (33 instances)
Plight (5 instances)
Prosecute (9 instances)
Pursue (143 instances)

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