209 occurrences in 12 translations

'Escape' in the Bible

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Verse ConceptsEscapingFuturedoubt, results ofExamples Of EscapingHesitationLooking BackwardEscaping To MountainsOutside The CityLooking Back

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Verse ConceptsKindnessPeople's Inability To SaveEscaping To MountainsPossibility Of DeathGod Showed His LovingkindnessUnable To Save

Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessSmall ThingsKeeping Oneself AliveOthers Who Fled

Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Verse ConceptsHasteImpotence Of GodSmall ThingsHurrying Others On

And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleSurvivors Of IsraelPeople Attacking Their Own

and God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape;

Verse ConceptsRemnantRescueEscaping EvilSurvivors Of IsraelIndividuals Saving OthersIdentityTaking Care Of The Earthdeliverance

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, so that they will not multiply and in the event of war, join our enemies, and fight against us and escape from the land.”

Verse ConceptsOppression, Nature OfPersecution, Forms OfShrewdnessFalse WisdomExodusPrinciples Of WarNetworkingImmigrants

So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal depth. While the Egyptians were trying to escape from it, the Lord threw them into the sea.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesAnger Of God, Examples OfStretching OutDaybreakPeoples Who FledAt Daybreak

They shall stumble over one another as if to escape from a sword when no one is chasing them; and you will have no power to stand before your enemies.

Verse ConceptsStumblingPowerlessnessWithout Strength

Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape -- Also his daughters -- Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite -- Sihon!

Verse ConceptsFugitivesFalse Gods

And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every city, men, and women, and little ones: we let none escape.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationNo SurvivorsExtermination

The men of Ai turned and looked back, and smoke from the city was rising to the sky! They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesConflagrations

And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

Verse ConceptsThe Middle

We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them."

Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsUnfaithfulness, To PeopleKept Alive By Men

Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.

Verse ConceptsCityCarnageExterminationSurvivors Of The Nations

Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.

Verse ConceptsAccidental KillingsMan AvengingUnintentional

The one who committed manslaughter should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.

Verse ConceptsGatesWaiting At Gates

These were the cities of refuge appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly.

Verse ConceptsAccidental KillingsForeigners Included In The LawMan AvengingUnintentional

So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they attacked the city with swords, but they let the man and his entire family escape.

Then Jotham ran away to Beer and lived there to escape from Abimelech his half-brother.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesEscaping From Peoplebeer

Then she cried, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When he awoke from his sleep, he said, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

Verse ConceptsSelf ConfidenceWeakness, PhysicalGod Abandoning Individualsresilienceflexibilitypremonitions

Saul sent agents to David’s house to watch for him and kill him in the morning. But his wife Michal warned David, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead tomorrow!”

Verse ConceptsDawnWatchfulness, Of BelieversDuring One Night

Then Saul told Michal, "Why did you deceive me like this and let my enemy go so he could escape?" Michal told Saul, "He told me, "Let me go or I'll kill you!'"

Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingEscaping From PeopleThose Who Deceived

When Saul and his men went to search for David, some people told David, and he went down to the Rock of Escape and remained in the wilderness of Maon. Saul heard this and he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.

Verse ConceptsRocksPursuingStones For ProtectionTelling Of Movements

So Saul turned around from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines. Therefore, they call that place the Rock of Escape.

Verse ConceptsEscapingEscaping From People

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleDespair

And what about me? Where will I go to escape this disgrace? And as for you, you'll be known as one of Israel's greatest fools! So please talk to the king, because he won't withhold me from you!"

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningCounted As FoolsShame Will Come

And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfHasteDesertionEscaping From PeopleHurrying Others On

And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

Verse ConceptsFortressesFortified CitiesPeople Possibly Doing Evil

He said:“The Lord is my rock and my fortress [on the mountain] and my rescuer;

Verse ConceptsGod, Titles And Names OfMetaphorsGod Being Our FortressGod My Salvation

He is my God, my strong stone in him I will find my refuge my shield, the strength of my salvation, my high tower, my way of escape, and the one who is saving me. You will save me from violence.

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalGod, The RockGod, Titles And Names OfRefugeesShieldsViolenceStrongholdsYou Are Our GodProtection And Safetysheltercrusades

King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsChariotsHasty ActionForced LabourKilling Named Individuals

And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTRivers And StreamsKilling ProphetsRiver KishonProphets Of Other GodsBrooks

Then, take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I anoint you king over Israel.”’ Open the door and escape. Don’t wait.”

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsMaking Kings

But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.

Verse ConceptsNo EscapeDo Not Tell

And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of PunishmentThe Number EightyEighties

As soon as he had completed the burnt offering, Jehu ordered the guards and the officers, "Go in and execute them. Don't let even one man escape." So they executed them with swords, and the guards and the officers threw the bodies out and proceeded into the inner room of Baal's temple,

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringShrinesNo EscapeApproval To Kill

For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfSurvivors Of Israel

And he saith, 'Let him alone, let no man touch his bones;' and they let his bones escape, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.

Verse ConceptsUnnamed Prophets Of The Lord

The enemy broke through the city walls, and all the soldiers tried to escape. They left the city during the night. They went through the gate between the two walls that is near the king's garden. (The Babylonians were all around the city.) Then they headed for the Jordan Valley.

Verse ConceptsHorticultureWallsEnemies SurroundingComing BetweenWalled TownsIsrael FleeingDuring One NightTwo Parts Of Constructions

King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.

And when Jehovah seeth that they have been humbled, a word of Jehovah hath been unto Shemaiah, saying, 'They have been humbled; I do not destroy them, and I have given to them as a little thing for an escape, and I pour not out My fury in Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak;

And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

Verse ConceptsenlightenmentLight, SpiritualRemnantGod Is GraciousPegsA Short TimeSurvivors FavouredShort Time For Actionrevivalspacegraciousness

'And after all that hath come upon us for our evil works, and for our great guilt (for Thou, O our God, hast kept back of the rod from our iniquities, and hast given to us an escape like this),

Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForRemnantSurvivors Of The Nations

should we violate your commandments by intermarrying with the nations who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you had consumed us, with not even a remnant surviving to escape?

Verse ConceptsEvil AssociationsIntermarriageWill God Be Angry?

O Jehovah, God of Israel, righteous art Thou, for we have been left an escape, as it is this day; lo, we are before Thee in our guilt, for there is none to stand before Thee concerning this.'

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSurvivors Of The NationsFound Guilty

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

Verse Conceptsfate

"Don't imagine that because you are part of the king's household you will be the one Jew who will escape. If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father's household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!"

Verse ConceptsPurimAuthority Of PeopleRight Time For Peopledeliveranceliberationroyalty

Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed?

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples of

If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.

Verse ConceptsGod DestroyingImprisonmentsrebuilding

when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?

Verse ConceptsCurbing Speechventing

He does not believe he will escape darkness; he is destined for the sword.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesKilled With The Sword

He will not escape from the darkness;flames will wither his shoots,and by the breath of God’s mouth, he will depart.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GoddrynessMouthsPeople WitheredScorchingThe Outer DarknessEscaping EvilOuter Darkness

Because his appetite is never satisfied,he does not let anything he desires escape.

Verse ConceptsStoringTreasureIndigestionGreed

he will deliver even someone who is not innocent, who will escape through the cleanness of your hands."

Verse ConceptsPurity

Then an upright man could reason with Him,and I would escape from my Judge forever.

Verse ConceptsrelaxingAcquitting The Just

"Job's friends won't reason with him anymore; discouraged, words escape them.

Verse ConceptsPeople Being Silent

Out of his mouth do flames go, sparks of fire escape.

Therefore the wicked will not escape judgment, nor will sinners have a place in the assembly of the righteous.

Verse ConceptsSinnersGod Judges The WickedGod SuingJudgement Day

For the choir director. Davidic.I have taken refuge in the Lord.How can you say to me,“Escape to the mountain like a bird!

Verse ConceptsMountainsMusicBirds, Figurative UseEscaping To MountainsResolving Conflictflying

It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.

Verse ConceptsHeatCirclesHot WeatherThings ManifestThe End Of The WorldSunGoing To HeavenSunshineThe Moonenergyhiding

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

Verse ConceptsDelighting, Right Kinds OfTrust, Importance OfChrist Pleasing GodGod As A Source Of Delight

The Lord rescues his servants; all who take shelter in him escape punishment.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerTrusting In GodNo Condemnation

Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)

Verse ConceptsSolitudeLiving In The WildernessFar From HerePsalm Interjections

I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

Verse ConceptsStormsHurricanesshelterThe Storms Of Life

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

Verse ConceptsGod Angry With The Nations

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

Verse ConceptsRescuePay Attention O God!Save Us!

O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofSuffering, Causes OfGod Delivering From Evil

Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

Verse ConceptsSaving PeopleThe poorHelping The PoorWeaknessHelping Those In Need

You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can't escape.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessAbandoning FriendsShutting DoorsFriends FailingPeople Being HatedBest Friendsshunning

May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

Verse ConceptsBurning People

Look to the right and see;For there is no one who regards me;There is no escape for me;No one cares for my soul.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessLonelinessNeglecting PeopleRefugeRight SidesMissing Someoneempathysoulrecognition

My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

Verse ConceptsInsightDiscernmentpreservation

May they not escape from your {sight}; keep them in [the] midst of your heart.

So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor's wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.

Verse ConceptsTouchTouching To HarmAvoid AdulteryDeath Penalty For Sexual SinPunishments

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,But the righteous will escape from trouble.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsTrapSin, Consequences OfSpeaking, Evil

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

Verse ConceptsInjustice, Hated By GodWitnesses, FalseLyingFake Friends

“They struck me, but I was not hurt!They beat me, but I did not feel it!When will I wake up?I will seek more wine.”

Verse ConceptsAlcoholInsensibilityAccepting BeatingsAbsence Of FeelingWake Up!AlcoholicsOvercomingHurtFeeling Losthurtingdrunkards

It is good for you to grab hold of this and not let go, because whoever fears God will escape all of these extremes.

Verse ConceptsFear Of God, Results Of

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Verse ConceptsSexual ChastityWomen Doing WrongMan TrappingGodly WomanBitternessBreaking Chainsnagging

No one has authority over the wind to restrain it, and there is no authority over the day of death; there is no furlough in battle, and wickedness will not allow those who practice it to escape.

Verse ConceptsUniversality Of DeathEuthanasiaCoping With DeathHow Death Is InevitableEvil And FreedomPrinciples Of WarSalvation By Other ThingsDeathstruggleWarGod Being In Controlpractice

So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place [but did not thereby escape their doom], and they are [praised in spite of their evil and] soon forgotten in the city where they did such things. This too is futility (vanity, emptiness).

Verse ConceptsOblivionVanityUseless EndeavourBurying places

"They will enter caverns in the rocks and holes in the ground to escape the presence of the terror of the LORD, to escape the splendor of his majesty when he arises to terrify the earth.

Verse ConceptsCavesGuilty FearPeople In CavesTremblingPeoples Who FledTerror Of GodHoles In The GroundThe Earthhidingtrying

They will enter caverns in the rocks and clefts in the cliffs, to escape the terror of the LORD and to escape the splendor of his majesty, when he arises to terrorize the earth.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Judgment OfPeople In CavesTremblingTerror Of God

The waters of Dibon are full of blood,but I will bring on Dibon even more than this—a lion for those who escape from Moab,and for the survivors in the land. >

Verse ConceptsSurvivors DestroyedTurned To Blood

"Bring a plan, make a decision! Provide some shade in the middle of the day! Hide the fugitives! Do not betray the one who tries to escape!

Verse ConceptsNoonOutcastsrelentless

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Verse ConceptsEscaping Evilpremonitions

“Or let him (Israel) cling to My strength and rely on My protection [My stronghold],Let him make peace with Me,Let him make peace with Me.”

Verse ConceptsPenitentAppropriationGod Makes PeaceMaking Peace With GodPeace And StrengthProtection And Safety

Bible Theasaurus

Elude (2 instances)
Escape (209 instances)
Flight (337 instances)
Leak (1 instance)
Outflow (1 instance)
Violate (24 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀποφεύγω 
Apopheugo 
Usage: 3

διασώζω 
Diasozo 
Usage: 8

H6
אבד 
'abad 
Usage: 184

מלט 
Malat 
Usage: 95

מנוס 
manowc 
Usage: 8

נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

פּלט 
Palat 
Usage: 26

פּלּט 
Pallet 
Usage: 1

פּלט פּליט פּליט 
Paliyt 
Usage: 24

פּלטה פּליטה 
P@leytah 
Usage: 28

שׁארית 
Sh@'eriyth 
Usage: 67

ἔκβασις 
Ekbasis 
way of escape , end
Usage: 2

ἐκφεύγω 
Ekpheugo 
Usage: 6

φεύγω 
Pheugo 
Usage: 23

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