'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.

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:

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.

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

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

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;

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.”

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!”

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!'"

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.

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

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.

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!"

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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),

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?

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.'

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

"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!"

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

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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."

The horse is a false hope for safety;it provides no escape by its great power.

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

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

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

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

Our God is a God of salvation,and escape from death belongs to the Lord God.

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

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

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

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

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?Where can I flee from Your presence?

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

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

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.

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

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

Escape like a gazelle from a hunter,like a bird from a fowler’s trap.

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

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Be assured that the wickedwill not go unpunished,but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, enabling anyone to escape the snares of death.

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

“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.”

The faithful man will prosper with blessings, but whoever is in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.

The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

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

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.

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.

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).

"Go into the rocks! Hide in the dust to escape the terror of the LORD and to escape the glory of his majesty!

"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.

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.

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. >

"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!

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?

“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.”