17 occurrences

'Fierce' in the Bible

Cursed is their anger, for it is fierce, And their wrath, for it is sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.

Verse ConceptsCursing The UngodlyFierce MenAngry People

a nation -- fierce of countenance -- which accepteth not the face of the aged, and the young doth not favour;

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToDisrespect For Old AgeExpressions On FacesRespectThe ElderlyRespecting Your Bodypity

The poison of dragons is their wine And the fierce venom of asps.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholCobrasSerpentsSnakesThings Like Snakes

The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.

Verse ConceptsTeethBreaking Teeth

Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.

Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me.

Verse Conceptsdoubt, results ofStrictness

None so fierce that he doth awake him, And who is he before Me stationeth himself?

Verse ConceptsAble To StandFierce Men

Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

Verse ConceptsReputationVigourEthicsLosing Someonedignity

A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

Verse ConceptsUnkindnessGood ReboundingHurt

An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

Verse ConceptsPitilessnessRebellion against Godrebellion

Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Verse ConceptsEnvyJealousyAble To StandPassionBeing Overwhelmedwrath

Lo, the day of Jehovah doth come, Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger, To make the land become a desolation, Yea, its sinning ones He destroyeth from it.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toSinnersAnger Of God, ConsequencesExterminationLand Becoming EmptyThe Fact Of That DayThe Coming Day Of God's Wrathwrath

For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of Jehovah hath not turned back from us.

Verse ConceptsClothLamentingHaircloth

Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it is, and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O daughter of Zion.

Verse Conceptsdaughtersequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahBackMercy, HumanSeaThings Like The SeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

all loving thee have forgotten thee, Thee they do not seek, For with the stroke of an enemy I smote thee, The chastisement of a fierce one, Because of the abundance of thy iniquity, Mighty have been thy sins!

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toChastisementNot Seeking PeopleForgetting PeopleWoundsFriends FailingGod As EnemyAll Have Sinned

'And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, stand up doth a king, fierce of face, and understanding hidden things;

Verse ConceptsAntichrist, Names ForProper UnderstandingStrictnessMan's Work Finished

Bible Theasaurus

Boisterous (7 instances)
Ferocious (6 instances)
Fierce (120 instances)
Fiery (69 instances)
Furious (78 instances)
Rough (26 instances)
Savage (9 instances)
Tearing (24 instances)
Vehement (10 instances)
Violent (199 instances)