8 occurrences in 12 translations

'Lofty' in the Bible

It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfBeautifulBeauty Of JerusalemBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Naturezion

Walk about Zion, go all around her;Count her towers,

Verse ConceptsNumberingCounting Buildingszion

Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;Death will shepherd them.The upright will rule over them in the morning,and their form will waste away in Sheol,far from their lofty abode.

Verse ConceptsFeedingGrave, TheSheolSheepInadequate ShepherdingDeath Of The WickedBeauty, Temporal Nature OfUprightnessHow Death Is InevitableThe Fact Of DeathDeath Of Loved One

{A Song of degrees of David.} LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

Verse ConceptsPride, Evil OfSuperiorityHaughtinessHumble PeopleExercisemyself

It is like the dew of [Mount] HermonComing down on the hills of Zion;For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forevermore.

Verse ConceptsdewZion, As A SymbolHoly Spirit, Types Of

This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

Verse ConceptsRevelation, Necessity OfGod, All knowingKnowingLimits Of Human Mind

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Elevated (27 instances)
Eloquent (8 instances)
Eminent (11 instances)
Exalted (162 instances)
Gallant (1 instance)
Grand (3 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
High-Minded (5 instances)
Impassioned (3 instances)
Lofty (52 instances)
Majestic (76 instances)
Noble-Minded (1 instance)
Towering (6 instances)

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