3 occurrences in 11 translations

'Overwhelm' in the Bible

I will send famine and wild beasts against you and they will take your children from you. Plague and bloodshed will overwhelm you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken!"

Verse ConceptsWar As God's JudgmentFamine Coming From GodBereavementKilling Will Happen

They will put on sackcloth,and horror will overwhelm them.Shame will cover all their faces,and all their heads will be bald.

Verse ConceptsBaldnessHeadsKnivesMourningShavingFoul ClothesShame Will Come

"For this is what the sovereign Lord says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging waters overwhelm you,

Verse ConceptsCovering The EarthEmpty CitiesIn The Heart Of The Sea

Bible Theasaurus

Deluge (22 instances)
Drown (3 instances)
Overcome (324 instances)
Overpower (17 instances)
Overtake (129 instances)
Overwhelm (38 instances)

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