16 occurrences

'Prostrate' in the Bible

When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before Joseph

“So I fell down and lay face down before the Lord forty days and nights because the Lord had said He would destroy you.

Verse ConceptsForty DaysSecret PrayerMore Than One MonthGod Might Kill His People

“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;Man breathes his last, and where is he?

Verse ConceptsCondition Of The Spirit

There those who [are perverse and] do evil have fallen;They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

Verse ConceptsEvildoersDownfall

You made men (charioteers) ride over our heads [in defeat];We went through fire and through water,Yet You brought us out into a [broad] place of abundance [to be refreshed].

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialFootstoolsGenerosity, God'sFlowing WaterSevere AfflictionsSaved From FireAbundanceFloodsfulfillment

Let all those be [deeply] ashamed who serve carved images,Who boast in idols.Worship Him, all you gods!

Verse ConceptsFate Of IdolatersShame Of IdolatryWorship God!

But it will hail, when the forest comes down,And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Cities

This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says,To the thoroughly despised One,To the One hated by the nationTo the Servant of rulers,“Kings will see and arise,Princes shall also bow down,Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”

Verse ConceptsRedemption, In OtProphecies Concerning ChristBowing Before MessiahMessianic Prophecies

Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor and humiliation cover us; for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”

Verse ConceptsSin, Effects OfParents SinSelf AbasementBeing Evil From YouthShame Has ComeWe Have Sinned

and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”

Verse ConceptsBowing To False GodsWorshipping The DevilSatanResisting Temptation

and he lay face downward at Jesus’ feet, thanking Him [over and over]. He was a Samaritan.

Verse ConceptsBowingOutsidersPrejudiceBowing Before MessiahThanking God For BenefitsThanks For Christ

the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, saying,

Verse ConceptsSittingGod Sitting In GloryTwenty SomeCrowns For God's PeopleElders In HeavenSpecific Praising Of GodTwenty Four EldersSpiritual crownsThe Elderlyelderscrownsadoration

And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the [twenty-four] elders and the four living creatures; and they fell to their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Verse ConceptsCreaturesProstrationThroneWorship, Times ForHeaven, Worshiping GodBeastsAngels SingingWorshiping TogethereldersadorationAngelic Beings Praising GodThousands Of Angels Worship God

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he [stopped me and] said to me, “You must not do that; I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who have and hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy].”

Verse ConceptsBabylonChristiansNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritBrotherhoodTestimoniesBowing To False GodsAngelsAngels Looking After PeopleProphesying In The ChurchSubsequent Witness To ChristWorship God!ProphecyGay Marriagetestimonygabriel

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

Verse ConceptsBowing To False GodsAngels

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Prone (3 instances)
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