15 occurrences in 5 translations

'Protective' in the Bible

You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the Lord, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.

Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessHigh PlacesRefugeShieldsSpiritual Warfare, ArmourSwordsGod Being Our ShieldUnique IsraelGod HelpsGod's SwordExcellence

Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

Verse ConceptsWallsProtection Day And NightFigurative Walls

When David arrived at his palace in Jerusalem, the king took the ten mistresses whom he had left behind to keep the palace in order and placed them in a separate house, providing for them under the care of a protective guard. He never visited them again, so they were under care until they died, living as if their husbands had died.

Verse ConceptsHousesWidowsAbsence Of SexTen PeopleIndividuals going homeActual Widows

You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

Verse ConceptsShieldsSalvation, Illustrations OfGod's GentlenessGod Helps

Even though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. Instead, he has extended gracious love to us in the presence of the kings of Persia, to grant us revival, to set up the Temple of our God, to repair its damage, and to give us a protective wall for Judah and Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsKindnessUnkindnessWallsArchaeologyGod Not ForsakingGroups Of Slavesslaveryrevival

His protective scales are his pride, they lie sealed tightly together.

As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king --

Verse ConceptsRefugeShadowsDanger, Protection FromThe AlmightyThe Most HighShadow Of GodWe Live With GodChildren's ProtectionshelterDivine Protection

"Now, let me tell you, won't you please, what I'm going to do to my vineyard. "I'm going to take away its protective hedge, and it will be devoured; I'll break down its wall, and it will be trampled.

Verse ConceptsWallsFigurative Fields

Then God removed the [protective] covering of Judah;And in that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest (Solomon’s armory).

Verse ConceptsArmoryGod Stripping People

They travel down to Egypt without seeking my will, seeking Pharaoh's protection, and looking for safety in Egypt's protective shade.

Verse ConceptsForbidden AlliancesTrusting In Man, Warnings AgainstGod's Counsel

But Pharaoh's protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt's protective shade nothing but humiliation.

Verse ConceptsProtection And Safety

and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the women who fasten magic (protective) charms on all wrists and make veils for the heads of those of every stature to capture [human] lives! Will you capture the lives of My people but keep your own?

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofSorcery And MagicTrapVeilsMagiciansDressSewingTemptressesTall PeopleAvoid Sorcerymagic

He gives orders to his officers;they stumble as they advance.They race to its wall;the protective shield is set in place.

Verse ConceptsShieldsStumblingPeople StumblingHasty Action

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