35 occurrences

'Pursue' in the Bible

They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn't pursue the sons of Jacob.

Verse ConceptsDivine Protection, Examples OfTerror Of Godterrorism

The enemy said, 'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'

Verse ConceptsPursuingSelf ConfidencePursuing PeopleArrogance, Characterizes The WickedOvertakingDividing The Spoil

lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he didn't hate him in time past.

Verse ConceptsMan AvengingNot HatingDeath Of A Family Member

Yahweh will strike you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish.

Verse ConceptsBlightdiseasesDiseases, Kinds OfHeatMildewWasteFeverWar As God's JudgmentDiseasecancermoldpossibilities

All these curses shall come on you, and shall pursue you, and overtake you, until you are destroyed; because you didn't listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you:

Verse ConceptsIf You Do Not Keep Commands

It happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went, I don't know. Pursue them quickly; for you will overtake them."

Verse ConceptsGatesShutting Gates

All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Verse ConceptsBringing People Out Of Other Places

but don't stay. Pursue your enemies, and them from the rear. Don't allow them to enter into their cities; for Yahweh your God has delivered them into your hand."

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleSmitingThose God Gave Into Their HandsEnemy Attacks

If the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, and didn't hate him before.

Verse ConceptsMan AvengingNot Hating

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

Verse ConceptsdogsInsectsPersecution, Nature OfFleasI Am Unimportantbugsrelentless

Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.

Verse ConceptsSlingsThrowing Stones

He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

Verse ConceptsWhat Sin?

David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all."

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodAnswered PrayerOvertakingRecoveryFamily Conflict

Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.

Verse ConceptsadvisersThe Number TwelvePursuingEleven To Nineteen Thousand

David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than did Absalom. Take your lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight."

Verse ConceptsFortressesFortified CitiesPeople Possibly Doing Evil

There went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, "Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now answer, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me."

Verse ConceptsFugitivesThree DaysTwo To Four MonthsThree YearsFamine ComingFamine Will ComeGod Will Cause Defeat

Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?

Verse ConceptsChaffFoliageharassment

Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

Verse ConceptsSuffering SaintsPersecution, Christian ResponseTrust

let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleOvertakingPsalm Interjectionsrelentless

I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleOvertaking

Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, "I am your salvation."

Verse ConceptsAxesPursuing ViolenceThrowing SpearsWeapons Of GodGod My Salvationdeliverance

saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentPursuing PeopleGod Abandoning IndividualsNo One Can Save

so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

Verse ConceptsStormsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

but you said, "No, for we will flee on horses;" therefore you will flee; and, "We will ride on the swift;" therefore those who pursue you will be swift.

Verse ConceptsBackPursuing PeopleCavalryRiding HorsesSpeed

I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an object of horror, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them;

Verse ConceptsHissingFamine Coming From GodMade A Horror

The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. You also, Madmen, shall be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue you.

Verse ConceptsendSilenceLosing Honour

You will pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Will Be AngryGod Will Kill The PeoplesPersecutionwrath

therefore, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you: since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you.

Verse ConceptsBlood, Figurative UsePursuingPursuing PeopleHating EvilKilling Will Happen

Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleForsaking God's Things

But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentOvertaken By DarknessEnd Of ActionsFloodsBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

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