119 occurrences in 11 translations

'Rely' in the Bible

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not believed (trusted) Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, you therefore shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

Yet in spite of this word, you did not trust [that is, confidently rely on and believe] the Lord your God,

And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God, and you did not believe and rely on Him, nor did you obey His voice.

However they did not listen, but stiffened their necks as did their fathers who did not believe (trust in, rely on, remain steadfast to) the Lord their God.

Thou sayest but it is a word of the lips There is counsel and strength for war. Now on whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me?

Now behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it goes into his hand and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely upon him.

""Of course, you might tell me, "We rely on the LORD our God!" But isn't it he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has demolished, all the while telling Jerusalem, "You're to worship in front of this altar in Jerusalem?"'

How can you refuse even one official from the least of my master's servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Neither let Hezekiah make you rely upon Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will certainly deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

“Say this to Hezekiah king of Judah, ‘Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by saying, “Jerusalem shall not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”

And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: "Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: On what do ye rely that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it,but His eyes watch over their ways.

Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it?

Can you rely on it that it will return your grain and [that] it will gather [it] to your threshing floor?

O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence],Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols;But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence].

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.

But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.

In God, whose word I praise;In God I have put my trust;I shall not fear.What can mere man do to me?

Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign Lord and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! [Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!]He is their help and their shield.

So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].

And the head (capital) of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son [King Pekah]. If you will not believe [and trust in God and His message], be assured that you will not be established.”’”

"But the people have not returned to rely on him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

At that time, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer rely on the one who struck them down, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

“Or let him rely on My protection,Let him make peace with Me,Let him make peace with Me.”

Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you reject this message, and put your trust in oppression and enjoy it, and since you rely on it,

"Tell Hezekiah, king of Judah, "This is what the mighty king, the king of Assyria, has to say: What is this "guarantee" that makes you yourself rely on it? Do you really think that guarantees alone can withstand strategy and military strength? On whom are you now depending, that you're rebelling against me?

Behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it goes into his hand, and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely upon him.

And if thou say to me, We rely upon Jehovah our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

How then can you repulse one official of the least of my master’s servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Don't let Hezekiah persuade you to rely on the LORD when he says, "The LORD will really deliver us!" and "This city will never be handed over to the king of Assyria!"

For they name themselves after the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.

Who among you fears the LORD, obeying the voice of his servant, who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely upon his God.

There is nobody {who pleads with} justice, and there is nobody who judges with honesty. They rely on nothing and speak vanity. They conceive trouble and beget iniquity;

“Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes [as powerful enemies]Have shaved the crown of your head [to degrade you].

You rely on your sword, you commit abominations and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”’

Her leaders judge for the money, her priests teach only when they're paid, and her prophets prophesy for cash. Even so, don't they all rely on the LORD as they ask, "The LORD is among us, is he not? Nothing bad can possibly happen to us!'

For John came to you [walking] in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even change your mind afterward and believe him [accepting what he proclaimed to you].

and saying, “The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life] and believe [with a deep, abiding trust] in the good news [regarding salvation].”

Let the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe and trust [in Him]!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand devotedly by the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon [that is, your earthly possessions or anything else you trust in and rely on instead of God].”

“If You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe [what I say],

This man came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the Light] through him.

Jesus replied, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe [in Me]? You will see greater things than this.”

If I told you earthly things [that is, things that happen right here on earth] and you do not believe, how will you believe and trust Me if I tell you heavenly things?

Whoever believes and has decided to trust in Him [as personal Savior and Lord] is not judged [for this one, there is no judgment, no rejection, no condemnation]; but the one who does not believe [and has decided to reject Him as personal Savior and Lord] is judged already [that one has been convicted and sentenced], because he has not believed and trusted in the name of the [One and] only begotten Son of God [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, the One who alone can save him].

You do not have His word (Scripture) abiding in you [actually living in your hearts and minds], because you do not believe in Him whom He has sent.

For if you believed and relied on [the Scriptures written by] Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me [personally].

But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

So they said to Him, “What sign (attesting miracle) will You do that we may see it and believe You? What [supernatural] work will You do [as proof]?

And he said, “Lord, I believe [in You and Your word]!” And he worshiped Him [with reverence and awe].

Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].

And for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

While you have the Light, believe and trust in the Light [have faith in it, hold on to it, rely on it], so that you may become sons of Light [being filled with Light as followers of God].”Jesus said these things, and then He left and hid Himself from them.

But Jesus loudly declared, “The one who believes and trusts in Me does not believe [only] in Me but [also believes] in Him who sent Me.

I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does take place, you may believe and have faith [in Me].

about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];

“I do not pray for these alone [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message,

This became known all over Joppa, and many came to believe in the Lord [that is, to adhere to and trust in and rely on Jesus as Christ and Savior].

And the hand (the power and presence) of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord [for salvation, accepting and drawing near to Jesus as Messiah and Savior].

but for our sake also—to whom righteousness will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead—

But how will people call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher (messenger)?

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Definition
Usage
παρασκευάζω 
Paraskeuazo 
Usage: 4

ὑποστρέφω 
Hupostrepho 
Usage: 31

χωρέω 
Choreo 
Usage: 5

אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 10

גּאלּה 
G@ullah 
Usage: 14

נגע 
Naga` 
Usage: 150

G21
ἀγαλλιάω 
Agalliao 
Usage: 8

ἀνάμνησις 
Anamnesis 
Usage: 1

ἀνάπαυσις 
Anapausis 
rest , rest 9
Usage: 2

ἀνταποδίδωμι 
Antapodidomi 
Usage: 5

ἀποδέχομαι 
Apodechomai 
Usage: 5

ἀποκαθίστημι 
Apokathistemi 
Usage: 6

ἀπολαμβάνω 
Apolambano 
Usage: 7

διαλέγομαι 
Dialegomai 
Usage: 13

ἐπαναπαύομαι 
Epanapauomai 
rest , rest in
Usage: 1

καταπαύω 
Katapauo 
Usage: 4

μεταμέλλομαι 
metamellomai 
Usage: 4

ὀνειδέζω 
oneidizo 
Usage: 8

περίχωρος 
Perichoros 
Usage: 10

προθυμία 
Prothumia 
Usage: 5

συγχαίρω 
Sugchairo 
rejoice with , rejoice in
Usage: 5

συζητέω 
Suzeteo 
Usage: 8

συναίρω 
sunairo 
Usage: 0

ὑπόμνησις 
Hupomnesis 
Usage: 3

H14
אבה 
'abah 
Usage: 54

H98
אגם 
'agam 
Usage: 10

אדם 
'adom 
Usage: 8

אדמדּם 
'adamdam 
Usage: 6

אדמוני אדמני 
'admoniy 
Usage: 3

אהל 
'ahal 
Usage: 4

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

אחרן אחרין 
'acharown 
Usage: 50

אחרית 
'achariyth 
Usage: 61

אסף 
'acaph 
Usage: 199

אפק 
'aphaq 
Usage: 7

אפּתם 
'app@thom (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

אצל 
'atsal 
Usage: 5

אשׁר אשׁר 
'ashar 
Usage: 16

אתנה 
'ethnah 
Usage: 1

אתנן 
'ethnan 
Usage: 11

בּדק 
Badaq 
Usage: 1

בּהט 
Behat 
red
Usage: 1

בּחר 
Bachar 
Usage: 169

בּין 
Biyn 
Usage: 169

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

בּעה בּעא 
B@`a' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

בּקע 
Baqa` 
cleave , ...up , divide , rent , ... out , break through , rend , breach , asunder , hatch , brake , burst , cleft , break forth , pieces , tare , tear , win
Usage: 51

בּקשׁ 
Baqash 
Usage: 225

בּקּשׁה 
Baqqashah 
Usage: 8

בּרח 
Barach 
Usage: 64

גּאל 
Ga'al 
Usage: 104

גּדּפה גּדּוּפה גּדּף גּדּוּף 
Gidduwph 
Usage: 3

גּדף 
Gadaph 
Usage: 7

גּדר 
Gadar 
Usage: 10

גּלה גּולה 
Gowlah 
Usage: 42

גּוּר 
Guwr 
Usage: 98

גּוּל גּיל 
Giyl 
Usage: 45

גּיל 
Giyl 
Usage: 9

גּילת גּילה 
Giylah 
Usage: 2

גּלה 
Galah 
Usage: 188

גּלא גּלה 
G@lah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

גּלל 
Galal 
Usage: 18

גּמוּל 
G@muwl 
Usage: 19

גּמוּלה 
G@muwlah 
Usage: 3

גּמל 
Gamal 
Usage: 37

גּער 
Ga`ar 
Usage: 14

גּערה 
G@`arah 
Usage: 15

גּרע 
Gara` 
Usage: 22

דּבּה 
Dibbah 
Usage: 9

דּברה 
Dibrah 
Usage: 5

דּכרן דּכרון 
Dikrown (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

דּמי דּמי 
D@miy 
Usage: 4

דּמם 
Damam 
Usage: 30

דּרשׁ 
Darash 
Usage: 164

דּשׁן 
Dashen 
Usage: 11

הוּן 
Huwn 
Usage: 1

הלל 
Halal 
Usage: 165

הנחה 
Hanachah 
Usage: 1

הפך 
Haphak 
Usage: 94

זועה 
Z@va`ah 
Usage: 1

זכר 
Zakar 
Usage: 231

זכר זכר 
Zeker 
Usage: 23

זכרון 
Zikrown 
Usage: 24

זנח 
Zanach 
Usage: 20

זעוה 
Za`avah 
Usage: 7

זקק 
Zaqaq 
Usage: 7

חבל חבל 
Chebel 
Usage: 62

חגג 
Chagag 
Usage: 16

חגר 
Chagar 
gird , appointed , gird on , gird up , be afraid , put , restrain , on every side
Usage: 43

חדה 
Chadah 
Usage: 3

חדל 
Chadal 
Usage: 58

חדל 
Chadel 
Usage: 3

חדשׁ 
Chadash 
Usage: 10

חוּס 
Chuwc 
Usage: 24

חוּשׁ 
Chuwsh 
Usage: 19

חזק 
Chazaq 
Usage: 290

חזקה 
Chozqah 
Usage: 7

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