14 occurrences

'Siege' in the Bible

And in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee, thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters whom Jehovah thy God hath given thee.

Verse ConceptsCannibalismWomb

so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children that he eateth, because he hath nothing left him in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.

Verse ConceptsCannibalism

because of her afterbirth which hath come out between her feet, and her children whom she shall bear; for she shall secretly eat them for want of everything in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

Verse ConceptsCannibalismActing In SecretBirth

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

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with watch-posts, and I will raise forts against thee.

Verse ConceptsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat everyone the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the straitness wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

Verse ConceptsBad ChildrenCannibalismAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast a mound against it, and set camps against it, and place battering-rams against it round about.

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyBattering ramsFortsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

And take thou unto thee an iron plate, and put it for a wall of iron between thee and the city; and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: this shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

Verse ConceptsIronSigns From GodSeparation From GodPlatesIron ObjectsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.

Verse ConceptsBare ArmsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldProphesy!

And behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thyself from one side to the other, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.

Verse ConceptsTurning Upside DownTying UpMan's Work Finished

A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Verse ConceptsThe MiddleOne ThirdThings StrippedBurning JerusalemAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldOther References To Hair

Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Verse ConceptsCheeksRulersNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForSmitten CheeksMustering TroopsStriking People With A StaffNations Attacking IsraelMessianic Prophecies

Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln.

Verse ConceptsBricksClayClay, UsesDrinking WaterThe Nations Attacked

Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of bewilderment unto all the peoples round about, and also against Judah shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldGod Making DrunkRebirth Of IsraelPrayer For Jerusalem

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