9 occurrences

'Siege' in the Bible

Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams around it.

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyBattering ramsFortsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

Then for your part take an iron frying pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

Verse ConceptsIronSigns From GodSeparation From GodPlatesIron ObjectsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.

Verse ConceptsBare ArmsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldProphesy!

Look here, I will tie you up with ropes, so you cannot turn from one side to the other until you complete the days of your siege.

Verse ConceptsTurning Upside DownTying UpMan's Work Finished

Burn a third of it in the fire inside the city when the days of your siege are completed. Take a third and slash it with a sword all around the city. Scatter a third to the wind, and I will unleash a sword behind them.

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

Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people.

Verse ConceptsFortsAttempting To KillSiege MoundsEarthly Armies

Into his right hand comes the portent for Jerusalem -- to set up battering rams, to give the signal for slaughter, to shout out the battle cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to erect a siege ramp, to build a siege wall.

Verse ConceptsBattering ramsBattle CriesAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldEvil For The Right HandSiege Mounds

"Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

Verse ConceptsanniversariesTodayActual Attacks On Jerusalem

He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you.

Verse ConceptsFortsKilled With The SwordSiege MoundsThe Nations Attacked

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