10 occurrences in 5 translations

'Striven' in the Bible

and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;

Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, 'For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialExcavationPotential Of FruitSpacious PlacePeople Naming ThingsFreedomMoving To A New Placespacefruitfulnessland

He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Verse ConceptsTypes Of ChristChanged NamesGod Naming PeopleGod Renaming PeopleHuman Nature, OvercomingStruggles

And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;

Verse ConceptsNations Attacking IsraelBitternessharassment

These are waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have 'striven' with Jehovah, and He is sanctified upon them.

Verse ConceptsStriving With God

and the sons of Eliab are Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this is that Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the company, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah,

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

And this is for Judah; and he saith: -- Hear, O Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And unto his people do Thou bring him in; His hand hath striven for him, And an help from his adversaries art Thou.

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelGod Help!Pay Attention O God!

Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When for all His matters He answereth not?

Verse ConceptsComplaintsGod Is ImmanentComplaining

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationInfidelity To GodGod TrappingConflict

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Endeavor (9 instances)
Endeavour (7 instances)
Strain (5 instances)
Strive (81 instances)
Striven (10 instances)

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