3 occurrences

'Support' in the Bible

Son of man, when a land, sinning against me, does wrong, and my hand is stretched out against it, and the support of its bread is broken, and I make it short of food, cutting off man and beast from it:

Verse ConceptsUnfaithfulness, To GodStretching OutGod's HandDestruction Of All CreaturesGod's Hands Stretched OutBoth Men And Animals KilledUnfaithful

And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsFalse Confidence

When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.

Verse ConceptsShouldersBreaking SticksPeople Shakingmuscles

Bible Theasaurus

Backing (1 instance)
Backup (1 instance)
Bandage (6 instances)
Basis (50 instances)
Block (12 instances)
Bolster (7 instances)
Floor (76 instances)
Foundation (107 instances)
Ground (663 instances)
Livelihood (6 instances)
Supporting (38 instances)
Sustenance (11 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain