12 occurrences in 12 translations

'Surely' in the Bible

Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?

Verse ConceptsTrapBirds, Figurative UseGod TrappingEnticing

I will wreck both the winter house and the summer house, and the ivory houses will fall. These palaces will surely fall," declares the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of BuildingsArtHousesIvoryProperty, HousesSummerDestruction Of HousesSummer And WinterHouses Under Attack

"But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me." The Lord is speaking!

Verse ConceptsNeedLackPoverty, Causes OfStomachsDentistryNot Returning To GodTeethFamine Coming From God

But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

Verse ConceptsUseless ThingsSeeking For Concrete ThingsExile In Prospectbeer

Surely, lo, I am raising against you a nation, O house of Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts, And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, Unto the stream of the desert.

Verse ConceptsGod As A WarriorGod Saves From Sin And DeathTroubling Groups Of People

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

Verse ConceptsKilling KingsExile In Prospect

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

Verse ConceptsPagansKilled With The SwordDeath Of Office HoldersExile In ProspectUnclean Things

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

Verse ConceptsNot Forgetting

Surely the land will tremble because of this, won't it? And all who live in it will mourn, won't they? The entire land will swell up like a flooded river. It will be stirred up and then will sink like the river of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsNot Being StillSwellingMourning In RegretNot Still

These are the ones who now take oaths in the name of the sinful idol goddess of Samaria. They vow, 'As surely as your god lives, O Dan,' or 'As surely as your beloved one lives, O Beer Sheba!' But they will fall down and not get up again."

Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedHarlotsLiving ThingsShame Of IdolatrySwearing

I will surely restore my people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine from them. They will plant gardens and eat the fruit from them.

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalGarden, NaturalHorticultureBuilding CitiesVineyardPlanting VineyardsDrinking WineAbrahamic CovenantGardensrebuilding

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
βέβαιος 
Bebaios 
Usage: 9

ἀληθῶς 
Alethos 
of a truth , indeed , surely , truly , very ,
Usage: 13

ἀσφαλής 
Asphales 
Usage: 5

ἀσφαλίζω 
Asphalizo 
Usage: 4

ἔγγυος 
Egguos 
Usage: 1

μήν 
men 
surely 9
Usage: 1

ναί 
Nai 
yea , even so , yes , truth , verily , surely
Usage: 24

πάντως 
Pantos 
by all means , altogether , surely , must needs , no doubt , in no wise , at all
Usage: 8

πιστός 
Pistos 
Usage: 51

πληροφορέω 
Plerophoreo 
Usage: 5

στερεός 
Stereos 
Usage: 4

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