49 occurrences

'Surface' in the Bible

And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth. And the ark went upon the surface of the waters.

Verse ConceptsBuoyancy

And he blotted out every living thing upon the surface of the ground, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah and those who [were] with him in the ark remained.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheCovenant, God's with NoahRemnantDeath Of CreaturesGod KillingSole SurvivorsDeath Of Other GroupsGod Killing All People

And he looked down upon the surface of Sodom and Gomorrah, and upon the whole surface of the land, the plain. And he saw that, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a smelting furnace.

Verse ConceptsFurnacesSmokeConflagrationssmoking

And they will cover the surface of the land, and no one will be able to see the land, and they will eat the remainder of what is left--what is left over for you from the hail--and they will eat every sprouting tree [belonging] to you from the field.

Verse ConceptsCovering The EarthRemaining FoodAnimals EatingHarming Trees

And they covered the surface of all the land, and the land was dark [with them], and they ate all the vegetation of the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left, and no green was left in the trees nor in the vegetation of the field in all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsBlackCovering The EarthDarkness During DaytimeGreenRemaining FoodAnimals EatingHarming Trees

And he took the bull calf that they had made, and he burned [it] with the fire, and he crushed [it] until it became fine, and he scattered [it] on the surface of the water, and he made the {Israelites} drink.

Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodBurning Idolatrous ThingsWaters DividedGrandmothers

And he shall examine the infection, and {if} the infection on the house's wall [has] yellowish-green or reddish spots and its appearance [is] deeper than [the surface of] the wall,

Verse ConceptsGreenRed Parts Of The BodyDepressionmold

And he shall take {some of} the bull's blood, and he shall spatter [it] with his finger on the atonement cover's surface on the eastern [side], and {before} the atonement cover he shall spatter {some of} the blood with his finger seven times.

Verse ConceptsFingersSprinkling BloodSeven TimesCovering The ArkApplied With The FingerPropitiatory [Mercy Seat]

Then a wind set out from Yahweh, and it drove quails from the west, and he spread [them] out on the camp about a day's journey on one side and about a day's journey on the other, all around the camp, about two cubits on the surface of the land.

Verse ConceptsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWeights And Measures, DistancesWindBirds, Types Of BirdsGod Dispensing WindDimensions Of Other Things

and from Bamoth to the valley that [is] in the territory of Moab, [by] the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the surface of the wasteland.

He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor [at] Pethor, which [is] by the river, in the land of the children of his people, to summon him, saying, "Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover {the surface of the land}; they [are about] to dwell opposite me.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMessengers Sent Out

'Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover {the surface of the land}. Now, go, curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to attack them and drive them out."

Verse ConceptsCursing Israel

No one can take a stand {against you}; your dread and your fear Yahweh your God will put on the {surface} of all the land {where you tread}, [just] as he {promised} to you.

Verse ConceptsInvincibilityAble To StandSuccess Through God

For you [are] a people holy to Yahweh your God, and you Yahweh has chosen to be a treasured possession from [among] all [of] the peoples that are on the surface of the earth.

Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofChoicesBeing ChosenHoliness, Believers' Growth InMonogamyNationalismPeople Of God, In OtGod PossessingTreasureCharacter Of SaintsJews As God's Chosen PeopleA Holy NationRoyal Priesthood

(Now all [the people of] the land used to go into the forest, for there was honey on the surface of the ground.)

So he took him down, and {there they were}, spread out over the surface of all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all of the abundant plunder which they had taken from the land of [the] Philistines and from the land of Judah.

Verse ConceptsGluttonyFeastingExcessRevelryEating And Drinking

Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah [are] living in the booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord [are] camping on the surface of the open field; and I, shall I go to my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? [By] your life and the life of your soul, I surely will not do this thing."

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsOne FleshTribes Of IsraelAbsence Of SexThe Ark Moved Around

The battle there was spreading over the surface of all the land, and {the forest devoured more among the army than} the sword [did] on that day.

Verse ConceptsBattle

and the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the two lattice works, the two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments for each latticework to cover the two bowls of the capitals which [were] on the surface of the pillars;

Verse ConceptsFour To Five HundredPomegranatesFour And Five Hundred

This matter became sin in the house of Jeroboam, to make it disappear and to destroy [it] from the surface of the earth.

For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: 'The jar of flour will not be emptied and the jug of olive oil will not run out until the day Yahweh gives rain on the surface of the earth.'"

Verse ConceptsElijah, Prophecies OfHelpfulnessProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtBarrelsPlenty For The PoorWeedpot

It happened many days [later] that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go, present yourself to Ahab so that I may give rain on the surface of the earth."

Verse ConceptsRainDivine DirectionGod Sending RainPeople Made KnownGod Controlling The Rain

So the dead body of Jezebel became dung on the surface [spread] on the field in the plot of ground of Jezreel, so one cannot say, "This [is] Jezebel."

Verse ConceptsdirtDefecationIndividuals Passing AwayCorpses Of Other Peoplejezebel

"He himself [is] swift on [the] water's surface; their portion is cursed in the land. {No one turns toward the path of their vineyards}.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterPurgatory

and behold, it was overgrown--all of it was covered [with] thorns, its surface with nettles, and {its stone wall} was broken down.

Verse ConceptsNettlesArchaeologySlothfulnessWeedGrowing

that sends messengers by the sea and in vessels of papyrus on [the] surface of [the] waters! Go, swift messengers, to a {tall} and {smooth} nation, to a people feared {near and far}, a {mighty, mighty} and trampling nation, whose land rivers divide.

Verse ConceptsBabylonenvoyPapyrusDivision Of WatersTall PeopleSea TravelBoatsWaters DividingFearing Other People

And the fishers will mourn, and all of those who cast fishhooks in the Nile will lament, and those who spread out fishing nets on [the] {surface} of [the] water will languish.

Verse ConceptsFishesLamentingNetsOccupationsFishermen

Look! Yahweh [is] about to lay the earth waste and [is] about to devastate it, and he will twist her surface, and he will scatter her inhabitants.

Verse ConceptsChaosWasteScattering The PeoplesDestruction Of The World

When he has leveled its {surface}, does he not scatter dill, and sow cumin seed, and {plant} wheat [in] planted rows, and barley [in] an appointed place, and spelt grain [as] its border?

Verse ConceptsHerbs And SpicesCummin

And they shall spread them out before the sun, and before the moon, and before all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and which they have gone after, and which they have inquired about, and to which they have bowed in worship. They shall not be gathered, and they shall not be buried; they will be like dung on the surface of the ground.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligiondirtAstrologyMoonStarsDefecationBonesNo BurialsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonGod Judging Star WorshippersThe Moon

Speak, 'thus {declares} Yahweh: "The dead body of the human will fall like dung upon the surface of the field, and like cut grain behind the reaper, and there is no [one who] gathers." '"

Verse ConceptsCornBinding corndirtUnburied BodiesDefecationNo BurialsNot Reaping What You Sow

And the slain [ones] of Yahweh will be on that day from [one] end of the earth to the [other] end of the earth, and they will not be mourned, and they will not be gathered, and they will not be buried. They will become like dung on the {surface} of the ground.

Verse ConceptsdirtUnburied BodiesDefecationGod KillingNo BurialsGod KillsNot MourningLack Of A Proper Burial

And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard, and it shall not be for you, but in tents you shall live all your days, so that you may live many days on the surface of the land where you [are] dwelling as aliens.'

Verse ConceptsTentsPlanting VineyardsNot SowingHow To Live Long

And I will fling you [to] the desert, you and all the fish of your Nile streams. On the surface of the field you will fall; you will not be gathered, and you will not be assembled. To the animals of the field and to the birds of the heavens I will give you as food.

Verse ConceptsGathering CreaturesAnimals Eating PeopleNo Burialsreuniting

And I will throw you on the ground; on the surface of the open field I will hurl you, and I will cause every bird of the heaven to dwell on you, and I will satisfy the animals of all of the world from you.

Verse ConceptsThrowing PeopleAnimals Eating PeopleWild Animals Devouring

"Thus you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "{As I live}, {surely} whoever [is] in the ruins, by the sword they will fall, and whoever [is] on the surface of the open field, I will give him to the animals to eat him, and whoever [is] in the stronghold and in the cave, they will die by the plague.

Verse ConceptsAnimals, religious role ofCavesPlaguesPeople In CavesAnimals Eating PeopleKilled With The SwordWild Animals DevouringCaves As Places Of Refuge

My flock went astray upon all of the mountains and on every high hill, and [so] upon all the surface of the world my flock were scattered, and {there was no one seeking them}, and {there was no one searching for them}."

Verse ConceptsHillsWanderersScattered Like SheepEscaping To MountainsNot Seeking PeopleNo One Available

And he led me {all around} over them, and look, very many on the surface of the valley, and look, very dry.

Verse ConceptsProphetic Visions

And the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the animals of the field and all of the creeping things that creep on the earth and all of the humans who [are] on the surface of the earth will shake {at my presence}; and the mountains will be demolished, and the steep mountain sides will fall, and every wall on the earth will fall.

Verse ConceptsSeaMountains RemovedGod ShakingBoth Men And Animals AffectedPutting Things DownBirdsFish

On the surface of the field you will fall, for {I myself} have spoken," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsPossibility Of Death

?"And they will set apart {men to continually} go through the land burying the travelers, the ones left over on [the] surface of the land to cleanse it; {for the whole of} seven months they will explore [it].

Verse ConceptsFive Months And MoreSeeking For Concrete Thingsexploring

And cherubim [were] made on them, that is, on the doors of the temple and palm tree images like {the ones prepared for the walls}; and [an] overhang [of] wood [was] on the surface of the porticos on the outside.

Verse ConceptsCherubim Depicted

Samaria will be destroyed; her king [is] like a chip on the surface of the water.

Verse ConceptsA Little Bit

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day [into] night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh [is] his name!

Verse ConceptsDawnCreation, Origin OfPlanetsFate, And FatalismBlackConstellationsNatureSeaStarsColors, BlackOrionCreation Of The SeasLight And DarknessProvision Of Day And NightHis Name Is The LordSun Moon And Stars Before GodWhat Else God Created

who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them on the surface of the earth--Yahweh is his name.

Verse ConceptsSeaPouringCreation Of The SeasPouring WaterWaters DividingHis Name Is The Lord

Look, the eyes of my Lord Yahweh [are] on the kingdom of sin, and I will destroy it from the surface of the earth. However, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," {declares} Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfJacob, The PatriarchGod Seeing The WickedNot DestroyedGod's People Sinning

And he said to me, "This [is] the curse going out over the surface of the whole earth. For everyone who steals has gone unpunished according to it, and [likewise] everyone who swears [falsely] has gone unpunished according to it.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSwearing Oaths FalselyThe Curse Of The LawSwearing

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