30 occurrences

'Surround' in the Bible

from the gods of the people that surround you whether near or far from you from one end of the earth to the other).

Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies who surround you in the land that he is about to give you to possess as an inheritance, you must completely erase the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven. Don't forget!"

Verse ConceptsBlottingBlotted OutTime Of Peace

The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this, will surround us, and eliminate us from the earth! Then what will you do about your great reputation?"

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfGod, The LordEnemies SurroundingNames Blotted OutFor The Sake Of His Name

Splendor and majesty surround him, and strength and joy fill his palace.

Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfGod, Majesty OfFamily Strength

"You have shed a lot of blood and fought great battles. You won't be building a house for my name, since you have shed so much blood on the earth in my sight. But look! A son born to you will live comfortably, because I will give him rest from all his enemies that surround him on every side, since his name will be "Solomon" - I will give peace and quiet for Israel during his lifetime.

Verse ConceptsQuietnessRest, PhysicalGod Naming PeopleRestSleeping Peacefully

Then King Asa brought his entire army of Judah to carry away the building stones and the timber that Baasha had been using to surround Ramah, and he used those materials to fortify Geba and Mizpah.

Verse ConceptsStones

The descendants of Levi will surround the king, brandishing weapons in their hands, and anybody who enters the Temple will be killed. Stay near the king wherever he enters and leaves."

Verse ConceptsWeaponsFriends SurroundingGoing Out And Coming In

His archers surround me, slashing open my kidneys without pity; he pours out my gall on the ground.

Verse ConceptsKidneys

Mockers surround me; I cannot stop staring at their hostility all through the night.

Verse ConceptsMockerymockers

His troops march in a column against me, erecting their siege ramps against me; they surround my tent."

Verse ConceptsThe Nations Attacked

The lotus trees cover him with their shade, and willows that line the wadis surround him.

Verse ConceptsWillows

Indeed, you will bless the righteous one, LORD, like a large shield, you will surround him with favor. To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm

Verse ConceptsGod, The ProviderRighteous, TheRighteousness, Of BelieversShieldsGod BlessesSpiritual crownsGod's ProtectionFavor

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies, even those who surround me. I will sacrifice in his tent with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melodies to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsMusicSacrifice, In OtThankfulnessWorship, Elements OfGod Lifting PeopleLifting HeadsI Will Sing Praises

Like waters, they engulf me all day long; they surround me on all sides.

Verse ConceptsThings SurroundingWater, As A Symbol Of AfflictionFloods

They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Causes OfPeople Being HatedEnemy Attacks

May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!

Verse ConceptsHeadsLipsSpeech, Power And Significance OfLet Evil Reboundoverwhelmed

Break me out of this prison, so I can give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will deal generously with me. A Davidic Song

Verse ConceptsPrisonersFriends SurroundingPlenty Through GodGod Freeing CaptivesWe Thank GodSpiritual crownsThe SoulGoodnesssoulfreejail

Look! All those who light a fire, who surround yourselves with flaming torches walk by the light of your fire, and by the torches that you have set ablaze! This is what you will receive from my hand: you will lie down in torment.

Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinThe Ungodly Sufferingfate

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you're more disrespectful than the nations that surround you, you didn't follow my statutes or follow my ordinances. You didn't even follow the ordinances of the surrounding nations!'

Verse ConceptsCitizenshipThey Do Not Keep Commands

I'm also going to turn you into a waste and an object of insult among the nations that surround you and in front of every person who passes by.

Verse ConceptsGod DestroyingThe Nations Before GodThings Manifest

As a result, Jerusalem will become an insult, an object of taunt, an example of chastisement, and a useless waste to all the nations that surround you when I carry out my sentence against you in my anger, my burning rage, and my burning rebukes. I, the LORD, have spoken it.

Verse ConceptsMade A HorrorThe Nations Before GodFun

"The house of Israel will never again suffer from painful briers and sharp thorn bushes that surround them on every side, and they will learn that I am the LORD.

Verse ConceptsBriersThorns

"When I gather the house of Israel from the nations to which I've scattered them, I will show them my holiness before the watching world, and they will live on the land that I gave to my servant Jacob. They will live in safety in the land, building houses and planting vineyards. They'll live in safety while I judge everyone who maligns them among those who surround them. At that time they'll learn that I am the LORD their God.'"

Verse ConceptsAssurance, basis ofSafetyVineyardPlanting Vineyards

"Elam will be there. Its hordes will surround Elam's grave. All of them have been killed. They died violently, and they have descended uncircumcised into the world below after having spread terror throughout the land of the living. They will bear the shame of those who descend to the Pit.

Verse ConceptsdepthDying With The UncircumcisedFearing Other PeopleLife And DeathShame Has Come

They have prepared a bed for her and for her hordes that surround her graves. All of them are uncircumcised, having been killed violently, because they had spread terror throughout the land of the living. They will bear the shame of those who descend to the Pit and will take their place among the dead.

Verse ConceptsDying With The UncircumcisedFearing Other PeopleLife And DeathState Of The DeadShame Has Come

"Meshech and Tubal will be there, along with all of the hordes that surround her grave. Every one of them is uncircumcised, killed violently, because they spread terror throughout the land of the living.

Verse ConceptsDying With The UncircumcisedFearing Other PeopleLife And Death

"Therefore listen to what the Lord GOD has to say, you mountains of Israel: "This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains, to the hills, to the waterways, to the valleys, to the desolate wastelands, and to the abandoned cities that have become an object of derision to the mountains that surround you:

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyCities Under AttackAbandoning ThingsThe Mountains Of Israel

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "I hereby raise my hand to swear this oath: the nations that surround you will have their own mockery to endure!

Verse ConceptsGod Swearing HarmInsulting Other PeopleSwearing

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "An enemy will surround the land. He will pull down your defenses, and plunder your fortified citadels."

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Border (246 instances)
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Circumvent (1 instance)
Encircle (14 instances)
Environ (1 instance)
Environs (10 instances)
Fence (12 instances)
Skirt (19 instances)
Surround (69 instances)
Surroundings (5 instances)

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