5 occurrences

'Sway' in the Bible

But the olive tree said to them, 'I am not going to stop producing my oil, which is used to honor gods and men, just to sway above the other trees!'

Verse ConceptsTreesThe Honourable Will Be HonouredOlive Trees

But the fig tree said to them, 'I am not going to stop producing my sweet figs, my excellent fruit, just to sway above the other trees!'

Verse ConceptsSweetness

But the grapevine said to them, 'I am not going to stop producing my wine, which makes gods and men so happy, just to sway above the other trees!'

Verse ConceptsAlcoholEffect Of WineHuman Comfort

May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!

Verse ConceptsCornGrainGrassLand ProducingBlessings From The Mountains

The earth will stagger around like a drunk; it will sway back and forth like a hut in a windstorm. Its sin will weigh it down, and it will fall and never get up again.

Verse ConceptsStaggeringGod Making DrunkThings Fallingrebelliondrunkards

Bible Theasaurus

Persuade (27 instances)
Shake (96 instances)
Swing (9 instances)

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