7 occurrences

'Sweeps' in the Bible

Because of all this, I am about to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam:I will eliminate all of Jeroboam’s males,both slave and free, in Israel;I will sweep away the house of Jeroboamas one sweeps away dung until it is all gone!

Verse Conceptsdung and manureDefecationUrinatingDeath Of All MalesGod Will Kill His People

Are they like straw before the wind,like chaff a storm sweeps away?

Verse ConceptsStrawWicked Described AsLight As ChaffHurricanes

Terrors overtake him like a flood;a storm wind sweeps him away at night.

Verse ConceptsFear Will ComeLike A Flood

I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing;I have come into deep waters,and a flood sweeps over me.

Verse ConceptsChaosMarshes

Your wrath sweeps over me;Your terrors destroy me.

Verse ConceptsGod Angry With Individuals

The violence of the wicked sweeps them awaybecause they refuse to act justly.

Verse ConceptsFreedom From Violence

The mountains see You and shudder;a downpour of water sweeps by.The deep roars with its voiceand lifts its waves high.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterMountains QuakingLifting HandsDeep Seas

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Broom (5 instances)
Brush (5 instances)
Expanse (20 instances)
Sweep (41 instances)
Sweeps (18 instances)
Swing (9 instances)
Traverse (3 instances)

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