54 occurrences in 12 translations

'Swept' in the Bible

At daybreak the angels urged Lot on: “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

Verse ConceptsDawnIniquity, Punishment ForEvil AssociationsDaybreakDestruction Of CitiesAt DaybreakGod UrgingAngels Providing Protection

As soon as the angels got them outside, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look back and don’t stop anywhere on the plain! Run to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”

Verse ConceptsEscapingFuturedoubt, results ofExamples Of EscapingHesitationLooking BackwardEscaping To MountainsOutside The CityLooking Back

Later on, a famine swept through the land. This famine was different from the previous famine that had occurred earlier, during Abraham's lifetime. So Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfAppearances Of God In OtTimes Of People

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided.

Verse ConceptsRestraintWeather, God's Sovereignty OverStretching OutDivision Of WatersOut Of The EastGod Dispensing WindWaters DividedWaters DividingA Way Through The Red SeaThe Sea DividedThings ChangedThe OceanThe SeaThe East Wind

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned {at daybreak} to its normal level, and [the] Egyptians [were] fleeing {because of it}, and Yahweh swept [the] Egyptians into the middle of the sea.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesAnger Of God, Examples OfStretching OutDaybreakPeoples Who FledAt Daybreak

He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

Verse ConceptsTentsFellowship With WickedEvil AssociationsSeparation From Evil PeopleNot TouchingHaving No Dealings

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsDeterminationRiver Kishon

The Spirit of the LORD came on Jephthah, so he swept through Gilead and the territory of Manasseh, then swept through Mizpah in Gilead, and from Mizpah in Gilead he proceeded toward where the Ammonites were encamped.

However, if you continue to do what is evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

Verse ConceptsThreateningsDestruction Of CountriesPersistence

David went on to say, "As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.

Verse ConceptsHow Death Is InevitableGod KillingGod Killing Individualsnatural Death

David said to himself, “One of these days I’ll be swept away by Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I’ll escape from him.”

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleDespair

Either three years of famine, or three months of reversals as you are swept away by your enemies while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or three days with the sword of the LORD, consisting of pestilence infecting the land, with the angel of the LORD wreaking destruction from border to border throughout all of Israel.' Decide right now what I am to answer to the one who sent me."

Verse ConceptsThree DaysTwo To Four MonthsThree YearsFamine Coming

They attacked Judah and swept through it. They carried off everything they found in the royal palace, including his sons and wives. None of his sons was left, except for his youngest, Ahaziah.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest Child

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

Verse ConceptsCamelsActing AloneThree GroupsWhile Still SpeakingTaking Animals

“He will not escape from darkness [fleeing disaster];The flame [of God’s wrath] will wither his branch,And by the blast of His mouth he will go away.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GoddrynessMouthsPeople WitheredScorchingThe Outer DarknessEscaping EvilOuter Darkness

May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm.

Verse ConceptsStrawWicked Described AsLight As ChaffHurricanes

who were snatched away before their time; when their foundation was swept away by a river?

Verse ConceptsChaosThe DelugeEarly Death

He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of The WickedSudden Death

Now men cannot even look at the sunwhen it is in the skies,after a wind has swept through and cleared them away.

Verse ConceptsSkySunSunshineclouds

From the radiance of His presence,His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.

Verse ConceptsGod Appearing In FireGod Is LightThunder Showing God's Presence

Your fierce wrath has swept over me;Your terrors have destroyed me.

Verse ConceptsGod Angry With Individuals

You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep;In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.

Verse ConceptsGrassPunishment, Nature OfGod KillingGod KillsNatural DisastersRenewal

Then the waters would have engulfed us;the torrent would have swept over us;

Verse ConceptsWaters Of AfflictionSwampedFloodsBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,but without justice, it is swept away.

Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfPlenty For The PoorAgricultureInjusticeFeeding The Poor

I've been swept bare until morning; just like a lion, he breaks all my bones day and night you make an end of me.

Verse ConceptsDawnBones BrokenGod Like A LionLike CreaturesPeople Ended

And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,To bring Jacob back to Him and that Israel might be gathered to Him,—For I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,And My God is My strength—

Verse ConceptsGod, Feminine Descriptions OfRestoring NationsWombFrom The WombChrist's Own GloryGod Our Strengthmums

How long will the land mournand the grass of every field wither?Because of the evil of its residents,animals and birds have been swept away,for the people have said,“He cannot see what our end will be.”

Verse ConceptsdrynessGrassPunishment, Nature OfShepherds, As OccupationsBeastsGod Not SeeingBefore God ActsHerbs

Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.

Verse ConceptsRevenge, Examples OfFamine KillingApproval To Kill

Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.

The sea has swept over Babylon. She has been covered by a multitude of its waves.

Verse ConceptsSeaWavesThe Sea Stirred UpSea, Metaphorical ReferencesThe Ocean

For this sword has been tested [on others]; and what if it views with contempt the scepter [of Judah]? The scepter shall be no more [but shall be swept away],” says the Lord God.

Verse ConceptsGod Testing People

But suppose the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for that person's death.'

Verse ConceptsBeing A WitnessResponsibility, For God's WorldAccountabilityTrumpets For SignallingWarning IndividualsResponsible To WarnResponsibility

A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be shattered, as well as the covenant prince.

Verse ConceptsCovenant Made At Sinai

Those who eat his provisions will destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.

Verse ConceptsKilling Will HappenRich Food

Therefore the land mourns, and all [those] living in it languish with the animals of the field, and the birds of the heaven, and even the fish of the sea are being swept away.

Verse ConceptsDecaySeaShepherds, As OccupationsMourning In RegretDyingBirdsFishThe Sea

I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The Lord is speaking!

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

You threw me into the depths,into the heart of the seas,and the current overcame me.All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me.

Verse ConceptsChaosHeart, HumanMonotonySevere AfflictionsThrowing PeopleSinkingIn The Heart Of The SeaSwampedDeep Seaswaterfalls

The mountains saw You and quaked;The downpour of waters swept by.The deep uttered forth its voice,It lifted high its hands.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterMountains QuakingLifting HandsDeep Seas

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

Verse ConceptsPutting In OrderEmpty PeopleMetaphorical HousesSoliloquySweepingIndividuals going homespaceorderDemonic Influence

They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be:

Verse ConceptsNoah's FloodFloods

Now as they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm swept over the lake, and they were taking on water and were in great danger.

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalBody Of Christ, Physical BodySleep, PhysicalStormsSwamped

Then the Pharisees said to them, “Have you also been deluded and swept off your feet?

Verse ConceptsBeing MisleadDeception

But it was not long before a violent wind (called a northeaster) swept down from the island.

Verse ConceptsStormsHurricanesWeather In The Last Days

The ship was caught so that it couldn't face the wind, and we gave up and were swept along.

Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverFacingPropellingWeather Causing Sufferings

These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your love feasts when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless;

Verse ConceptsClouds, Figurative UseRootsAgape LovePlucking OutThe Second DeathLove Exists Between PeopleLove Feast

His tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth he might devour her child.

Verse ConceptsSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSkySuffering, Of Jesus ChristAnimals, Figurative UseFractions, One ThirdOne ThirdTailsAnimals Eating PeopleAffecting Sun Moon And StarsPutting Things DownRebellion of Satan and Angels

And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.

Verse ConceptsPouring WaterThe Ancient SerpentOther References To MouthsRebellion of Satan and AngelsFloods

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