5 occurrences

'Swim' in the Bible

I am weary with my sighing;Every night I make my bed swim,I dissolve my couch with my tears.

Verse ConceptsNightTirednessTearsTired In Activity

And he will spread out his hands in the middle of itAs a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim,But the Lord will lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.

Verse ConceptsHumiliationHumilitySkillConquestSwimming

Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not ford, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could not be forded.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialSwimmingDepthingMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

Verse ConceptsSwimmingNo EscapeAttempting To Kill Specific People

but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

Verse ConceptsRankSwimmingPeople JumpingRestraints From Killing

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