1085 occurrences in 13 translations

'Themselves' in the Bible

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the king's order and edict was about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jewish people expected to prevail over them, things were turned around so that the Jewish people themselves prevailed over those who hated them.

The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

But the Jews that were at Shushan gathered themselves together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and joy.

because on those days the Jews rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and rejoicing and sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

So the Jews committed themselves to continue what they had begun to do and to what Mordecai had written to them.

The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;

To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

Let the dark and the black night take it for themselves; let it be covered with a cloud; let the dark shades of day send fear on it.

or princes who amassed gold for themselves, and who kept filling their houses with silver.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Will they themselves not teach you [and] {tell you} and {utter} words from their heart?

Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

They lift themselves up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

They are picking salt herbs, the leaves of bushes, and [the] roots of broom trees to warm themselves.

“Among the bushes they cry out [like wild animals];Beneath the prickly scrub they gather and huddle together.

The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

“They break up and clutter my path [upsetting my plans],They profit from my destruction;No one restrains them.

They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Then He declares to them their workAnd their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.

It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.

The waters hide themselves and become like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

The sorrows of those who take another godfor themselves will multiply;I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,and I will not speak their names with my lips.

Indeed, you deliver the oppressed, but you bring down those who exalt themselves in their own eyes.

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.

The distresses of my heart have enlarged themselves, From my distresses bring me out.

When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh-- my adversaries and my enemies [who drew near] to me-- they themselves stumbled and fell.

Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Do not let them say to themselves, "Aha! We have what we wanted!" Do not let them say, "We have devoured him!"

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

In fact, people walk around as shadows. Surely, they busy themselves for nothing, heaping up possessions but not knowing who will get them.

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham,For the shields of the earth belong to God;He is highly exalted.

For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

{They themselves saw} [it], so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off.

Their graves are their eternal homes,their homes from generation to generation,though they have named estates after themselves.

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.

My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

But those who seek my life to destroy itWill [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!

The wilderness pastures drip with dew, and the hills wrap themselves with joy.

[The] pasturelands put on flocks, and [the] valleys clothe themselves with grain. They shout in triumph; they even sing.

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Rebuke the wildlife that lives among the reeds, the nations that congregate like bulls and cows, humbling themselves with pieces of silver, for God scatters the nations that delight in battle.

Let them be ashamed; let them perish who are {my adversaries}. Let [them] wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace who seek my harm.

His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,

For indeed, [those] distancing themselves from you will be ruined. You destroy each who abandons you for harlotry.

It seems as if one had lifted upAn axe in a forest of trees [to set a record of destruction].

They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land.

Spoiled themselves have the mighty of heart, They have slept their sleep, And none of the men of might found their hands.

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,And those who hate You have exalted themselves.

The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.

For, lo, Thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, Thine enemies, do perish, Separate themselves do all workers of iniquity.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּד 
Bad 
Usage: 202

גּעשׁ 
Ga`ash 
Usage: 9

המּה הם 
hem 
Usage: 517

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

עדן 
`adan 
Usage: 1

שׁחה 
Shachah 
Usage: 171

ἀλλήλων 
Allelon 
Usage: 85

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

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