5 occurrences

'Totter' in the Bible

He established the earth upon its foundations,So that it will not totter forever and ever.

Verse ConceptsEarth's FoundationScienceMoving OnMoving To A New PlaceEarth Being Fixed And ImmovableFlat Earth

And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink,They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;They reel while having visions,They totter when rendering judgment.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrinking, abstention fromDrunkenness, Figurative OfDebaucheryLeaders, SpiritualStumblingDrunkenness, ResultsStaggeringStrong DrinkWicked ProphetsDrunkennessMaking DecisionsDecision Makingbeer

He who is too impoverished for such an offeringSelects a tree that does not rot;He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsmanTo prepare an idol that will not totter.

Verse ConceptsUnreliabilityWisdom, Human NaturedissatisfactionMotionlessnessSkilled PeopleNo DecayMoving Oncraftsmanshipimage

So the craftsman encourages the smelter,And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;And he fastens it with nails,So that it will not totter.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofRidicule, Nature OfSkillToolsGoldsmithsBlacksmithsHammersNailsEncouraging One AnotherEncouraging Othersencouragingwoodworkingcraftsmanshipprocess

“They decorate it with silver and with gold;They fasten it with nails and with hammersSo that it will not totter.

Verse ConceptsCarpentry ToolsHammersNailsDecksMotionlessnessChristmas Tree

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Totter (13 instances)

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דּחח דּחה 
Dachah 
Usage: 10

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