17 occurrences

'Turning' in the Bible

And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgePruningPloughingSecuritySpearsToolsWarfare, Nature OfWeaponsNationsPeace, Effects OfDisarmamentMessianic PropheciesGod Makes PeaceMillennial Kingdom, Universal Peace And Blessing

And the spirit of Egypt will be troubled in her, and I will make her decisions without effect: and they will be turning to the false gods, and to those who make hollow sounds, and to those who have control of spirits, and to those who are wise in secret arts.

Verse ConceptsadvisersHuman EmotionGuidance, Need For God'sHeart, HumanMediumsPessimismPlansSpiritsDivinationNecromancyLosing CourageOccultismOccult Being Powerless Before God

See, the Lord is making the earth waste and unpeopled, he is turning it upside down, and sending the people in all directions.

Verse ConceptsChaosWasteScattering The PeoplesDestruction Of The World

You are turning things upside down! Is the wet earth the same to you as the one who is forming it? will the thing made say of him who made it, He made me not: or the thing formed say of him who gave it form, He has no knowledge?

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersClayPotterPotteryTurning Upside DownBeing Without UnderstandingMan's Relationship With His CreatorWeedatheismpot

Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationUnhearing

And at your back, when you are turning to the right hand or to the left, a voice will be sounding in your ears, saying, This is the way in which you are to go.

Verse ConceptsGuardiansGuidance, God's Promises OfOrthodoxy, In OtHoly Spirit, Types OfChanging DirectionLearning The Right WayThe Faculty Of HearingForksguidance

And his breath is as an overflowing stream, coming up even to the neck, shaking the nations for their destruction, like the shaking of grain in a basket: and he will put a cord in the mouths of the people, turning them out of their way.

Verse ConceptsBridlesdrossHorsesSiftingSievingBinding As AnimalsLike A Flood

Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;

Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceFalse Confidencedoubt, results ofChariotsdefence, divineHorsesLeaders, PoliticalPrayerlessnessSeeking GodStrength, HumanTrust, Lack OfUnreliabilityWeaponsForbidden AlliancesTrusting In Man, Warnings AgainstCavalryTrusting In ChariotsNot Seeking GodTrusting Other PeopleDoubting GodWoe To The WickedStaying Strongreinforcement

And Hezekiah, turning his face to the wall, made his prayer to the Lord, saying,

Verse ConceptsWallsRecovery

What am I to say? seeing that it is he who has done it: all my time of sleeping I am turning from side to side without rest.

Verse ConceptsHumilityBitterness

Who gave up Jacob to those who took away his goods, and Israel to his attackers? Did not the Lord? he against whom they did wrong, and in whose ways they would not go, turning away from his teaching.

Verse ConceptsSelf Will

Who makes the signs of those who give word of the future come to nothing, so that those who have knowledge of secret arts go off their heads; turning the wise men back, and making their knowledge foolish:

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfIntelligenceWisdom, Source Of HumanThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeFalse WisdomFrustrationCounted As Fools

I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofSin, Nature OfCharacter Of WickedHow Sin Comes With AfflictionsGod HidingCovetousnessGreed

We have gone against the Lord, and been false to him, turning away from our God, our words have been uncontrolled, and in our hearts are thoughts of deceit.

Verse ConceptsTreacheryRebellion Against God, Shown InDenying GodRebellion against GodLying And Deceit

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
στρέφω 
Strepho 
Usage: 15

ἀποστρέφω 
Apostrepho 
Usage: 8

ἐκτρέπω 
Ektrepo 
turn aside , avoid , turn , turn out of the way
Usage: 5

ἐπιστρέφω 
Epistrepho 
Usage: 29

ὑποστρέφω 
Hupostrepho 
Usage: 31

ἀνακάμπτω 
Anakampto 
Usage: 3

ἀναστατόω 
Anastatoo 
Usage: 3

ἀναχωρέω 
Anachoreo 
Usage: 13

ἀποβαίνω 
Apobaino 
turn , go out , come
Usage: 4

ἀποτρέπω 
Apotrepo 
Usage: 1

διαστρέφω 
Diastrepho 
Usage: 5

κλίνω 
Klino 
lay , bow , bow down , be far spent , turn to fight , wear away
Usage: 5

μεθίστημι μεθιστάνω 
methistemi 
Usage: 4

μετάγω 
metago 
Usage: 2

μεταστρέφω 
metastrepho 
Usage: 3

μετατίθημι 
metatithemi 
Usage: 6

τεφρόω 
Tephroo 
Usage: 1

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain