'Wander' in the Bible

Whenever you work the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you, and you'll wander throughout the earth as a fugitive."

"You're driving me from the soil today. I'll be hidden from you, and I'll wander throughout the earth as a fugitive. In the future, whoever finds me will kill me."

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

I have been thus: in the day consumed me hath drought, and frost by night, and wander doth my sleep from mine eyes.

And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

As a result, you'll wander aimlessly in broad daylight just as a blind person wanders in darkness. You won't prosper in life. Instead, you'll be oppressed and plundered all day long, with no deliverer.

She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”

Besides, you only arrived yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I go wherever I can? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”

I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to wander from the land I gave to their ancestors if only they will be careful to do all I have commanded them—the whole law that My servant Moses commanded them.”

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.

He is driven away from light to darkness, made to wander the landscape.

Without clothing, they wander about naked.They carry sheaves but go hungry.

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

The wicked wander everywhere,and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

Do not let a foot of pride come against me, nor let a wicked hand make me to wander homeless.

Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,

Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

They do not know or understand;they wander in darkness.All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

Let his children wander as beggars,searching for food far from their demolished homes.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

You rebuke the proud,the ones under a curse,who wander from Your commands.

The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

You reject all who wander from your statutes, since their deceitfulness is vain.

I wander like a lost sheep;seek Your servant,for I do not forget Your commands.

You aren't thinking about where her life is headed; her steps wander, but you do not realize it.

Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

The Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!

They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.

Look at Zion, the city of our festival times.Your eyes will see Jerusalem,a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander;its tent pegs will not be pulled upnor will any of its cords be loosened.

A highway will be there, a roadway,And it will be called the Highway of Holiness.The unclean will not travel on it,But it will be for him who walks that way,And fools will not wander on it.

“What shall I say?For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it;I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

Why, LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts, so that we do not fear you? Turn back for the sake of your servants, for the sake of the tribes that are your heritage.

You people of this generation, listen to what the Lord says. "Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say, 'We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?'

“Why do you go around and wander so muchChanging your way?Also, you will be shamed by EgyptAs you were shamed by Assyria.

If you return, Israel," {declares} Yahweh, "you return to me. And if you remove your abominations from my {presence}, and you do not wander,

"Wander through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and investigate; search through her squares and see whether you find anyone even one person there doing justice and seeking truth. Then I'll forgive them.

Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

If I go out [into] the field, then look, those slain by [the] sword. And if I enter the city, then look, the sickness of [the] famine. For both prophet and priest wander around through the land, {they do not know what is going on}.'"

How long wilt thou wander about, thou backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath created a new thing on the earth, a woman shall encompass a man.

And [the people of] Judah and all its cities will live there together—the farmer and they who wander about with flocks.

Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.'

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

Flee, wander very far, dwell deep down, ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.

For a nation from the north will go up against her. It will make her land into an object of horror, and no one will live in it. Both people and animals will wander off, and they'll leave.

“Wander away from the midst of BabylonAnd go forth from the land of the Chaldeans;Be also like male goats at the head of the flock.

They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men cannot touch their garments.

(Samek) People cry to them, "Turn away! You are unclean! Turn away! Turn away! Don't touch us!" So they have fled and wander about; but the nations say, "They may not stay here any longer."

Then Israel's house won't wander away from me again, nor will they defile themselves again with all their transgressions. They'll become my people and I'll be their God," declares the Lord GOD.

It is to be for use by priests from the descendants of Zadok, who have observed the things with which I charged them and who did not wander astray when the Israelis went astray, just as the descendants of Levi wandered astray.

How the animals groan!The herds of cattle wander in confusionsince they have no pasture.Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.

This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Judah and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they rejected the Law of the LORD and did not keep his statutes. Their own lies made them wander off, following along the same path their ancestors walked.

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

The man who stood among the myrtle trees answered, "These are the ones whom the LORD sent out to wander throughout the earth."

For the idols speak falsehood,and the diviners see illusions;they relate empty dreamsand offer empty comfort.Therefore the people wander like sheep;they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.

And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.

Jesus said to them, “Is this not why you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures [that teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [who is able to raise the dead]?

unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about,

and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable].

My brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth and someone turns him back,