17 occurrences

'Workers' in the Bible

When his workers started digging another well, those herdsmen quarreled about that one, too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.

Verse ConceptsExcavationPeople OpposedPeople Naming Things

All the skilled craftsmen among the workers made the tent with ten curtains of fine woven linen, blue, purple, and scarlet material. He made them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

Verse ConceptsCreativityClothArtLinenWisdom, Human NatureCherubim, As DecorationsTen ThingsRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothBlue Purple And ScarletCherubim DepictedThe Tabernaclecraftsmanship

Solomon also employed 70,000 heavy-lift workers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country.

Verse ConceptsStonesFifty To Ninety Thousand

Furthermore, they required no accounting from the men into whose hand they had paid the money to do the work, because the workers acted in good faith.

Verse ConceptsFraudFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsMoney Managementaccounting

The descendants of Judah's son Shelah were Er, who fathered Lecah, Laadah (who fathered Mareshah and the families who belonged to the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea),

Verse ConceptsLinenOccupations

After this, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar logs, stone masons, and wood workers, to construct a palace for him.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenCarpentersMasonsPalacesZion, As A PlaceCedar Wood

You already have plenty of workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable group of artisans who are skilled at working in

Verse ConceptsCarpentersWisdom, Human NatureMen Workingcraftsmanship

Chelub's son Ezri supervised the field workers who tilled the soil.

Verse ConceptsPloughmen

Both the king and Jehoiada paid the money to those who were working to maintain the service of the LORD's Temple, and they, in turn, hired masons and carpenters to restore the LORD's Temple. Iron and bronze workers also were brought in to repair the Lord's Temple.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenBronzeCarpentersHiringIronMasonsreinforcement

These men also supervised the heavy lift workers and supervised all the workmen from job to job, while some of the descendants of Levi served as scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.

Verse ConceptsSecretary

The workers in combed flax and the weavers of white linen will be in despair.

Verse ConceptsFlaxHope, Results Of Its AbsenceLinenSpinning And WeavingDespair

Egypt's workers in cloth will be crushed, and all who work for wages will be sick at heart."

Verse ConceptsWagesPoolsMetaphorical Pillars

and oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned fodder that workers will winnow with shovels and forks.

Verse ConceptsMangersToolsShovelsNoting What Animals EatSourness

"Why have we fasted,' they ask, "but you do not see? "Why have we humbled ourselves,' they ask, "but you take no notice?'" "Look! On your fast day you serve your own interest and oppress all your workers.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Of HypocritesMastersOppression, Nature OfHow To FastPointless FastingHumbling OneselfFastingFasting And PrayerAbuse

Gladness and rejoicing will be taken away from the fruitful land. From the land of Moab I'll cause the wine in the wine presses to stop flowing. The workers won't tread the grapes with a loud shout. There will be no shout!

Verse ConceptsWineWinepressDestroying VineyardsDepression, SymptomsCessationNo FoodLack Of Rejoicing

"But now it's your time to be wrecked at the bottom of the sea! Your products and your workers have sunk, and so have you!

Verse ConceptsShipwrecksThings Falling

The city workers who cultivate it are to come from all the tribes of Israel.

Verse ConceptsPloughmenFarming

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