'Again' in the Bible

I will do this because they have not listened to My words”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“that I sent to them with My servants the prophets time and time again. And you too have not listened.” This is the Lord’s declaration.

“On that day”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“I will break his yoke from your neck and tear off your chains so strangers will never again enslave him.

Again I will build you so that you will be rebuilt,Virgin Israel.You will take up your tambourines againand go out in joyful dancing.

You will plant vineyards againon the mountains of Samaria;the planters will plant and will enjoy the fruit.

This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore their fortunes, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, ‘May the Lord bless you, righteous settlement, holy mountain.’

“In those days, it will never again be said:The fathers have eaten sour grapes,and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least to the greatest of them”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sin.”

A measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.

The whole valley—the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east—will be holy to the Lord. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.”

For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.’

They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them time and time again, they do not listen and receive discipline.

“I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put fear of Me in their hearts so they will never again turn away from Me.

“This is what the Lord says: In this place, which you say is a ruin, without man or beast—that is, in Judah’s cities and Jerusalem’s streets that are a desolation without man, without inhabitant, and without beast—there will be heard again

The flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them in the cities of the hill country, the cities of the Judean foothills, the cities of the Negev, the land of Benjamin—the cities surrounding Jerusalem and Judah’s cities, says the Lord.

Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves again.

But you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each has taken back his male and female slaves who had been freed to go wherever they wanted, and you have again subjugated them to be your slaves.

“The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this very day because they have obeyed their ancestor’s command. But I have spoken to you time and time again, and you have not obeyed Me!

Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.

“Take another scroll, and once again write on it the very words that were on the original scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah burned.

“For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and fury were poured out on Jerusalem’s residents, so will My fury pour out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing, scorn, execration, and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’

So I sent you all My servants the prophets time and time again, saying: Don’t do this detestable thing that I hate.

“Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all you Judeans who live in the land of Egypt: ‘I have sworn by My great name, says Yahweh, that My name will never again be invoked by anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord God lives.”

Therefore, desert creatures will live with hyenas,and ostriches will also live in her.It will never again be inhabitedor lived in through all generations.

Then say, ‘In the same way, Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am bringing on her. They will grow weary.’”The words of Jeremiah end here.

When you have completed these days, lie down again, but on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year.

Because of all your detestable practices, I will do to you what I have never done before and what I will never do again.

Again He said to me, “You will see even more detestable things, which they are committing.”

The word of the Lord came to me again:

Again the word of the Lord came to me:

Therefore say to them: This is what the Lord God says: I will put a stop to this proverb, and they will not use it again in Israel. But say to them: The days draw near, as well as the fulfillment of every vision.

The word of the Lord came to me again:

Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. I will stop you from being a prostitute, and you will never again pay fees for lovers.

so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

The word of the Lord came to me again:

So all the people will know that I, Yahweh, have taken My sword from its sheath—it will not be sheathed again.

The word of the Lord came to me again:

Because of the indecency of your uncleanness—since I tried to purify you,but you would not be purified from your uncleanness—you will not be pure againuntil I have satisfied My wrath on you.

I will make you an object of horror, and you will no longer exist. You will be sought but will never be found again.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Those who trade among the peoplesmock you;you have become an object of horrorand will never exist again.”

All those who know you among the nationsare appalled at you.You have become an object of horrorand will never exist again.”

Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small they cannot rule over the nations.

It will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, drawing attention to their sin of turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”

I will slaughter all its cattlethat are beside many waters.No human foot will churn them again,and no cattle hooves will disturb them.

Again he measured off a third of a mile, and it was a river that I could not cross on foot. For the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed on foot.

Then the one with human likeness touched me again and strengthened me.

“His sons will mobilize for war and assemble a large number of armed forces. They will advance, sweeping through like a flood, and will again wage war as far as his fortress.

The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

“At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this time will not be like the first.

She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and the Lord said to him:Name her No Compassion,for I will no longer have compassionon the house of Israel.I will certainly take them away.

Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

I have been Yahweh your Godever since the land of Egypt.I will make you live in tents again,as in the festival days.

a day of darkness and gloom,a day of clouds and dense overcast,like the dawn spreading over the mountains;a great and strong people appears,such as never existed in ages pastand never will againin all the generations to come.

You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied.You will praise the name of Yahweh your God,who has dealt wondrously with you.My people will never again be put to shame.

You will know that I am present in Israeland that I am Yahweh your God,and there is no other.My people will never again be put to shame.

Then you will knowthat I am Yahweh your God,who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain.Jerusalem will be holy,and foreigners will never overrun it again.

She has fallen;Virgin Israel will never rise again.She lies abandoned on her land,with no one to raise her up.

but don’t ever prophesy at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”

Those who swear by the guilt of Samariaand say, “As your god lives, Dan,”or “As the way of Beer-sheba lives”—they will fall, never to rise again.

I will plant them on their land,and they will never again be uprootedfrom the land I have given them.Yahweh your God has spoken.

All her carved images will be smashed to pieces;all her wages will be burned in the fire,and I will destroy all her idols.Since she collected the wages of a prostitute,they will be used again for a prostitute.

I will again bring a conqueroragainst you who live in Mareshah.The nobility of Israel will come to Adullam.

He will settle disputes among many peoplesand provide arbitration for strong nationsthat are far away.They will beat their swords into plows,and their spears into pruning knives.Nation will not take up the sword against nation,and they will never again train for war.

I will remove your carved imagesand sacred pillars from youso that you will not bow down againto the work of your hands.

He will again have compassion on us;He will vanquish our iniquities.You will cast all our sinsinto the depths of the sea.

Look to the mountains—the feet of one bringing good newsand proclaiming peace!Celebrate your festivals, Judah;fulfill your vows.For the wicked one will never againmarch through you;he will be entirely wiped out.

Beware, I am against you.This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.I will make your chariots go up in smokeand the sword will devour your young lions.I will cut off your prey from the earth,and the sound of your messengerswill never be heard again.

On that day you will not be put to shamebecause of everything you have donein rebelling against Me.For then I will removeyour proud, arrogant people from among you,and you will never again be haughtyon My holy mountain.

“Proclaim further: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the Lord will once more comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.”

The Lord will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

I looked up again and saw a flying scroll.

Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two mountains. And the mountains were made of bronze.

The Lord of Hosts says this: “Old men and women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of advanced age.

“so I have resolved again in these days to do what is good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.

I will set up camp at My house against an army,against those who march back and forth,and no oppressor will march against them again,for now I have seen with My own eyes.

People will live there, and never again will there be a curse of complete destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell in security.

So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.

Again, the Devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

“Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,

Again, I assure you: If two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

About noon and at three, he went out again and did the same thing.

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And He said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” At once the fig tree withered.

Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first group, and they did the same to them.

Again, he sent out other slaves, and said, ‘Tell those who are invited: Look, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

For I tell you, you will never see Me again until you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!”

For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!

Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.

After leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

And again he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man!”

Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit.

and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive He said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home.

Then Jesus went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd was coming to Him, and He taught them.

Now He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a paralyzed hand.

Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.

Again He began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around Him. So He got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the whole crowd was on the shore facing the sea.

When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the sea.