39 occurrences

'Against' in the Bible

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesInciting To EvilServants Of The LordFear Of God, Examples OfUnique IndividualsIndividuals Fearing Godshunning

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;

Verse ConceptsSin Clings To The Sinner

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me.

Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationThe Witness Of GodHardship

But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

Verse ConceptsLipsGod Speaking

For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:

Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinLimitations Of YouthJudgements Writtenaccusations

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

Verse ConceptsLipscondemnation

That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?

Verse ConceptsCurbing Speechventing

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedFear Will ComeOvercoming AdversityBeing Overwhelmedpressure

Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;

I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.

Verse ConceptsMere Talkcriticism

And thou hast laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me : And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfPeople WitheredThin Bodies

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.

Verse ConceptsCheeksRidicule, Objects OfSmitten CheeksSmiting Of The Righteous

Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

Verse ConceptsPeople Appalled

If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

Verse ConceptsHumiliation

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

Verse ConceptsGod As Enemy

His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent.

Verse ConceptsThe Nations Attacked

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.

Verse ConceptsExposure Of SinSin Made KnownThe Universe Affected

Saying , Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

Verse ConceptsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of Sin

These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

Verse ConceptsBeing A LightCharacter Of WickedRebellion Against God, Shown InPaths Of The WickedPurgatory

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

Verse ConceptsOvercoming Enemies

Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

Verse ConceptsOppression, Nature OfLifting Hands

If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

Verse ConceptsEcological ConcernsComplaining

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

Verse ConceptsJustification, Necessity OfSelf Righteousness, And The GospelPeople In RighteousnessNamed People Angry With Others

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

Verse ConceptsReasonThree MenOthers Not AnsweringNamed People Angry With OthersFamily And Friends

For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.

Verse ConceptsOthers Not Answering

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:

Verse ConceptsGod As Enemy

Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

Verse ConceptsComplaintsGod Is ImmanentComplaining

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin; He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.

Verse ConceptsClappingApplauseRebellion against Godrebellion

If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

Verse ConceptsGreed, Believers' Response Togreatness

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

Verse ConceptsReady For WarWarConflictBattle

The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.

Verse ConceptsQuiversJavelins

And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

Verse ConceptsGod Angry With IndividualsFriends

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Against (2892 instances)

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