15 occurrences

'Against' in the Bible

Take up the cause against your mother, take it up, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband; let her put away her loose ways from her face, and her false ways from between her breasts;

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Figurative Usedivorce, in OTChallengesCertificate of divorceMarriage, Between God And His PeopleSinglenessUnfaithfulness, To PeopleWivesAvoid AdulteryNot MarryingMothersbreastsmakeup

Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.

Verse ConceptsLitigationForgetting GodFaithfulness, To GodProphecy, Methods Of OtWord Of GodCharacter Of WickedNot Knowing GodPeople Without Mercy

Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual MalnutritionThe Glory Of ManGrowth Of EvilPeople MultiplyingLeaders SinningLosing Honour

May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerAttitudes Of RebellionRebellion, Of IsraelSin, Nature OfInfidelity To GodDestruction Of The WickedPeople Going AstrayWoe To Israel And Jerusalem

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

Verse ConceptsBedsShortage Of WineLack Of MeaningGashing BodiesNot PrayingPeople Mourning Catastrophe

Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.

Verse ConceptsEvil PlansTrapInfidelity To GodGod Giving StrengthGod Gives Strength

Put the horn to your mouth. He comes like an eagle against the house of the Lord; because they have gone against my agreement, they have not kept my law.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of GodTrumpetWingsBirds, Types Of BirdsEaglesTrumpets For SignallingBreaking The CovenantBreaking God's Law

I will have nothing to do with your young ox, O Samaria; my wrath is burning against them; how long will it be before the children of Israel make themselves clean?

Verse ConceptsPurity, Moral And SpiritualRejecting ThingsBefore People ActGod Opposes Idolatry

There is great hate against the watchman of Ephraim, the people of my God; as for the prophet, there is a net in all his ways, and hate in the house of his God.

Verse ConceptsTrapWatchmanMan TrappingHating The Righteous

O Israel, you have done evil from the days of Gibeah; there they took up their position, so that the fighting against the children of evil might not overtake them in Gibeah.

Verse ConceptsEvildoersGod's People Sinning

I will come and give them punishment; and the peoples will come together against them when I give them the reward of their two sins.

Verse ConceptsChastisementPeople OpposedTwo Intangible Things

My people are given up to sinning against me; though their voice goes up on high, no one will be lifting them up.

The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts.

Verse ConceptsGod Will RequiteRepaid For Deeds

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