12 occurrences in 12 translations

'Behind' in the Bible

Your land is devastated, your cities burned with fire. Right before your eyes your crops are being destroyed by foreign invaders. They leave behind devastation and destruction.

Verse ConceptsForeignersPeace, Human Destruction OfPoverty, Causes OfDestruction Of CountriesBurning CitiesSuffering From ForeignersStrangers in israelAliens

The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Verse ConceptseastHand Of GodGod's HandEast And WestGod's Hands Stretched Outsyria

There will be some left behind, like when an olive tree is beaten -- two or three ripe olives remain toward the very top, four or five on its fruitful branches," says the Lord God of Israel.

Verse ConceptsRemnantSmall RemnantsTwo Or ThreeOlive Trees

For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,and we have made an agreement with Sheol;when the overwhelming scourge passes through,it will not touch us,because we have made falsehood our refugeand have hidden behind treachery.”

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Example OfFalse ConfidenceGrave, TheHell, As An ExperienceImmunityRefugeSelf ConfidenceTrust, Lack OfArrogance, Characterizes The WickedHiding From Peopleshelter

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Verse ConceptsGuardiansGuidance, God's Promises OfOrthodoxy, In OtHoly Spirit, Types OfChanging DirectionLearning The Right WayThe Faculty Of HearingForksguidance

this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:Virgin Daughter Ziondespises you and scorns you:Daughter Jerusalem shakes her headbehind your back.

Verse ConceptsVirginWord Of Godvirginity

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Verse ConceptsReinstatementSuffering, Of BelieversBeing BitterGod Has ForgivenPits Symbolizing GriefHope In Hard TimesBitternesscorruption

This is what the LORD says: "The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, those Sabeans, men of great heights. They'll come over to you and will be yours; They'll trudge behind you coming over in chains, they'll bow down to you. They'll plead with you, "Surely God is in you; and there is no other God at all.'"

Verse ConceptsExperience, of GodEthiopiaChainsMission, Of IsraelTradeMerchandiseAfricaCommerceGod With YouTall PeopleNo Other Is GodPerspective

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

Verse ConceptsCoveringNakednessPagansBedsmanhood

You will leave your name behindas a curse for My chosen ones,and the Lord God will kill you;but He will give His servants another name.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Renaming PeopleNames Blotted OutGod KillsA New Namecurses

They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsGarden, NaturalAbominations, Ceremonial MattersMiceSwineAbstaining From MeatsDesecrationPeople EndedForbidden FoodEating Meatpork

Bible Theasaurus

Backside (3 instances)
Behind (289 instances)
Behindhand (1 instance)
Bottom (41 instances)
Buttocks (3 instances)
Fundament (1 instance)
Hindquarters (2 instances)
Stern (11 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὑστερέω 
Hustereo 
lack , be behind , want , come short , be in want , fail , come behind , be destitute ,
Usage: 13

ὄπισθεν 
Opisthen 
Usage: 7

ὄπίσω 
Opiso 
Usage: 20

ὑπομένω 
Hupomeno 
Usage: 14

ὑστέρημα 
Husterema 
Usage: 8

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