13 occurrences

'Bent' in the Bible

And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” And he bent with all his might so that the house fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed in his life.

Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfTypes Of ChristResigned To DeathMercy Killings

It happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled and bent forward; and behold, a woman was lying at his feet.

Verse ConceptsMidnight

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;He has bent His bow and made it ready.

Verse ConceptsSwordsThreateningsSharpening

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bowTo cast down the afflicted and the needy,To slay those who are upright in conduct.

Verse ConceptsPainStrength, HumanAttempting To KillAttacked By Evil

I am bent over and greatly bowed down;I go mourning all day long.

Verse ConceptsBowingBent OverOthers MourningMental IllnessDepression

Consider the work of God,For who is able to straighten what He has bent?

Verse ConceptsTwistingStraightening

Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

Verse ConceptsFlintArrows, Described AsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsSharpnessSharp ToolsHardnessGod Dispensing WindArrows

For they have fled from the swords,From the drawn sword, and from the bent bowAnd from the press of battle.

Verse ConceptsHeatPeoples Who Fled

He has bent His bow like an enemy;He has set His right hand like an adversaryAnd slain all that were pleasant to the eye;In the tent of the daughter of ZionHe has poured out His wrath like fire.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Symbol Of StrengthRight Hand Of GodArchers, Likened To GodGod KillingFire Of God's AngerPleasing MenGod As EnemyGod Killed His People

“But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it.

Verse ConceptsEaglesWingsWings Of BirdsFeathersThose Subjected To People

I led them with cords of a man, with bonds of love,And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws;And I bent down and fed them.

Verse ConceptsGod's attitude towards peopleKindnessCordsRopesYokesDivine AttractionGod Going DownGod Feeds All The EarthGod Freeing CaptivesGod Has GuidedLike MenLove

So My people are bent on turning from Me.Though they call them to the One on high,None at all exalts Him.

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