114 occurrences

'Captivity' in the Bible

but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

Verse ConceptsUseless ThingsSeeking For Concrete ThingsExile In Prospectbeer

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDExile, in assyriaExile In ProspectGod As A WarriorOther References To God's Name

And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaCommands, in OTExile In ProspectGod Can Harm People

And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalGarden, NaturalHorticultureBuilding CitiesVineyardPlanting VineyardsDrinking WineAbrahamic CovenantGardensrebuilding

Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

Verse ConceptsBaldnessHairsHeadsKnivesMourningBarbersBirds, Types Of BirdsEaglesExile In ProspectHair

Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity; her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets; and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofChainsNoblesPeople Cut In PiecesExiled ForeignersStriking To DeathTragedy On The StreetsChildren Suffering

And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed their flocks thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for Jehovah their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.

Verse ConceptsLiving In HousesCoastlandsLying Down To RestSurvivors FavouredGod's Interventionfatemindfulness

At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsHomeProphecy, Methods Of OtGathering IsraelPeople Have HonourPraising Specific PeopleGiving Back

Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are come from Babylon;

Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonThose who returned from exile

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDCruelty, examples ofArmageddonAliancesMillenniumRapeSuffering, Causes OfWarfare, Nature OfGathering Other NationsHalf Of DistrictsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldExile In ProspectCapturing Cities

If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodPatience, Accompanied BySaintsSpiritual VitalityMaintaining FaithOpportunityEnduranceperserverancecrusades

Bible Theasaurus

Captivity (174 instances)
Confinement (8 instances)
Enslavement (2 instances)
Imprisonment (30 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
αἰχμαλωσία 
Aichmalosia 
Usage: 3

αἰχμαλωτίζω 
Aichmalotizo 
Usage: 2

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