12 occurrences in 12 translations

'Command' in the Bible

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Verse ConceptsBriersAgriculture, TermsPruningCommands, in OTdrought, physicalRainCultivationLack Of RainFallow Land

I will send him against a godless nation;I will command him to goagainst a people destined for My rage,to take spoils, to plunder,and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingGodlessnessNationalismTrampling People

but He will judge the poor righteouslyand execute justice for the oppressed of the land.He will strike the landwith discipline from His mouth,and He will kill the wickedwith a command from His lips.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GodWaistsMillennial KingdomSpirit Of ChristThe Sword Of The SpiritGod Beating PeopleGod KillingChrist SpeakingGod KillsRighteousness Of ChristStriking People With A Stafffairness

But they shall {swoop} upon [the] Philistine shoulder, {westward}. Together they shall plunder [the] sons of [the] east. Edom and Moab {will be under their command}, and the sons of Ammon [will be] their subjugated people.

Verse ConceptsThe Prophecy Towards AmmonThe Prophecy Towards Edom

He has stretched His hand out over the sea,He has made the kingdoms tremble;The Lord has given a command concerning Canaan to demolish its strongholds.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodKingdomsGod's HandDestruction Of StrongholdsGod's Hands Stretched Out

and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

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

Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this land to destroy it. The Lord told me, 'March up against this land and destroy it!'"'"

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Countries

But they kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”

Verse ConceptsResponseIndividuals Being SilentOthers Not Answering

Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

Verse ConceptsMan's Relationship With His CreatorQuestioning GodThe FutureSolar Eclipse

“Take millstones [as a female slave does] and grind meal;Remove your veil, strip off the skirt,Uncover the leg, cross the rivers [at the command of your captors].

Verse ConceptsGrindingLegsPassing ThroughVeilsPeople Stripping OffGrinding Food

And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, 'Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.

Verse ConceptsSculptureWoodGod Speaking Of OldGod Opposes IdolatryEverything Happening For A Reasonimage

Considering these [tragedies], will You restrain Yourself, O Lord [and not help us]?Will You keep silent and humiliate and oppress us beyond measure?

Verse ConceptsSilenceGod Being Silent

Bible Theasaurus

Decree (141 instances)
Dictate (3 instances)
Dictation (8 instances)
Direct (89 instances)
Dominate (15 instances)
Enact (4 instances)
Mastery (7 instances)
Overlook (17 instances)
Possess (236 instances)
Require (110 instances)
Statement (129 instances)

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