7 occurrences

'Command' in the Bible

“I will turn it into a wasteland;It will not be pruned or cultivated,But briars and thorns will come up.I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.”

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

I send Assyria against a godless nationAnd commission it against the people of My wrathTo take the spoil and to seize the plunder,And to trample them down like mud in the streets.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingGodlessnessNationalismTrampling People

He has stretched out His hand over the sea,He has shaken the kingdoms;The Lord has given a command concerning Canaan to destroy her strongholds and her fortresses [like Tyre and Sidon].

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

But they kept silent and did not say a word to him in reply, for King Hezekiah’s command was, “Do not answer him.”

Verse ConceptsResponseIndividuals Being SilentOthers Not Answering

For the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker says this,“Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons,And give Me orders concerning the work of My hands.

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

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

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