12 occurrences

'Concerning' in the Bible

and [told them] to seek mercy {from the God of heaven} concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions, along with the remainder of the wise men of Babylon, would not be killed.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofRestraints From KillingBe Merciful!

{Immediately} the word was fulfilled {concerning} Nebuchadnezzar, and he was expelled from {human society} and he ate grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven until his hair [was] like [the hair of] an eagle and his nails grew like bird's [claws].

Verse ConceptsMetamorphosisDiseases, Kinds OfSelf RespectAbaseBirds, Types Of BirdsCattleAbasement, Examples OfNailsFinger NailsSuddenlyLong HairPeople OstracisedRepulsive FoodEaglesDriven From Men

But I have heard concerning you that you are able {to produce interpretations} and to solve riddles; now if you are able to read the writing and to make known its explanation to me, you will be clothed [in] purple and necklace of gold [will be placed] around your neck and you will rule [as] third [in command] in the kingdom."

Verse ConceptsInscriptionsGoldGold ChainsPurple ClothesInterpreting LanguageJewelleryThird PersonReading Other MatterTelling Of People's Situationsknots

Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel [with] purple and [placed] a necklace of gold around his neck, and they made a proclamation concerning him that he would be [the] third ruler [in authority] in the kingdom.

Verse ConceptsChainsCommands, in OTOrnamentsPromotionGold ChainsPurple ClothesJewelleryThird Person

Then they approached {and spoke with the king} concerning the edict of the king, "{Did you not sign an edict} that any person who would seek [anything] from any God or human within thirty days except from you, O king, would be thrown into {the lion pit}?" The king answered and said, "The matter [as you have just stated] is certain according to [the] law of [the] Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked."

Verse ConceptsAuthority, of human institutionsOne MonthThrowing PeopleHuman LawNot PrayingUnchanging Relationships

Then the king, when he heard that {report}, he was extremely distressed over it; and {concerning Daniel} {he was determined} to rescue him. And until the setting of the sun he was making every effort to deliver him.

Verse ConceptsRegretThoughts Of The RighteousSunsetsIndividuals Saving Others

And a stone was brought and it was put on the entrance of the pit, and the king sealed it with his signet [ring] and with the signet [rings] of his lords, so that nothing would be changed concerning Daniel.

Verse ConceptsRingsSeals

[So] I approached one of the attendants and I asked him [about] the truth concerning all this; and he told me [that] he would make known to me the explanation of the matter.

Verse ConceptsSpectatorsGod Revealing Mysteries

"Then I desired to make certain concerning the fourth beast that was different from {all the others}--exceedingly terrifying, with its iron teeth and its claws of bronze; it devoured and crushed [and] stamped the remainder with its feet--

Verse ConceptsBronzeBeastsBrassFractions, One FourthTeethStampingGrinding PeopleCosmic CreaturesMeaningIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

and concerning the horns that [were] on its head, and [concerning] [the] other [horn] that came up and {before which three horns fell}, and this horn {had eyes} and mouth speaking {boastfully}, and its appearance [was] larger than its companions.

Verse ConceptsTen ThingsHorns In AllegoryEyes In ProphecyThree Other Things

And I heard a certain holy one speaking, and a certain other holy one said to the specific one {who was speaking}, "{For how long} [is] the vision [concerning] the regular burnt offering, and the transgression [that] makes desolate, and [the] giving over [of the] sanctuary and [the] host to trampling?"

Verse ConceptsBefore God ActsTrampling PlacesSurrender

So Yahweh [has] kept watch over the calamity, and [now] he [has] brought it upon us. Indeed, Yahweh our God [is] righteous concerning all his works that he has done, but we have not listened to his voice.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfHesitationGod's StorehousesGod Doing RightDoing RightGod Harmed ThemCalamity

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