'Cover' in the Bible

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch.

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?

They shall cover the surface of the land, so that no one will be able to see the land. They will also eat the rest of what has escaped—what is left to you from the hail—and they will eat every tree which sprouts for you out of the field.

“The deeps cover them;They went down into the depths like a stone.

“If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other, to cover it.

You shall make for them linen breeches to cover their bare flesh; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs.

and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

“As for the leper who has the infection, his clothes shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall be uncovered, and he shall cover his mustache and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

He shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the ark of the testimony, otherwise he will die.

So when any man from the sons of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.

“When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it;

They shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of porpoise skin, and they shall insert its poles.

Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it;

Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its poles;

and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars.

They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles.

So it was continuously; the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

So he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, at Pethor, which is near the River, in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people came out of Egypt; behold, they cover the surface of the land, and they are living opposite me.

‘Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt and they cover the surface of the land; now come, curse them for me; perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them out.’”

“You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.

and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn to cover up your excrement.

So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital.

the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;

and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars;

On the following day, he took the cover and dipped it in water and spread it on his face, so that he died. And Hazael became king in his place.

the two pillars, the bowls and the two capitals on top of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on top of the pillars,

and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the pillars.

“O earth, do not cover my blood,And let there be no resting place for my cry.

“Together they lie down in the dust,And worms cover them.

“The clods of the valley will gently cover him;Moreover, all men will follow after him,While countless ones go before him.

“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,So that an abundance of water will cover you?

“The lotus plants cover him with shade;The willows of the brook surround him.

You forgave the iniquity of Your people;You covered all their sin. Selah.

He will cover you with His pinions,And under His wings you may seek refuge;His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

You covered it with the deep as with a garment;The waters were standing above the mountains.

You set a boundary that they may not pass over,So that they will not return to cover the earth.

Let my accusers be clothed with dishonor,And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

“As for the head of those who surround me,May the mischief of their lips cover them.

They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain,For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LordAs the waters cover the sea.

For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His placeTo punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;And the earth will reveal her bloodshedAnd will no longer cover her slain.

I gave My back to those who strike Me,And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard;I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.

“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungryAnd bring the homeless poor into the house;When you see the naked, to cover him;And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

Their webs will not become clothing,Nor will they cover themselves with their works;Their works are works of iniquity,And an act of violence is in their hands.

“For behold, darkness will cover the earthAnd deep darkness the peoples;But the Lord will rise upon youAnd His glory will appear upon you.

“A multitude of camels will cover you,The young camels of Midian and Ephah;All those from Sheba will come;They will bring gold and frankincense,And will bear good news of the praises of the Lord.

Let us lie down in our shame, and let our humiliation cover us; for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. And we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”

“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;They have come to the cisterns and found no water.They have returned with their vessels empty;They have been put to shame and humiliated,And they cover their heads.

Egypt rises like the Nile,Even like the rivers whose waters surge about;And He has said, “I will rise and cover that land;I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.”

Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.”

The prince who is among them will load his baggage on his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig a hole through the wall to bring it out. He will cover his face so that he can not see the land with his eyes.

“For her blood is in her midst;She placed it on the bare rock;She did not pour it on the groundTo cover it with dust.

Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men.”

You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.

Because of the multitude of his horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of cavalry and wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city that is breached.

For thus says the Lord God, “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you and the great waters cover you,

“In Tehaphnehes the day will be darkWhen I break there the yoke bars of Egypt.Then the pride of her power will cease in her;A cloud will cover her,And her daughters will go into captivity.

“And when I extinguish you,I will cover the heavens and darken their stars;I will cover the sun with a cloudAnd the moon will not give its light.

I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord.’”

and you will come up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. It shall come about in the last days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I am sanctified through you before their eyes, O Gog.”

“Therefore, I will take back My grain at harvest timeAnd My new wine in its season.I will also take away My wool and My flaxGiven to cover her nakedness.

Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed;Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars;Then they will say to the mountains,“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”

Thus says the Lord,“Just as the shepherd snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be snatched away—With the corner of a bed and the cover of a couch!

The seers will be ashamedAnd the diviners will be embarrassed.Indeed, they will all cover their mouthsBecause there is no answer from God.

Then my enemy will see,And shame will cover her who said to me,“Where is the Lord your God?”My eyes will look on her;At that time she will be trampled downLike mire of the streets.

“For the earth will be filledWith the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,As the waters cover the sea.

(and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.”

“This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’

For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.