37 occurrences

'Delighted' in the Bible

if Jehovah hath delighted in us, then He hath brought us in unto this land, and hath given it to us, a land which is flowing with milk and honey;

Verse ConceptsFoodGenerosity, God'sThe Promised LandMilk And Honey

Not because of your being more numerous than any of the peoples hath Jehovah delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye are the least of all the peoples,

Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofFew PeopleMany In IsraelGod's Love For IsraelAffection

only in thy fathers hath Jehovah delighted -- to love them, and He doth fix on their seed after them -- on you, out of all the peoples as at this day;

Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofAs At This DayGod's Love For IsraelAffection

and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,

Verse ConceptsBeautifulMarriage AllowedWomen's BeautyWifewomanBeautiful Women

And it hath been -- if thou hast not delighted in her, that thou hast sent her away at her desire, and thou dost not at all sell her for money; thou dost not tyrannize over her, because that thou hast humbled her.

Verse Conceptsdivorce, amongst believersAvoid Divorce

If a man sin against a man, then hath God judged him; but if against Jehovah a man sin, who doth pray for him?' and they hearken not to the voice of their father, though Jehovah hath delighted to put them to death.

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfGod's Activity In IsraelRebukeWicked Children, Regard To ParentsGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsGodly ManDeath Of A FatherParents Being Wrong

And Saul commandeth his servants, 'Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in thee, and all his servants have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to the king.'

Verse ConceptsPrivacySons In LawThose Who Loved

and Jonathan son of Saul delighted exceedingly in David, and Jonathan declareth to David, saying, 'Saul my father is seeking to put thee to death, and, now, take heed, I pray thee, in the morning, and thou hast abode in a secret place, and been hidden,

Verse ConceptsHiding From Peoplesaul

and if thus He say, I have not delighted in thee; here am I, He doth to me as is good in His eyes.'

Verse ConceptsResignationNot Pleasing GodGod's Will Be Done

And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.

Verse ConceptsGod Saving From EnemiesSpacious Place

And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to build the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,

Verse ConceptsMan's Work FinishedThe First Temple

Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.

Verse ConceptsPeople Of God, In OtPleasing GodThroneJews As God's Chosen PeopleBlessed Be God!God's Love For Israel

Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.'

Verse ConceptsdesiresThrone

in the evening she hath gone in, and in the morning she hath turned back unto the second house of the women, unto the hand of Shaashgaz eunuch of the king, keeper of the concubines; she cometh not in any more unto the king except the king hath delighted in her, and she hath been called by name.

Verse ConceptsIn The MorningOthers Summoning

And Haman cometh in, and the king saith to him, 'What -- to do with the man in whose honour the king hath delighted?' And Haman saith in his heart, 'To whom doth the king delight to do honour more than myself?'

Verse ConceptsSelfishness, Examples OfPraising Specific PeopleSelf Love

And Haman saith unto the king, 'The man in whose honour the king hath delighted,

Verse ConceptsPraising Specific People

and to give the clothing and the horse into the hand of a man of the heads of the king, the chiefs, and they have clothed the man in whose honour the king hath delighted, and caused him to ride on the horse in a broad place of the city, and called before him: Thus it is done to the man in whose honour the king hath delighted.'

And Haman taketh the clothing, and the horse, and clothed Mordecai, and causeth him to ride in a broad place of the city, and calleth before him, 'Thus it is done to the man in whose honour the king hath delighted.'

Verse ConceptsPromotionDistinctive Clothing

And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.

Verse ConceptsGod Saving From EnemiesSpacious Placespace

'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

Verse ConceptsDelighting, Right Kinds OfTrust, Importance OfChrist Pleasing GodGod As A Source Of Delight

By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

Verse ConceptsNot DefeatedOvercomingFavor

And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

Verse ConceptsBad LanguageCursingLoving EvilPeople BlessingUngodly CursingBlessing OthersSwearingcurses

Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I -- in Thy law I have delighted.

Verse ConceptsHardness Of HeartFat Of PeopleGod's Word As A Source Of Delight

As a citron among trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit is sweet to my palate.

Verse ConceptsApplesYoung Lovers

And delighted have the first-born of the poor, And the needy in confidence lie down, And I have put to death with famine thy root, And thy remnant it slayeth.

Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In OtRootsSafetyFamine Coming From GodThose Helping The PoorFeeding The Poor

Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.

Verse ConceptsReinstatementSuffering, Of BelieversBeing BitterGod Has ForgivenPits Symbolizing GriefHope In Hard TimesBitternesscorruption

And Jehovah hath delighted to bruise him, He hath made him sick, If his soul doth make an offering for guilt, He seeth seed -- he prolongeth days, And the pleasure of Jehovah in his hand doth prosper.

Verse ConceptsExpiationGod, Purpose OfGod, Will OfGuilt OfferingOld Age, Attainment OfProsperityBelievers As Sons Of GodLiving Longcrushes

It is not said of thee any more, 'Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, 'Desolate,' For to thee is cried, 'My delight is in her,' And to thy land, 'Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.

Verse ConceptsSinglenessDivine FavourLand Becoming EmptyGod Not ForsakingMarriage To God

Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man, Whoso sacrificeth the lamb beheadeth a dog, Whoso is bringing up a present -- The blood of a sow, Whoso is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Yea, they have fixed on their own ways, And in their abominations their soul hath delighted.

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesAtonement, in OTDelighting, Wrong Kinds OfBlood, Figurative UseMemorialPleasureAbominations, Sin IsKilling Domesticated AnimalsPigsIncense Offered AmissKilling SacrificesMaking Cereal Offerings And Libationspork

So that ye suck, and have been satisfied, From the breast of her consolations, So that ye wring out, and have delighted yourselves From the abundance of her honour.

Verse ConceptsSatisfactionAfflictions, Consolation DuringmomsMotherhoodbreasts

But -- in this let the boaster boast himself, In understanding and knowing Me, For I am Jehovah, doing kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, For in these I have delighted, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfBoasting, LegitimateDelight, God ExpressingGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Righteousness OfGod, Will OfHappinessHeart, DivineJustification, Necessity OfKindnessPleasureUnderstandingGod Doing RightDoing RightI Am The LordExerciseBoasting

And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

Verse ConceptsGod, As ShepherdGod, Majesty OfGod, The LordChrist, The ShepherdGod Giving StrengthChrist's Own GloryGod Establishes UsGod Gives StrengthIn God's NameTaking Care Of The Earth

Bible Theasaurus

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