3 occurrences in 12 translations

'Desert' in the Bible

(Gimel) Even the jackals nurse their young at their breast, but my people are cruel, like ostriches in the desert.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Nursing MothersNursesBirds, Types Of BirdsAnimals SucklingOstrichesStrictnessDeserts Used Figuratively

Our pursuers were swifter than [the] eagles of [the] heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they have set an ambush for us in the desert.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleSkySpeedEaglesAmbushrelentless

We risk our lives to obtain our food, facing death in the desert.

Verse ConceptsSeeking FoodRiskingrisk

Bible Theasaurus

Abandon (107 instances)
Defect (68 instances)
Desert (358 instances)
Desolate (212 instances)
Forsake (97 instances)
Merit (7 instances)

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