'End' in the Bible

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.

and the water receded steadily from the earth, and at the end of one hundred and fifty days the water decreased.

Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;

that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in your presence for a burial site.”

Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.

When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end,

As for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of Egypt’s border to the other.

And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

Also you shall observe the Feast of the Harvest of the first fruits of your labors from what you sow in the field; also the Feast of the Ingathering at the end of the year when you gather in the fruit of your labors from the field.

Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

The middle bar in the center of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

He made the middle bar to pass through in the center of the boards from end to end.

one cherub at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at the two ends.

When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days,

But the Lord said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put an end to their grumblings against Me, so that they will not die.”

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, at the extreme end of the border.

“Who can count the dust of Jacob,Or number the fourth part of Israel?Let me die the death of the upright,And let my end be like his!”

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from where you may see them, although you will only see the extreme end of them and will not see all of them; and curse them for me from there.”

And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said,“Amalek was the first of the nations,But his end shall be destruction.”

Your southern sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom, and your southern border shall extend from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

“Indeed, ask now concerning the former days which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and inquire from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?

The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you.

In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end.

It came about at the end of forty days and nights that the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.

a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.

of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other end),

“At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town.

“At the end of every seven years you shall grant a remission of debts.

“The Lord will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you shall not understand,

Moreover, the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone, which you or your fathers have not known.

Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, at the time of the year of remission of debts, at the Feast of Booths,

“Then He said, ‘I will hide My face from them,I will see what their end shall be;For they are a perverse generation,Sons in whom is no faithfulness.

So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

At the end of three days the officers went through the midst of the camp;

It came about at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were neighbors and that they were living within their land.

and in the valley, Beth-haram and Beth-nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as a border, as far as the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan to the east.

Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.

Then the border went up the valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain which is before the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim toward the north.

The border continued to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.

Then the angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.

At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her according to the vow which he had made; and she had no relations with a man. Thus it became a custom in Israel,

When the man arose to go along with his concubine and servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold now, the day has drawn to a close; please spend the night. Lo, the day is coming to an end; spend the night here that your heart may be merry. Then tomorrow you may arise early for your journey so that you may go home.”

So she stayed close by the maids of Boaz in order to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came secretly, and uncovered his feet and lay down.

In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.

But Jonathan had not heard when his father put the people under oath; therefore, he put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.

Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him and said, “I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am, I must die!”

However, he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner struck him in the belly with the butt end of the spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died on the spot. And it came about that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.

Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?”

When he cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, for it was heavy on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king’s weight.

Now it came about at the end of forty years that Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron.

So when they had gone about through the whole land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

But it came about at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your servants are in Gath.”

Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits.

It came about at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house

At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went out to appeal to the king for her house and for her field.

Then Jehu sent throughout Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And when they went into the house of Baal, the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.

At the end of three years they captured it; in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was captured.

Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin with which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house

Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley in front of the wilderness of Jeruel.

Now it came about in the course of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels came out because of his sickness and he died in great pain. And his people made no fire for him like the fire for his fathers.

which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end and with their impurity.

After him Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the doorway of Eliashib’s house even as far as the end of his house.

“Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You did not make an end of them or forsake them,For You are a gracious and compassionate God.

Now when the turn of each young lady came to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women—for the days of their beautification were completed as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women—

“By the breath of God they perish,And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.

“What is my strength, that I should wait?And what is my end, that I should endure?

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,And come to an end without hope.

“Though your beginning was insignificant,Yet your end will increase greatly.

“Is not your wickedness great,And your iniquities without end?

“Man puts an end to darkness,And to the farthest limit he searches outThe rock in gloom and deep shadow.

“If they hear and serve Him,They will end their days in prosperityAnd their years in pleasures.

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins,And You have uprooted the cities;The very memory of them has perished.

Their line has gone out through all the earth,And their utterances to the end of the world.In them He has placed a tent for the sun,

Its rising is from one end of the heavens,And its circuit to the other end of them;And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

“Lord, make me to know my endAnd what is the extent of my days;Let me know how transient I am.

He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;He burns the chariots with fire.

From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Until I came into the sanctuary of God;Then I perceived their end.

Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?Has His promise come to an end forever?

So He brought their days to an end in futilityAnd their years in sudden terror.

“But You are the same,And Your years will not come to an end.

They reeled and staggered like a drunken man,And were at their wits’ end.

He.Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,And I shall observe it to the end.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutesForever, even to the end.

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,Sharp as a two-edged sword.

And you groan at your final end,When your flesh and your body are consumed;

There is a way which seems right to a man,But its end is the way of death.

Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,And the end of joy may be grief.

There is a way which seems right to a man,But its end is the way of death.

The cast lot puts an end to strifeAnd decides between the mighty ones.

An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginningWill not be blessed in the end.

Do not go out hastily to argue your case;Otherwise, what will you do in the end,When your neighbor humiliates you?

He who pampers his slave from childhoodWill in the end find him to be a son.

He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.

There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.

It is better to go to a house of mourningThan to go to a house of feasting,Because that is the end of every man,And the living takes it to heart.