13 occurrences in 9 translations

'Feeds' in the Bible

“If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed bare or lets his livestock loose so that it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, RestrictionsCarelessnessShepherds, As OccupationsVineyardAnimals Eating

When the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD, the Lord of the whole earth, touch the water in the Jordan River, the water that feeds the Jordan will be cut off from above and they'll stand still in a single location."

Verse ConceptsEarth, Belonging To GodBearingCessationDry LandFeet In ActionIn The JordanNature Of GodThings Stopping

If I call out to the pit (grave), ‘You are my father’;And to the worm [that feeds on decay], ‘You are my mother and my sister [because I will soon be closest to you],’

Verse ConceptsGoing Down To The PitMaggotscorruptionworms

“A mother will forget him;The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered.And wickedness will be broken like a tree.

Verse ConceptsBrokennessWombMaggotsForgetting PeopleHarming TreesPurgatoryworms

[He] feeds on [the] barren, [who] does not have a child, and does no good to [the] widow.

Verse ConceptsAbhorKindnessAttitudes To BarrennessNot Helping Widows

A boar from the forest eats it awayAnd whatever moves in the field feeds on it.

Verse ConceptsForestsAnimals, Types OfPigs

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the wicked person feeds on iniquity.

Verse ConceptsWitnesses, False

"Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAliancesFeedingFalse ConfidenceIdolatry, Objections ToTreatyWindForbidden AlliancesPursuing ViolenceOut Of The EastThe East Wind

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