37 occurrences

'Flames' in the Bible

And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear.

Verse ConceptsPillar Of CloudLightningMusical Instruments, types ofTheophanyThunderGroups TremblingTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodThe Last TrumpetLion Of The Tribe Of JudahThunder Showing God's Presence

And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

Verse ConceptsLightningMusical Instruments, types ofSmokeTheophanyThunderFear, Of UnknownStanding At A DistanceTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodWitnessingdistancesmokingThunder Showing God's Presence

If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of the cut grain or of the living grain, or of the field, he who made the fire will have to make up for the damage.

Verse ConceptsCornAgriculture, RestrictionsFieldsAgriculture, TermsThornsWeedsArsonBurning Plants

Say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he is to take out of the flames the vessels with the perfumes in them, turning the fire out of them, for they are holy;

Verse ConceptsHallowed

And you came near, waiting at the foot of the mountain; and flames of fire went up from the mountain to the heart of heaven, with dark clouds, and all was black as night.

Verse ConceptsClouds, God's PresenceBlackFire Emanating From God

He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.

Verse ConceptsSouthTens Of ThousandsThousands Of Angels Worship God

So Joshua gave Ai to the flames, and made it a waste mass of stones for ever, as it is to this day.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyBurning CitiesPlaces To This Day

Then firing the sticks, he let the foxes loose among the uncut grain of the Philistines, and all the corded stems as well as the living grain and the vine-gardens and the olives went up in flames.

Verse ConceptsFireArsonbranding

And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsScattering The Peoples

But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.

Verse ConceptsPainPunishment, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfTroubleMan's Sinful Nature

When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;

Verse ConceptsRainThunderGod Sending RainGod Controlling The Rain

After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.

Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfRumbling

Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

Verse ConceptsLightning

His sneezings give out flames, and his eyes are like the eyes of the dawn.

Verse ConceptsDawnNosesSneezing

Out of his mouth go burning lights, and flames of fire are jumping up.

He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.

Verse ConceptsNosesSmokeNostrilsFire Emanating From Godsmoking

He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsScattering The PeoplesArrowscrusades

His bright flames give light to the world; the earth saw it with fear.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningTheophanyTremblingLight In The World

And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.

Verse ConceptsBurning People

Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

Verse ConceptsBurning People

Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.

Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfThe Fact Of DeathPassionrelentless

Their hearts will be full of fear; pains and sorrows will overcome them; they will be in pain like a woman in childbirth; they will be shocked at one another; their faces will be like flames.

Verse ConceptsChildbirthPunishment, Nature OfTravailLabour Pains

As when fire puts the brushwood in flames, or as when water is boiling from the heat of the fire: to make your name feared by your haters, so that the nations may be shaking before you;

Verse ConceptsTrembling

For the Lord is coming with fire, and his war-carriages will be like the storm-wind; to give punishment in the heat of his wrath, and his passion is like flames of fire.

Verse ConceptsChariotsChariots Of GodPunishment, By GodWheelsWhirlwindsGod RidingHeavenly ChariotsGod Appearing In FireFire Of God's AngerGod Angry With The NationsAutomobilesHurricanesThe Second Comingrebuking

At the sound of his voice there is a massing of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses.

Verse ConceptsEarth, God SustainingNatureRainStoringThunderWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindElements, Control OfVapourDivine Power Over NatureGod Sending RainGod Dispensing WindGod's VoiceGod's StorehousesProvidence, Of God In NatureGod Controlling The Rain

At the sound of his voice there is a massing of the waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain and sends out the wind from his store-houses.

Verse ConceptsRainStoringThunderGod Dispensing WindGod's StorehousesGod Controlling The Rain

And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

And between the living beings it was like burning coals of fire, as if flames were going one after the other between the living beings; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went thunder-flames.

Verse ConceptsAppearances of

I went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its wheels burning fire.

Verse ConceptsAncient Of DaysFace Of GodColors, WhiteGod, Sovereignty OfGod, Titles And Names OfHairsOld Age, Attitudes ToPurity, Moral And SpiritualSnowSymbolsTheophanyThroneWheelsWhiteWoolHeaven, God's ThroneChrist, Names ForWhite And Bright ClothesGod Appearing In FireWhite ClothsGod As An Old PersonAppearance Of HairHair

The body-covers of his fighting men have been made red, the men of war are clothed in bright red: the war-carriages are like flames of fire in the day when he gets ready, the horses are shaking.

Verse ConceptsCrimsonColors, ScarletAttacking With ChariotsSparklingRed ClothesSteelColor

The war-carriages are rushing through the streets, pushing against one another in the wide ways, looking like burning lights, running like thunder-flames.

Verse ConceptsChariotsLightningRoadsStreetsCity SquaresAttacking With ChariotsSpeedSparklingUsing RoadsSteelAutomobilesLightning Used Metaphorically

Before him went disease, and flames went out at his feet.

Verse ConceptsPestilence

Make your request to the Lord for rain in the time of the spring rains, even to the Lord who makes the thunder-flames; and he will give them showers of rain, to every man grass in the field.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalPlantsRainSpringStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverGifts From God, TemporalAnswered PromisesShowersGod Sending RainspringtimeGod Controls Storms

Bible Theasaurus

Flames (76 instances)
Flaming (51 instances)
Flare (5 instances)

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