51 occurrences

'Forsake' in the Bible

for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God, he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swore unto them.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentAssurance, basis ofGod's attitude towards peopleMercifulnessGod's MercyGod Remembering His CovenantGod Not ForsakingMercy

Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite all the days thou shalt be in thy land.

Verse ConceptsMastersNeglectPeople Not AbandoningTaking Care Of The Earth

And thou shalt not forsake the Levite that is within thy gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.

Verse ConceptsMastersNeglectNeglecting PeopleNo Earthly Inheritancefriendliness

And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the strange gods of the land into which they enter, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

Verse ConceptsProstitutionRest, PhysicalSleep, And DeathTrust, Lack OfNearness Of DeathBreaking The CovenantDeath Will Soon HappenDeath

And my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them, and they will say in that day, Have not these evils befallen me because my God is not in my midst?

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentAfflictions Of The WickedAnger Of God, ConsequencesReprobatesGod Will Be Angry

None shall be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee; I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

Verse ConceptsMidlife CrisisGod Of The FathersTemptation, Universality OfProtection, From GodInvincibilityAble To StandGod Not ForsakingGod With Specific PeoplePowerful Individuals

And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

Verse ConceptsForsaking GodZeal, ReligiousNot Forsaking GodDifferent Gods

If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod Will Bring HarmForgiving Others Who Hurt YouServing God

and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

Verse ConceptsGod Living With UsGod Not Forsaking

Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not forsake us nor cast us off:

Verse ConceptsGod, The LordPresent, TheGod Be With YouDo Not Forsake Us!God Being With Us

And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

Verse ConceptsRemnantSurvivors ThreatenedGod Will Cause Defeat

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and courageous, and do it; fear not nor be dismayed: for Jehovah Elohim, my God, will be with thee; he will not leave thee, neither forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah is finished.

Verse ConceptsFailture, God Will NeverBeing AfraiddiscouragementInexperienceBraveryGod's Help In DiscouragementStrength Of PeopleGod Not ForsakingCourageCourage And StrengthStaying Strong And Not Giving UpFinishing Strongfearlessfinishing

But if ye turn away and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them;

Verse ConceptsForsaking God's Things

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you while ye are with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of God, Results OfForsaking God

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him.

Verse ConceptsForsaking GodGrace, In OtRejection Of God, Results OfRoadsGod's HandConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod's Hands On PeopleShame Has Come

Nevertheless for thy manifold mercies' sake, thou didst not make a full end of them nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfMercifulnessMind, Of GodGod Not Forsaking

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.

Verse ConceptsOilNeglecting God's Things

Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,

Verse ConceptsEvil Desires

Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsAbandonmentFace Of GodGod HidingDo Not Forsake Us!God My SalvationGod Angry With IndividualsGod Helpshiding

Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.

Verse ConceptsDo Not Forsake Us!God Far Away

Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come.

Verse ConceptsMentoringAgingExperience, of GodGenerationsGod, Power OfInexperienceMouthsOld Age, Attitudes ToSanctity Of LifeHope For Old PeopleGreyDo Not Forsake Us!Hair

If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in mine ordinances;

Verse ConceptsAbandonment

For Jehovah will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;

Verse ConceptsAdoption, Benefits OfAbandonmentGod Not Forsaking

Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Verse ConceptsGoalsGuidance, God's Promises OfHand Of GodGod, Immutability OfDestinyMan, Creation OfCareersAccomplishingDo Not Forsake Us!SchedulesTrusting God's Will

They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.

Verse ConceptsCommendationConnivanceResults Of Keeping The Commandments

But the ruin of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together; and they that forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.

Verse ConceptsBrokennessForsaking GodRejection Of GodRenunciationSinnersConsequences Of Forsaking God

The afflicted and the needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Verse ConceptsThe Needydrought, physicalPrayer, God's Promises ConcerningTongueGod And The PoorAnswered PromisesSeeking WaterGod Not ForsakingWater, As A Symbol Of Affliction

And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not, in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesdecisionsGuardiansGuidance, God's Promises OfWalking In DarknessPaths Of BelieversStraight ThingsLight Of God's PeopleNot Knowing WhereDarknessBlindnessguidancePathscredibility

But ye who forsake Jehovah, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Gad, and fill up mixed wine unto Meni:

Verse ConceptsAlcoholRejection Of GodTablesTrust, Lack OfFood For Other godsfate

Thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! all that forsake thee shall be ashamed. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth; because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentForsaking GodHope, As ConfidenceShameSpring Of WaterWellsMetaphorical SpringsJudgements WrittenConsequences Of Forsaking GodLiving WaterWells, Figurative Useisraeldust

We have treated Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto the heavens, and is lifted up to the skies.

Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseDecadencePeople Abandoning PeopleNo HealingThe judgment of babylonHealing And Comfort

But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: none of them cast away the abominations of his eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I thought to pour out my fury upon them, so as to accomplish mine anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsRebellion, Of IsraelSin, And God's CharacterRebellion Against God, Shown InSending Things AwayEvil EyesIdol WorshipRebellion against God

for ships of Chittim shall come against him; and he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant; and will practise; and he shall return and direct his attention to those that forsake the holy covenant.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentSeafaringShipsShips For AttackingBreaking The CovenantAngry PeopleCovenant Made At Sinaiventing

Bible Theasaurus

Abandon (107 instances)
Desert (358 instances)
Desolate (212 instances)
Forsake (97 instances)
Relinquish (1 instance)