48 occurrences in 10 translations

'Hasten' in the Bible

And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, 'Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;'

Verse ConceptsFoodBakersBakingWeights And Measures, DryHasty ActionKneading DoughThree Other ThingsHurrying Others OnOther Volume Measures

And as regards the double repetition of the dream to Pharaoh, it is that the thing is established by God, and God will hasten to do it.

Verse ConceptsDoing Things TwiceGod Not DelayingEverything Happening For A Reason

and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening ContainersHasty ActionPutting Things Down

Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

Verse ConceptsHow Death Is InevitableBoth Men And Animals Killed

and Moses saith unto Aaron, 'Take the censer, and put on it fire from off the altar, and place perfume, and go, hasten unto the company, and make atonement for them, for the wrath hath gone out from the presence of Jehovah -- the plague hath begun.'

Verse ConceptsMoses, Significance OfAaron, As High PriestCensers

and Jehovah saith unto me, Rise, go down, hasten from this, for thy people hath done corruptly, whom thou hast brought out of Egypt; they have turned aside hastily out of the way which I have commanded them -- they have made to themselves a molten thing!

Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forSin, Nature OfMan Going Down

and it cometh to pass -- the gate is to be shut -- in the dark, and the men have gone out; I have not known whither the men have gone; pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them;'

Verse ConceptsGatesShutting Gates

And it cometh to pass, when the king of Ai seeth it, that hasten, and rise early, and go out do the men of the city to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people, at the appointed season, at the front of the plain, and he hath not known that an ambush is against him, on the rear of the city.

Verse ConceptsNot Knowing The FutureThose Who Rose Early

and the ambush hath risen with haste, out of its place, and they run at the stretching out of his hand, and go into the city, and capture it, and hasten, and burn the city with fire.

Verse ConceptsSpearsGroups RunningBurning Cities

So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies.Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

Verse ConceptsBooksBooks, Not PreservedSkyOne DayHistorical BooksSunSunshineThe Moonmovement

And David saith to all his servants who are with him in Jerusalem, 'Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfHasteDesertionEscaping From PeopleHurrying Others On

And the men observe diligently, and hasten, and catch it from him, and say, 'Thy brother Ben-Hadad;' and he saith, 'Go ye in, bring him;' and Ben-Hadad cometh out unto him, and he causeth him to come up on the chariot.

Verse ConceptsChariots

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain officer, and saith, 'Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'

And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.

Verse ConceptsCollectionsCareNeglectHaste

And Azariah the head priest looketh unto him, and all the priests, and lo, he is leprous in his forehead, and they hasten him thence, and also he himself hath hastened to go out, for Jehovah hath plagued him.

And the king said, Hasten Haman, that it may be done as Esther has said. And the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Verse ConceptsHurrying Others On

If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,

Verse ConceptsFeetLying

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesSorrowIdolatryMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsThe Ungodly SufferingNo Help In Other GodsWorshiping Together

But You, O Lord, be not far off;O You my help, hasten to my assistance.

Verse ConceptsGod Help!Hurrying Others On

Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.

Verse ConceptsenvoyEthiopiaStretching OutGod's DominionAfricaAmassing Bronzeanniversary

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: to bring to remembrance.} Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Jehovah, hasten to my help.

Verse ConceptsHasteGod Help!Hurrying Others OnSave Us!

But I am afflicted and needy;Hasten to me, O God!You are my help and my deliverer;O Lord, do not delay.

Verse ConceptsInferiorityPoverty, SpiritualGod Not DelayingGod Help!God My SalvationHurrying Others OnGod HelpsHelping The Poor

For we are brought to an end by your anger, and we hasten [off] by your wrath.

Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationAnger Of God, Description

A Psalm of David.O Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me!Give ear to my voice when I call to You!

Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHurrying Others OnPay Attention O God!

For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

Verse ConceptsBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

Verse ConceptsMan's Conduct Towards GodCurbing SpeechDo Not Be RashMaking DecisionsDecision MakingThe Presence Of Godlimitationsimpulsivenessevangelising

That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

Verse ConceptsDoubting God's WordScoffers

Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet [for public display] and write on it in ordinary characters: Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Verse ConceptsPensScrollsTabletsWritingSpeedAlphabetMaking The Message Clear

Therefore I say, “Look away from me;Let me weep bitterly.Do not try to comfort me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraelSorrowNo Comfort

Therefore the Lord God says this,“Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone,A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed.He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic].

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillFoundationsCornerstonesFaith, Necessity OfGod, The RockMasonsNot AshamedTrust, Importance OfZion, As A SymbolChrist, Names ForCornerstoneSpiritual FoundationsCapstoneMessianic PropheciesChrist The RockThe Effects Of FaithCauses of failure in

The mind of the hasty will discern the truth,And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

Verse ConceptsInsanityTongueSpeech ImpedimentsRash People

Your children hasten; your destroyers and those who laid you waste depart from you.

Verse ConceptsThose Who Destroy

Their feet run to evil,And they hasten to shed innocent blood;Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity,Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

Verse ConceptsFeetevil, origins ofInnocence, Teaching OnCharacter Of WickedInnocent BloodSheddingPaths Of The WickedDestructionThoughts Of The WickedReady To Kill

Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

Verse ConceptsGod Keeping WatchGod Pays Attentionfulfillmentperformance

And they hasten, and lift up for us a wailing. And run down our eyes do tears, And from our eyelids do waters flow.

Verse ConceptsShedding

But rumors from the east and from the north will alarm and disturb him, and he will set out with great fury to destroy and to annihilate many.

Verse ConceptsBad NewsExterminationOut Of The EastAngry PeopleKilling Many People

They shall walk after Jehovah; he shall roar like a lion; when he shall roar, then the children shall hasten from the west:

Verse ConceptsTremblingWestOut Of The WestFollowing GodGroups TremblingGod Like A LionLike Creatures

they shall hasten as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will cause them to dwell in their houses, saith Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsdovesGroups Trembling

Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations,And gather yourselves there.Bring down, O Lord, Your mighty ones.

Verse ConceptsGathering Other NationsHurrying Others On

He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten to its wall, and prepared is the covering.

Verse ConceptsShieldsStumblingPeople StumblingHasty Action

And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour -- in presence, not in heart -- did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For The ChurcheagernessSpiritual DesiresAbsenceContact With PeopleRight Desireseffort

Try your best to come [to me] before winter. Eubulus wishes to be remembered to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.

Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

Bible Theasaurus

Expedite (1 instance)
Hasten (48 instances)
Hurry (74 instances)
Induce (2 instances)
Relieve (21 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּחף 
Dachaph 
Usage: 4

שׁקד 
Shaqad 
Usage: 12

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