7 occurrences in 12 translations

'Held' in the Bible

Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsHarvestSowing And ReapingA Holy NationMetaphorical FirstfruitsHolinessFirst fruits

Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have held back from you what is good.

Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinSin Brings ImpoverishmentGod Turning Bad Things Into Good

But our tents have been destroyed. The ropes that held them in place have been ripped apart. Our children are gone and are not coming back. There is no survivor to put our tents back up, no one left to hang their tent curtains in place.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutTentsPeople Passing AwayUndoing FasteningsNo One To Be Found

And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah second [time] while he [was] still held back in the courtyard of the guard, {saying},

Verse ConceptsPrisonersShutting SecurelySpeaking Again

And Jeremiah instructed Baruch, {saying}, "I [am] held back, I am not able to enter the temple of Yahweh.

“Make him drunk, for he has become arrogant and magnified himself against the Lord [by denying Reuben’s occupation of the land the Lord had assigned him]. Moab also will wallow in his vomit, and he too shall become a laughingstock.

Verse ConceptsdefianceVomittingGod Making Drunk

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Verse ConceptsThose OppressedMisleading Childrenliberation

Bible Theasaurus

Accommodate (7 instances)
Adjudge (1 instance)
Admit (16 instances)
Arrest (38 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Confine (14 instances)
Contain (24 instances)
Declare (445 instances)
Defend (63 instances)
Entertain (11 instances)
Harbor (10 instances)
Harbour (6 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Moderate (1 instance)
Nurse (29 instances)
Obligate (2 instances)
Oblige (2 instances)
Obtain (93 instances)
Prevail (75 instances)
Restrain (52 instances)
Retain (38 instances)
Sustain (46 instances)

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