20 occurrences

'Hostility' in the Bible

Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility.

Verse ConceptsExcavationPeople OpposedPeople Naming Things

“If you act with hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.

Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of HostilitySevenfold

“If in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but act with hostility toward Me,

then I will act with hostility toward you; I also will strike you seven times for your sins.

Verse ConceptsSevenfoldGod Opposing

“And if in spite of this you do not obey Me but act with hostility toward Me,

I will act with furious hostility toward you; I will also discipline you seven times for your sins.

Verse ConceptsChastisementSevenfoldGod Opposing

“But if they will confess their sin and the sin of their fathers—their unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, and how they acted with hostility toward Me,

Verse ConceptsTreacherySin ConfessedConfession of sinForgiving Yourselfconfessingactinggrandfathers

and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled, and if they will pay the penalty for their sin,

Verse ConceptsHumilityGod OpposingUncircumcised In Heart

or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must be put to death; he is a murderer. The avenger of blood is to kill the murderer when he finds him.

Verse ConceptsJudgement On Murderers

“But if anyone suddenly pushes a person without hostility or throws any object at him without malicious intent

Verse ConceptsLack Of Expectation

The Lord said to me, ‘Show no hostility toward Moab, and do not provoke them to battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, since I have given Ar as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’”

Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godharassment

When you get close to the Ammonites, don’t show any hostility to them or fight with them, for I will not give you any of the Ammonites’ land as a possession; I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’”

Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godharassment

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,a time of paying back Edomfor its hostility against Zion.

Verse ConceptsThe Day Of JudgementGod Executes VengeanceRevengezion

The days of punishment have come;the days of retribution have come.Let Israel recognize it!The prophet is a fool,and the inspired man is insane,because of the magnitudeof your guilt and hostility.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfAttitudes Of HostilityPersecution, Forms OfRejection Of God, Results OfReward, DivineThe Recompense Of The WickedVisitationProphecy IgnoredCounted As FoolsHating The RighteousKnowing FactsReckoned Insanedistractions

Ephraim’s watchman is with my God.The prophet encounters a fowler’s snareon all his ways.Hostility is in the house of his God!

Verse ConceptsTrapWatchmanMan TrappingHating The Righteous

Bible Theasaurus

Antagonism (1 instance)
Enmity (25 instances)
Hostility (40 instances)

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