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'Houses' in the Bible

How is it possible for you to have my forgiveness for this? your children have given me up, taking their oaths by those who are no gods: when I had given them food in full measure, they were false to their wives, taking their pleasure in the houses of loose women.

Verse ConceptsAdultery, Examples OfProstitutionUnforgivenessHarlotsGod Not ForgivingSwearing ByThose Who Committed Adulterywhores

As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth.

Verse ConceptsCagesMen DeceivingGetting RichBirds

And their houses will be handed over to others, their fields and their wives together: for my hand will be stretched out against the people of the land, says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsGod's HandGod's Hands Stretched OutTransferring Wives

For death has come up into our windows, forcing its way into our great houses; cutting off the children in the streets and the young men in the wide places.

Verse ConceptsClimbingRoadsYouthYoung People SufferingThe Fact Of DeathDeath Of A Childjumping

And take no weight out of your houses on the Sabbath day, or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I gave orders to your fathers;

Verse ConceptsSabbath Observed

But if you do not give ear to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and to let no weight be lifted and taken through the doors of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: then I will put a fire in its doorways, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem, and it will never be put out.

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In OtBurning JerusalemSabbath Observed

Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.

Verse ConceptsTrapSnares Laid for PeopleMan Trapping

And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which they have made unclean, will be like the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs perfumes have been burned to all the army of heaven, and drink offerings drained out to other gods.

Verse ConceptsFalse Religiondrink offeringHost Of HeavenRoofAltars, PaganRooftopDifferent Gods

See, I am against you, you who are living on the rock of the valley, says the Lord; you who say, Who will come down against us? or who will get into our houses?

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSecurity, FalseGod Opposing

Go on building houses and living in them, and planting gardens and using the fruit of them;

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalGardensWaiting Till Marriage

For he has sent to us in Babylon saying, The time will be long: go on building houses and living in them, and planting gardens and using the fruit of them.

Verse ConceptsHorticultureAfter A Long TimeGardens

The Lord has said, See, I am changing the fate of the tents of Jacob, and I will have pity on his houses; the town will be put up on its hill, and the great houses will be living-places again.

Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfJacob, The PatriarchArchaeologyRebuilding JerusalemEzekiel InvasionRebirth Of IsraelLand Permanently Restored To Israelrebuilding

For the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, There will again be trading in houses and fields and vine-gardens in this land.

Verse ConceptsVineyard

And the Chaldaeans, who are fighting against this town, will come and put the town on fire, burning it together with the houses, on the roofs of which perfumes have been burned to the Baal, and drink offerings have been drained out to other gods, moving me to wrath.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringAnger Of God, ConsequencesRoofRooftopBurning JerusalemIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said about the houses of this town and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been broken down to make earthworks and ...;

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of HousesActual Attacks On Jerusalem

And you are to make no houses, or put in seed, or get vine-gardens planted, or have any: but all your days you are to go on living in tents, so that you may have a long life in the land where you are living as in a strange country.

Verse ConceptsTentsPlanting VineyardsNot SowingHow To Live Long

Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed:

Verse ConceptsPlanting Vineyards

And the Chaldaeans put the king's house on fire, as well as the houses of the people, and had the walls of Jerusalem broken down.

Verse ConceptsPalacesDestruction Of Jerusalem's WallBurning Jerusalem

And he will put a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and they will be burned by him: and he will make Egypt clean as a keeper of sheep makes clean his clothing; and he will go out from there in peace.

Verse ConceptsCovering The BodyShepherds, As OccupationsBurning Idolatrous Things

And the stone pillars of Beth-shemesh in the land of Egypt will be broken by him, and the houses of the gods of Egypt burned with fire.

Verse ConceptsThe SunObelisksBurning Idolatrous ThingsBroken ThingsWorship Of The Sun

And I will have a fire lighted on the wall of Damascus, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsBurning Citiessyriadamascus

Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.

Verse ConceptsGatesPowerlessnessEffeminacyCessationStopping FightingWeak WomenBurning CitiesNo Strength LeftWomen's Strength

And he had the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire:

Verse ConceptsPalacesDestruction Of HousesBurning Jerusalem

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