36 occurrences in 11 translations

'Imprisoned' in the Bible

that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPrisons

And they dreamed a dream, both of them in one night, each his dream, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup-bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the tower-house.

Verse ConceptsVisions At Night

Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

Verse ConceptsPrisonersSpyingPeople Sending People

So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.

Verse ConceptsThree Daysjail

The entire household of Ahab will die, and I will cut off from Ahab every male person in Israel, whether imprisoned or surviving.

Verse ConceptsUrinatingDeath Of All MalesKilling Whole Families

The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt. Hoshea had sent messengers to King So of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him.

Verse ConceptsArrestingMessengers Sent OutenvoyConspiraciesImprisonmentsPrisonersTaxationPrisons

Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath to keep him from reigning in Jerusalem, and he imposed on the land a fine of 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold.

Verse ConceptsCoinageChainsTaxationFine As Penalty

“Water becomes hard like stone,And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.

Verse ConceptsCold WeatherDeep Seaslakes

They are imprisoned by their own prosperity, they have boasted proudly with their mouth.

Verse ConceptsHardness Of HeartArrogance, Characterizes The WickedPeople Without Mercy

They will be imprisoned in a pit, locked up in a prison, and after staying there for a long time, they will be punished.

Verse ConceptsPrisoners

But this is a people plundered and looted,all of them trapped in holesor imprisoned in dungeons.They have become plunderwith no one to rescue themand loot, with no one saying, “Give it back!”

Verse ConceptsPlunderingRescueTrapPrisonscredibilityjail

At that time, the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the guard’s courtyard in the palace of the king of Judah.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardPrisonersActual Attacks On Jerusalem

Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it.

Verse ConceptsCapturing Cities

Then King Zedekiah commanded, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guardhouse, and a [round] loaf of bread from the bakers’ street was given to him daily, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained [imprisoned] in the court of the guardhouse.

Verse ConceptsBread, As FoodBakersBakingProphets, Lives OfRoadsPrisonsOnce A Day

He had Zedekiah's eyes put out and had him bound in chains. Then the king of Babylon had him led off to Babylon and he was imprisoned there until the day he died.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPrisonsLifelongKings ExiledBlindingOther BlindingBronze Shackles

They imprisoned him in a cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babel. Then they placed him in their dungeon where his voice would no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersCagesMan Trapping

These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. However, they will fall by the sword and by the flame, and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceKilled With The SwordBurning PeopleMan's Wisdom

As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you [My chosen people, the covenant that was sealed with blood]I have freed your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Verse ConceptsCisternsPitsDry PlacesBlood Of The CovenantGod Freeing CaptivesPits Symbolizing GriefTerms Of The Covenant At SinaiThe Blood Of Jesusliberation

Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

Verse ConceptsMonotonyPrisonersTelling Of Happeningsjail

For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

Verse ConceptsFaultsPrisonersRopesTying UpNamed Wives

Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

Verse ConceptsGospel, Descriptions OfPrisonersChrist Preaching

The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.

Verse ConceptsCriminalsImprisonmentsRebellion, Against Human AuthorityBarabbasJudged As Murderers

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

Verse ConceptsFloggingBeating Believers

But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul imprisoned.

Verse ConceptsMen PleasersBad Decision Making ExamplesPopularityPleasing MenPopularity Sought

Before this faith came, we were confined under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.

Verse ConceptsKeysUnder The Law

This greeting is written with my own signature "Paul." Remember that I remain imprisoned. May grace be with you! Amen.

Verse ConceptsThe AccursedWritingSalutationsWriting The New Testament

for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned.

Verse ConceptsChainsPersecution Of The Apostle PaulSufferingThe Word Of GodHardshipjail

For you showed sympathy and deep concern for those who were imprisoned, and you joyfully accepted the [unjust] seizure of your belongings and the confiscation of your property, conscious of the fact that you have a better possession and a lasting one [prepared for you in heaven].

Verse ConceptsCompassion, In ChristiansJoy, Of The ChurchPoverty, Causes OfPoverty, SpiritualPrisonersProperty, HousesSelf SacrificeSuffering, HardshipSympathyEternal StateRejoicing In TribulationConfiscationSufferings RewardedRejoicing In TrialRobbing PeoplePropertyAcceptancepossessions

Bible Theasaurus

Captive (146 instances)
Confined (35 instances)
Imprison (6 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אסוּר 
'ecuwr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

ἤμην 
Emen 
was , I imprisoned 9 , I was , should be
Usage: 9

φυλακή 
Phulake 
Usage: 35

φυλακίζω 
Phulakizo 
Usage: 1

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