7 occurrences in 6 translations

'Lurks' in the Bible

Of Gad he said,“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;He lurks like a lioness,And tears the arm and the crown of the head.

Verse ConceptsEnlargementLike Creatures

“How then can you vainly comfort me with empty words,Since your answers remain untrue?”

Verse ConceptsComfortless LivesUseless WordsHuman Comfort

he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.

Verse ConceptsLionsNetsMan TrappingLike Creaturesrehabilitation

Now in the street, now in the squares,she lurks at every corner.

Verse ConceptsHarlotsCorners

Surely she lurks as a robber,And increases the faithless among men.

Verse ConceptsAmbushUnfaithful

"Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.

Verse ConceptsSafetyTrumpetBeaconsOut Of The NorthTrumpets For BattleNatural Disasters

The sword lurks outside, but pestilence and famine are on the prowl inside the house. Whoever is in the field will die by violence, while famine and pestilence will devour those in the city.

Verse ConceptsPestilenceInside And OutFamine ComingFamine KillingFamine Will ComeOutside The House

Bible Theasaurus

Lounge (1 instance)
Lurks (7 instances)
Tarry (63 instances)
Waylay (1 instance)

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