12 occurrences in 13 translations

'May' in the Bible

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.

Verse ConceptsAbortionBoundariesThe Act Of OpeningPregnancyEnlargementSanctity Of LifeSuffering, Causes OfAbominations, Judgments OfAmmonitesThree Or FourOpening The WombHarming Pregnant Womenborders

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,Who say to your husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”

Verse ConceptsCowsThe NeedyLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToAlcohol ConsumptionGetting WineWomen Doing WrongNot Helping The Poorwomanhood

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,“Seek Me that you may live.

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillSeeking Life

"Seek the LORD and live! Otherwise, he may break out like a fire in the house of Joseph and devour Bethel, and there will be no one to extinguish it.

Verse ConceptsSeeking LifeNot Extinguishing

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Verse ConceptsSeeking LifeSeeking For Abstract ThingsGod Be With You

And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadBeing AshamedActing AlonePreparation For BurialProclaiming God’s NameCurbing SpeechRelatives Also Involved

Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant?

Verse ConceptsPloughingPoisonTilling The SoilBitter FoodNo Justice

That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingSandalsTradeShoesPollutionsRubbishNot Helping The PoorPrice Set On Individuals

I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

Verse ConceptsDoorpostsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureNo SurvivorsDestruction Of The TempleGod ShakingThose Who Saw GodNo EscapeGod Will Kill His PeopleTop Of Things

That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.

Verse ConceptsTaking PossessionThe Gospel To The Nations

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