39 occurrences

'Men' in the Bible

And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of EscapingLossActing Alone

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

Verse ConceptsLightningLossSuffering, Causes OfWeather, God's Sovereignty OverConflagrationsActing AloneBurning PeopleWhile Still Speaking

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

Verse ConceptsCamelsActing AloneThree GroupsWhile Still SpeakingTaking Animals

When a great wind came rushing from the waste land against the four sides of the house, and it came down on the young men, and they are dead; and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

Verse ConceptsStormsActing AloneFour CornersDestruction Of HousesFour SidesDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsDeathHurricanes

In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,

Verse ConceptsNightOvercoming Adversitywaterfalls

If I have done wrong, what have I done to you, O keeper of men? why have you made me a mark for your blows, so that I am a weariness to myself?

Verse ConceptsGod Seeing All PeopleTargetsWe Have Sinned

Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples of

For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.

Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingUseless People

Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;

Verse ConceptsLying Down To RestFavor

With us are men who are grey-haired and full of years, much older than your father.

Verse ConceptsAge, Glories OfMaturity, PhysicalOld Age, Attitudes ToOld Age, Attainment OfGreyWisdom

(The things which wise men have got from their fathers, and have not kept secret from us;

Verse ConceptsTelling What People Said

All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.

Verse ConceptsAbhorTurning Against MenUnlovingHating IndividualsFriendsBest FriendsFriendship And Love

The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him.

Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?

Verse ConceptsLength Of LifeEvil Ways

The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.

Verse ConceptsBoundariesProperty, LandStealingStonesSuffering, Causes OfLandmarksTaking AnimalsPurgatory

The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.

Verse ConceptsBrokennessWombMaggotsForgetting PeopleHarming TreesPurgatoryworms

Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.

Verse ConceptsClappingHissing

He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.

Verse ConceptsFeetSwinging

For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

Verse ConceptsCommendation

Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being Silent

They are sent out from among their townsmen, men are crying after them as thieves

Verse ConceptsPeople Ostracised

They are sons of shame, and of men without a name, who have been forced out of the land.

The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?

So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfThree MenIndividuals Being Silent

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.

Verse ConceptsThree MenOthers Not AnsweringNamed People Angry With Others

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;

Verse ConceptsNight

Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;

Verse ConceptsThe Faculty Of Hearingmovement

He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, Of WorshipAcceptance, divineJoy, Of IsraelPleasing GodRejoicingDivine FavourAnswered PromisesGod Answers Prayer

Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.

Verse ConceptsFar Be It!Is God Unjust?Pay Attention To People!Work Ethic

Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.

Verse ConceptsMidnightSudden Death

Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,

May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.

Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

Verse ConceptsArmsSuffering, Hardshipoppression

See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.

And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

Verse ConceptsTurning RoundguidanceDirectionWisdom And GuidanceWeather In The Last Daysaccomplishmentweather

For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.

Verse ConceptsWorldly WisdomFalse WisdomRespecting Your Body

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