18 occurrences

'Overtake' in the Bible

"Your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me your gracious love in how you have dealt with me by keeping me alive. I cannot escape to the hills, because I'm afraid the disaster will overtake me, and I'll die.

Verse ConceptsKindnessPeople's Inability To SaveEscaping To MountainsPossibility Of DeathGod Showed His LovingkindnessUnable To Save

"The enemy said, "I'll pursue them, I'll overtake them, I'll divide the spoil. I'll satisfy my anger on them, I'll draw my sword, and my hand will bring them to ruin.'

Verse ConceptsPursuingSelf ConfidencePursuing PeopleArrogance, Characterizes The WickedOvertakingDividing The Spoil

Since hile the distance may be great, the angry avenger may overtake the killer he is pursuing and kill him, in which case there will be no justice in his death, because he did not hate his friend previously.

Verse ConceptsMan AvengingNot HatingDeath Of A Family Member

At dusk, when it was time to close the city gates, the men left. I don't know where the men went. Go after them quickly, and you might overtake them."

Verse ConceptsGatesShutting Gates

At that point, as the army of Israel turned back to face the army of Benjamin, the army of Benjamin was filled with terror, because they realized that disaster was about to overtake them.

David inquired of the LORD: "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?"

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodAnswered PrayerOvertakingRecoveryFamily Conflict

The LORD told David, "Pursue them! You will definitely overtake them and rescue the captives." So David and 600 men who were with him set out. They came to the Wadi Besor where those who were left behind stayed.

Verse ConceptsSix To Seven HundredSix Hundred And Above

So David told all of his staff who were with him in Jerusalem, "Let's get up and get out of here! Otherwise, none of us will escape from Absalom. Hurry, or he'll overtake us quickly, bring disaster on all of us, and execute the inhabitants of the city!"

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfHasteDesertionEscaping From PeopleHurrying Others On

Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away.

Verse ConceptsFear Will ComeLike A Flood

then, let my enemy pursue me, let him overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground. Interlude Let him put my honor into the dust.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleOvertakingPsalm Interjectionsrelentless

May you pour out your fury on them. May your burning anger overtake them.

Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationGod Angry With The Nations

Both of these things will overtake you suddenly on a single day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, despite the multitude of your incantations and the great power of your spells."

Verse ConceptsPleasure SeekersSuddenlyBereavementDeath Of A ChildLosing SomeonemagicwitchesOccult Being Powerless Before God

the sword that you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt. The famine that you dread will pursue you into Egypt, and there you will die.

Verse ConceptsOvertakingKilled With The SwordFamine ComingFamine Will ComeAnxiety And FearFear And Worry

therefore as I'm alive and living," declares the Lord GOD, "I'm turning you over to bloodshed, and bloodshed will certainly overtake you, since you never have hated shedding blood. That's why bloodshed will certainly pursue you.

Verse ConceptsBlood, Figurative UsePursuingPursuing PeopleHating EvilKilling Will Happen

"Look! The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the one who sows will overtake the harvester and the treader of grapes will overtake the planter. Fresh wine will drip down from the mountains, cascading down from the hills.

Verse ConceptsFutureAlcoholGrapesHillsPloughingAbundance, MaterialCultivationIncreasing FruitOvertakingPlenty Of WinePloughmenReapersTreading GrapesBlessings From The Mountains

Indeed, the violence done to Lebanon will overtake you, and the destruction of the beasts will terrorize you because you shed human blood and did violence to the land, to the city, and to all who live in it."

Verse ConceptsAnimals, religious role ofDestruction Of All CreaturesPursuing ViolenceFear Of Other ThingsReady To Kill

Bible Theasaurus

Catch (67 instances)
Overcome (324 instances)
Overpower (17 instances)
Overtake (129 instances)
Overwhelm (38 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
καταλαμβάνω 
Katalambano 
Usage: 14

προλαμβάνω 
Prolambano 
Usage: 2

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