22 occurrences in 8 translations

'Overwhelming' in the Bible

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every Egyptian sold his field because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s.

Verse ConceptsFieldsProperty, LandPurchasingReal EstatePeople Possessing Other Things

So David went out to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. David observed, "Like an overwhelming flood, God has overwhelmed my enemies, using me to do it." That's why that place is called Baal-perazim.

Trouble and distress terrify him,overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedFear Will ComeOvercoming AdversityBeing Overwhelmedpressure

He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] among the nations;He will fill them with corpses,He will crush the chief men over a broad country.

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeChrist Judging

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Verse ConceptsEnvyJealousyAble To StandPassionBeing Overwhelmedwrath

You [are] beautiful, my beloved, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, {overwhelming as an army with banners}.

Verse ConceptsBanner, Figurative Use

"Who [is] this that looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, {bright as the sun}, {overwhelming as an army with banners}?"

Verse ConceptsThe Moon

For even if your people of Israel number as many as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Overwhelming, righteous destruction is decreed,

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfRemnantGod Doing RightDoing RightEnd Of ActionsMany In IsraelSand And Gravel

For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,and we have made an agreement with Sheol;when the overwhelming scourge passes through,it will not touch us,because we have made falsehood our refugeand have hidden behind treachery.”

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Example OfFalse ConfidenceGrave, TheHell, As An ExperienceImmunityRefugeSelf ConfidenceTrust, Lack OfArrogance, Characterizes The WickedHiding From Peopleshelter

Your deal with Death will be dissolved,and your agreement with Sheol will not last.When the overwhelming scourge passes through,you will be trampled.

Verse ConceptsAgreementTrampling PeopleNot DyingDeath Preventedcovenantcheaters

For the Lord has poured out on youan overwhelming urge to sleep;He has shut your eyes—the prophets,and covered your heads—the seers.

Verse ConceptsHearingSeersSleep, SpiritualSleep, PhysicalSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfEyes HarmedProphecy AbolishedHead As Chiefprophets

Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “I will make a violent wind break out in My wrath, and there will be in My anger an overwhelming rain and great hailstones to destroy [that wall] in wrath.

Verse ConceptsWindGod Sending RainGod Dispensing WindFloods

and you will go up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. In the last days it will come about that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy through you before their eyes, O Gog.”

Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelEnd Of The WorldCovering The EarthNations Attacking Israel

Overwhelming forces will be carried away before him, along with the Commander-in-Chief of the covenant.

Verse ConceptsCovenant Made At Sinai

But He will completely destroy Ninevehwith an overwhelming flood,and He will chase His enemies into darkness.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentOvertaken By DarknessEnd Of ActionsFloodsBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

all the families that remain, each by itself, and their wives by themselves [each with an overwhelming individual regret for having blindly rejected their Messiah].

Verse ConceptsOther Wives

They were all astonished, and they began glorifying God; and they were filled with [reverential] fear and kept saying, “We have seen wonderful and incredible things today!”

Verse ConceptsAmazingReverence, And God's NatureAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesTodayFear Of ChristSpecific Praising Of GodAwesurprises

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with [transcendent, overwhelming] power [subduing the nations] and with great glory.

Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfFutureGod, Power OfLast ThingsGod's Glory In Jesus ChristSeeing The Risen ChristCloud of gloryThe Second Coming

For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, then the ministry of justification has an overwhelming glory.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, the newCondemnation, Causes OfCondemnation Of The WickedGod Bestowing GloryReconciliationMinistrycondemnation

Indeed, what had glory [the Law], in this case no longer has glory because of the glory that surpasses it [the gospel].

Verse ConceptsImperfect Nature Of Human Glory

But more than that, I count everything as loss compared to the priceless privilege and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord [and of growing more deeply and thoroughly acquainted with Him—a joy unequaled]. For His sake I have lost everything, and I consider it all garbage, so that I may gain Christ,

Verse ConceptsGoalsGiving, Of OneselfBad Languagedung and manureCertaintyHeaven, Inheritance OfRenunciationSelf SacrificeValuesKnowledgeSpiritual InvestmentGain Through LossCrude LanguageConsecration, Examples OfSpiritual TreasuresDeath To SelfDefecationKnowing Christ PersonallyRubbishlosing a loved oneWorthBeing LostValueExcellenceLosing Someoneaccomplishmentsaccomplishmentpoop

Bible Theasaurus

Consuming (46 instances)
Deluge (22 instances)
Drown (3 instances)
Overcome (324 instances)
Overpower (17 instances)
Overpowering (3 instances)
Overtake (129 instances)
Overwhelm (38 instances)
Overwhelming (22 instances)

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