28 occurrences

'Own' in the Bible

The survivors among them will escapeand live on the mountainslike doves of the valley,all of them moaning,each over his own iniquity.

Verse ConceptsdovesEscaping EvilOthers Mourning

The king will mourn;the prince will be clothed in grief;and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.I will deal with them according to their own conduct,and I will judge them by their own standards.Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsClothed With Bad ThingsGroups TremblingPeople Involved In JudgementPeople AppalledPeople Mourning Catastrophe

But as for Me, I will not show pity or spare them. I will bring their actions down on their own heads.”

Verse ConceptsHeadsReward, DivineThe Recompense Of The WickedGod Makes Evil ReboundGod Without MercyNot Sparingpity

“Son of man, your own relatives, those who have the right to redeem you, and the entire house of Israel, all of them, are those that the residents of Jerusalem have said this to, ‘Stay away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

But as for those whose hearts pursue their desire for detestable things and practices, I will bring their actions down on their own heads.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Verse ConceptsReward, DivineFruits Of SinThe Recompense Of The WickedGod Makes Evil Rebound

“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the Lord!

Verse ConceptsSuperstitionFalse Prophets DenouncedProphesy!imagination

This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfSpirit, Nature OfNo VisionsFalse Prophets Denouncedimaginationprophets

“Now, son of man, turn toward the women of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them

Verse ConceptsdaughtersProphetessThoughts Of The WickedFalse Prophets DenouncedPeople Opposed

and say: This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands on the wrist of every hand and who make veils for the heads of people of every height in order to ensnare lives. Will you ensnare the lives of My people but preserve your own?

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofSorcery And MagicTrapVeilsMagiciansDressSewingTemptressesTall PeopleAvoid Sorcerymagic

Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged Me with all these things, I will also bring your actions down on your own head.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Haven’t you committed immoral acts in addition to all your detestable practices?

Verse ConceptsLewdnessMarriage, Between God And His PeopleYouthful DevotionGod Will RequiteThey Committed Immorality

“As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced fraud, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.

Verse ConceptsOppressors

So I have poured out My indignation on them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their actions down on their own heads.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Verse ConceptsMan's WaysFire Of God's AngerGod Makes Evil Rebound

They will come against you with an alliance of nations and with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will set themselves against you on every side with shields, bucklers, and helmets. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will judge you by their own standards.

Verse ConceptsChariotsCartsShieldsWheelsWagonsAttacking With ChariotsHelmetsPeople Opposed

“This is what the Lord God says: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are scattered and demonstrate My holiness through them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their own land, which I gave to My servant Jacob.

Verse ConceptsGathering Israel

Speak to him and say: This is what the Lord God says:Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,the great monster lying in the middle of his Nile,who says, ‘My Nile is my own;I made it for myself.’

Verse ConceptsCosmic CreaturesPeople Possessing Other Things

The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. Because you said, ‘The Nile is my own; I made it,’

Verse ConceptsLand Becoming EmptyPeople Destroying Foreign NationsPeople Possessing Other Things

Then, if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but ignores the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

Verse ConceptsHearing Things

Since he heard the sound of the trumpet but ignored the warning, his blood is on his own hands. If he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.

Verse ConceptsHearing ThingsPaying Attention To PeopleSaving Oneself

“But your people say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair,’ even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.

Verse ConceptsIs God Unjust?

I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will shepherd them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the land.

Verse ConceptsGathering IsraelThe Mountains Of Israel

“This is what the Lord God says: Certainly in My burning zeal I speak against the rest of the nations and all of Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted rejoicing and utter contempt so that its pastureland became plunder.

Verse ConceptsMotives, Examples OfNationalismConquestFire Of God's AngerRejoicing In EvilTaking Possession

Therefore this is what the Lord God says: I swear that the nations all around you will endure their own insults.

Verse ConceptsGod Swearing HarmInsulting Other PeopleSwearing

“For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.

Verse ConceptsGathering IsraelRebirth Of IsraelValley Of Dry BonesThe Environment

I will put My Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. I have spoken, and I will do it.” This is the declaration of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsKnowledge, Of GodSpiritual Life, Nature OfThe Spirit Of GodDivine Work Of The Holy SpiritPromises Of The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit, And RegenerationThe Dead Are Raisedwholeness

tell them: This is what the Lord God says: I am going to take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.

Verse ConceptsGathering Israelreunitingrejuvenation

They will know that I am Yahweh their God when I regather them to their own land after having exiled them among the nations. I will leave none of them behind.

Verse ConceptsGathering IsraelGod Not ForsakingPeople ExiledEzekiel InvasionRebirth Of IsraelLand Permanently Restored To Israel

The prince must not take any of the people’s inheritance, evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his own property.”

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityDo Not Steal

“The remaining area on both sides of the holy donation and the city property will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, next to the 8⅓ miles of the donation as far as the eastern border and next to the 8⅓ miles of the donation as far as the western border. The holy donation and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it.

Verse ConceptsEastern BordersWestern BordersPlans For A New Temple

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