6 occurrences

'Poorest' in the Bible

And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

Verse ConceptsExcusesClansdoubtersInferiorityMinistry, Qualifications ForModestyWeakness, PhysicalLeadershipHumility, Examples OfThe Youngest ChildWithout StrengthDepressiongideon

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Verse ConceptsBlacksmithsSmall RemnantsTens Of ThousandsExile Of Judah To Babylon

But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Verse ConceptsFarmersRemnantSmall RemnantsPloughmenImmigrants

Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

Verse ConceptsGovernorsSmall Remnants

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Judah To BabylonTurning Against Men

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Verse ConceptsSmall RemnantsPloughmen

Bible Theasaurus

Inadequate (2 instances)
Miserable (24 instances)
Pathetic (1 instance)
Pitiable (4 instances)
Pitiful (6 instances)
Poorest (11 instances)
Wretched (22 instances)

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