14 occurrences

'Prey' in the Bible

And I will give it into the hands of strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it.

Verse ConceptsForeignersSuffering From ForeignersProsperity Of The Wicked

And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating People

And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnimals Eating People

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of her like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they devour souls; they take away treasure and precious things; they increase her widows in the midst of her;

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesHuntingWidowsPeople Torn To PiecesLike CreaturesJudged As MurderersTaking PossessionConspiracy

Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Verse ConceptsWicked RulersRulers, WickedSheddingPeople Torn To PiecesWolvesJudged As Murderers

And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy wares; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses; and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the waters.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of HousesBuilding Stones RejectedDrawbacks To RichesWood And Stone

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry away her multitude, and seize her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.

Verse ConceptsDelicaciesTaking Possessions

As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily because my sheep have been a prey, and my sheep have been meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, and my shepherds searched not for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock,

Verse ConceptsSelfishnessAnimals Eating PeopleFeeding AnimalsNot Seeking PeopleNo One Available

I will save my flock, that they may no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

Verse ConceptsGod Saves The Needy

And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beast of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell in safety, and none shall make them afraid.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeopleFreed From FearGod Will Keep Safe

therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the mountains and to the hills, to the water-courses and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken, which are become a prey and a derision to the remnant of the nations that are round about,

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyCities Under AttackAbandoning ThingsThe Mountains Of Israel

to seize a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thy hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and against a people gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the middle of the land.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingArchaeologyThe Middle

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to seize a spoil? hast thou gathered thine assemblage to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take cattle and goods, to seize a great spoil?

Verse ConceptsPlunderingTradeAmericaAmerica In Biblical Prophecy

Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the peoples that are with thee: I have given thee to be meat for the birds of prey of every wing, and to the beasts of the field.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeoplePossibility Of DeathBirds EatingThe Mountains Of Israel

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