22 occurrences

'Provoke' in the Bible

do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.

Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godfootprints

Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab, nor provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.’

Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godharassment

When you come opposite the sons of Ammon, do not harass them nor provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.’

Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godharassment

“When you become the father of children and children’s children and have remained long in the land, and act corruptly, and make an idol in the form of anything, and do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord your God so as to provoke Him to anger,

Verse ConceptsProvokingIdols

I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sin which you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the Lord to provoke Him to anger.

Verse ConceptsMediatorProstrationWaterFasting, Accompanied ByMore Than One MonthFasting For Long Periods

‘They have made Me jealous with what is not God;They have provoked Me to anger with their idols.So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people;I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation,

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfVanityFoolish PeopleWhat Is Not GodMaking Israel Jealous

Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesProvokingReasons For BarrennessTroubling IndividualsSchoolFun

It happened year after year, as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she would provoke her; so she wept and would not eat.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Reasons ForFasting, Nature OfdiseasesSuffering, Nature OfProvokingLost Appetite

you also have done more evil than all who were before you, and have gone and made for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast Me behind your back—

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodDifferent Gods

Ahab also made the Asherah. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsServing Asherahjezebel

You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Enjoy your glory and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall, and Judah with you?”

Verse ConceptsArrogance, Characterizes The WickedBusybodiesProud People

Because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore My wrath burns against this place, and it shall not be quenched.”’

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodRenunciationQuenchingIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

You said, ‘Behold, you have defeated Edom.’ And your heart has become proud in boasting. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?”

Verse ConceptsSuccessArrogance, Characterizes The WickedTwelve Beings

Because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore My wrath will be poured out on this place and it shall not be quenched.”’

“The tents of the destroyers prosper,And those who provoke God are secure,Whom God brings into their power.

Verse ConceptsSecurityTentsApparent InjusticeThe Wicked Prosperthieves

A people who continually provoke Me to My face,Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks;

Verse ConceptsBricksGarden, NaturalSacrifice, In OtBurning SacrificesIdolatryGrieving God

The Lord of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me by offering up sacrifices to Baal.

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical PlantingGod Will Bring Harm

and do not go after other gods to serve them and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands, and I will do you no harm.’

Verse ConceptsMonotheismDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other godsHurthurting

Yet you have not listened to Me,” declares the Lord, “in order that you might provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm.

Verse ConceptsRefusing To Hear

The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will enter and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses where people have offered incense to Baal on their roofs and poured out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringAnger Of God, ConsequencesRoofRooftopBurning JerusalemIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their leaders, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAll Have Sinned

because of their wickedness which they committed so as to provoke Me to anger by continuing to burn sacrifices and to serve other gods whom they had not known, neither they, you, nor your fathers.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodUnknown GodsDifferent Gods

Bible Theasaurus

Arouse (32 instances)
Elicit (1 instance)
Harass (24 instances)
Harry (1 instance)
Kindle (27 instances)
Molest (8 instances)
Plague (156 instances)
Provoke (70 instances)
Stimulate (6 instances)

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