63 occurrences

'Quickly' in the Bible

She replied, “Drink, my lord.” She quickly lowered her jug to her hand and gave him a drink.

Verse ConceptsWater ContainersHasty ActionPutting Things Down

She quickly emptied her jug into the trough and hurried to the well again to draw water. She drew water for all his camels

Verse ConceptsWater ContainersIndividuals RunningDrawing WaterPouring WaterHasty Action

She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels also.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.

Verse ConceptsWater ContainersMan Providing WaterHasty Action

But Isaac said to his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?”He replied, “Because the Lord your God worked it out for me.”

Verse ConceptsPeople OvercomingWork Soon Done

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to Pharaoh.

Verse ConceptsDungeonsPrisonersShavingPrisonsAccommodationsChanging ClothesIndividuals RunningClean ClothesKings SummoningPeople Set Free By PeopleEtiquette

“Return quickly to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPeople Who DelayedHurrying Others On

Tell my father about all my glory in Egypt and about all you have seen. And bring my father here quickly.”

Verse ConceptsHurrying Others On

When they returned to their father Reuel he asked, “Why have you come back so quickly today?”

Verse ConceptsWork Soon DoneFathers And Daughters

Now the Egyptians pressured the people in order to send them quickly out of the country, for they said, “We’re all going to die!”

Verse ConceptsDeath Due To God's PresenceHurrying Others On

They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘Israel, this is your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’”

Verse ConceptsBowingRenunciationWhat Is Not GodBringing Israel Out Of EgyptOthers Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptWork Soon DoneWorshipping Material Things

Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the Lord; the plague has begun.”

Verse ConceptsMoses, Significance OfAaron, As High PriestCensers

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.

Verse ConceptsHeaven And EarthAnnihilationThings As Witnesses

“The Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go down immediately from here. For your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly. They have quickly turned from the way that I commanded them; they have made a cast image for themselves.’

Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forSin, Nature OfMan Going Down

I saw how you had sinned against the Lord your God; you had made a calf image for yourselves. You had quickly turned from the way the Lord had commanded for you.

Verse ConceptsGolden CalvesGod's People Sinning

Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you. He will close the sky, and there will be no rain; the land will not yield its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land the Lord is giving you.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalRainUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentElements, Control OfDispleasureDivine Power Over Nature

The Lord will send against you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you do until you are destroyed and quickly perish, because of the wickedness of your actions in abandoning Me.

Verse ConceptsConfusionRebukeDisorganizationConsequences Of Forsaking Godcurses

Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay.In time their foot will slip,for their day of disaster is near,and their doom is coming quickly.”

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivinePunishment, Nature OfRetributionRevenge, And RetaliationSeasons, Of LifeGod Executes VengeanceNear The Time GenerallyRevenge

At nightfall, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I don’t know where they were going. Chase after them quickly, and you can catch up with them!”

Verse ConceptsGatesShutting Gates

When he held out his hand, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They ran, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

Verse ConceptsSpearsGroups RunningBurning Cities

Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Don’t abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, for all the Amorite kings living in the hill country have joined forces against us.”

Verse ConceptsGroups Helping

If you break the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and go and worship other gods, and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly disappear from this good land He has given you.”

Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodSyncretismBowing To False GodsDifferent GodsBreaking The CovenantGod Will Be AngryGod Will Kill His PeopleHinduism

but they did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods, bowing down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the Lord’s commands. They did not do as their fathers did.

Verse Conceptsethics, basis ofGod's WaysProstitutionRevelation, Responses ToDifferent Gods

He quickly called his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, or they’ll say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his armor-bearer thrust him through, and he died.

Verse ConceptsArmourArmorbearerApproval To Kill OneselfKilling Named Individuals

The woman ran quickly to her husband and told him, “The man who came to me today has just come back!”

Verse ConceptsGood Wives ExamplesRunning With News

The men in ambush had rushed quickly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.

Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” The man quickly came and reported to Eli.

Verse ConceptsMeaning

If you go quickly, you can catch up with him before he goes to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests can eat. Go up immediately—you can find him now.”

Verse ConceptsPeople EatingPeople Who Blessed Others

When the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Running

If your father misses me at all, say, ‘David urgently requested my permission to quickly go to his town Bethlehem for an annual sacrifice there involving the whole clan.’

Verse ConceptsBethlehemAsking PermissionEvery YearGone Awayanniversary

Then a messenger came to Saul saying, “Come quickly, because the Philistines have raided the land!”

Verse ConceptsMessengerHurrying Others On

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and fell with her face to the ground in front of David.

Verse ConceptsBowingProstrationSalutationsDismountingBowing Before David

Otherwise, as surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn’t have had any men left by morning light.”

Verse ConceptsUrinatingDeath Of All Males

Then Abigail got up quickly, and with her five female servants accompanying her, rode on the donkey following David’s messengers. And so she became his wife.

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleRiding Donkeys

The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.

Verse ConceptsFlourFoodCooking, MethodsBakingKilling Domesticated AnimalsEating CattleBaking BreadKneading Dough

David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Get up. We have to flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! Leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfHasteDesertionEscaping From PeopleHurrying Others On

Now send someone quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the wilderness ford of the Jordan, but be sure to cross over, or the king and all the people with him will be destroyed.’”

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsOvernightFords

However, a young man did see them and informed Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardHiding From PeopleTelling Of Happenings

Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, so they quickly picked up on this and responded, “Yes, it is your brother Ben-hadad.”Then he said, “Go and bring him.”So Ben-hadad came out to him, and Ahab had him come up into the chariot.

Verse ConceptsChariots

He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.

Verse ConceptsEyes HarmedRecognising PeopleRemoving People From Your Life

Each man quickly took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. They blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”

Verse ConceptsCloaksStairwaysTrumpetTrumpets For CelebrationMaking Kings

So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to repair the temple of your God as needed year by year, and do it quickly.”However, the Levites did not hurry.

Verse ConceptsCollectionsCareNeglectHaste

They roasted the Passover lambs with fire according to regulation. They boiled the holy sacrifices in pots, kettles, and bowls; and they quickly brought them to the lay people.

Verse ConceptsPassover lambBanquets, Events CelebratedCaldrons

He traps the wise in their craftinessso that the plans of the deceptiveare quickly brought to an end.

Verse ConceptsCraftinessIntelligenceUnreliabilityWisdom, Source Of HumanWorldly WisdomFalse Wisdom

But You, Lord, don’t be far away.My strength, come quickly to help me.

Verse ConceptsGod Help!Hurrying Others On

Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.Be a rock of refuge for me,a mountain fortress to save me.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorHope, Results OfRefugeGod Being Our DefencePay Attention O God!Save Us!

Don’t hide Your face from Your servant,for I am in distress.Answer me quickly!

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodVeilsGod HidingHurrying Others On

Do not hold past sins against us;let Your compassion come to us quickly,for we have become weak.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringGod Forgetting

I would quickly subdue their enemiesand turn My hand against their foes.”

Verse ConceptsOvercoming EnemiesSubject To GodEnemy Attacks

Answer me quickly, Lord;my spirit fails.Don’t hide Your face from me,or I will be like thosegoing down to the Pit.

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodPitsGoing Down To The PitGod HidingState Of The DeadPits As A Term For GravesDepression

Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.

Verse ConceptsSecurity, FalseDivine DelaysPunishmentPunishmentsPunishment of the The WickedExerciseconsequences

to those who say:“Let Him hurry up and do His work quicklyso that we can see it!Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take placeso that we can know it!”

Verse ConceptsDoubting God's WordScoffers

He raises a signal flag for the distant nationsand whistles for them from the ends of the earth.Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!

Verse ConceptsBanner, Figurative UseSpeedFlagsWhistlingFar From HerePeople From Far Away

Pay attention to Me, My people,and listen to Me, My nation;for instruction will come from Me,and My justice for a light to the nations.I will bring it about quickly.

Verse ConceptsenlightenmentLight, SpiritualMorality, And RedemptionLawgiversGod Is LightPay Attention To God!The Law Given By God

The least will become a thousand,the smallest a mighty nation.I am Yahweh;I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

Verse ConceptsMinoritiesRight Time For GodOther Unimportant PeopleFamiliesGod's TimingGods TimingWaiting For God's Timinggroups

Let them come quickly to raise a lament over usso that our eyes may overflow with tears,our eyelids soaked with weeping.

Verse ConceptsShedding

Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the Judean exiles who can let the king know the interpretation.”

Verse ConceptsHasty Action

And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia—what are you to Me? Are you paying Me back or trying to get even with Me? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads.

Verse ConceptsSpeedWhat Have We In Common?God Will RequiteWork Soon Done

Come quickly, all you surrounding nations;gather yourselves.Bring down Your warriors there, Lord.

Verse ConceptsGathering Other NationsHurrying Others On

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