35 occurrences in 13 translations

'Ready' in the Bible

If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

Verse ConceptsSwordsThreateningsSharpening

He prepares to use deadly weapons against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfArrows, Figurative OfDarkness Of EvilArrowsResolving Conflict

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsTurning One's BackTargets

For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

Verse ConceptsNetsSnares Laid for PeopleDigging PitsMan Trapping

They are ready to devour me; they say, "Aha! Aha! We've got you!"

Verse ConceptsDuplicating WordsDespising PeopleSeeing Situations

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

Verse ConceptsPeople Stumbling

{To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.} My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Verse ConceptsCarvings Of FlowersKingship, HumanMusicPensSkillSongsTongueWedding SongsInspirationJournalizing

Put on your sword, make it ready at your side, O strong chief, with your glory and power.

Verse ConceptsSwordsThighsChrist's Own GloryWeapons Of Christ

My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfMany EnemiesAll DayEnemy Attacksharassment

They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

Verse ConceptsBowingNetsPitsDigging PitsMan TrappingPsalm InterjectionsPit Used As Traps

Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves. Awake to meet me and see.

Verse ConceptsGod Help!God Waking UpNo SinEnemy Attacks

You made the earth quake; you split it open. Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.

Verse ConceptsGod Shaking The EarthRestoring ThingsHealing A Broken Heart

and not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation [that] did not make ready its heart, whose spirit was not faithful [to] God.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodGenerationsAttitudes Of StubbornnessLoyaltyRebellion, Of IsraelSelf WillNot Like PeopleBeing Differentrebellionfatherhoodapostasy

They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?

Verse ConceptsFaultsTablesInfidelity To GodSkepticismGod Feeds All The Earth

You made ready a place for it, so that it might take deep root, and it sent out its branches over all the land.

Verse ConceptsFilling PlacesGod's People Plantedspace

Surely His salvation is near to those who [reverently] fear Him [and obey Him with submissive wonder],That glory [the manifest presence of God] may dwell in our land.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorGlory, Revelation OfReverence, And BlessingGod's Glory In IsraelGod's Salvation Made KnownFear Of God, Results OfGod's Blessings Are Near

For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheNearness Of DeathDeath Looms Near

I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted To DeathTreatment From YouthDespairdistractionsteenager

So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

Verse ConceptsPitsDigging PitsPit Used As TrapsStaying Strong During Hard Times

The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.

Verse ConceptsVapourGoing Up MountainsThings FallingThings Going UpRoses

Because the man did not remember to show kindness,But persecuted the suffering and needy man,And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.

Verse ConceptsBrokennessdiscouragementKindnessUnkindnessCharacter Of WickedPersecutionA Broken HeartBroken Heartsheartbrokenharassment

May Your hand be ready to help me,for I have chosen Your precepts.

Verse ConceptsChoosing God's WayGod Help!

Bible Theasaurus

Eager (70 instances)
Earnest (41 instances)
Forward (296 instances)
Prepare (226 instances)
Quick (75 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
παρασκευάζω 
Paraskeuazo 
Usage: 4

ἑτοιμος 
hetoimos 
Usage: 9

ἐγγύς 
Eggus 
nigh , at hand , nigh at hand , near , from , nigh unto , ready
Usage: 23

ἑτοιμάζω 
hetoimazo 
Usage: 27

ἑτοίμως 
hetoimos 
Usage: 3

εὐμετάδοτος 
Eumetadotos 
Usage: 1

προθυμία 
Prothumia 
Usage: 5

πρόθυμος 
Prothumos 
Usage: 1

σπένδω 
Spendo 
be ready to be offered , be offered
Usage: 2

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