25 occurrences in 8 translations

'Resemble' in the Bible

The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his intense anger.

Verse ConceptsBrimstoneCities of the plainMineralsSodom And GomorrahSulphurWasteEcological ConcernsGod Angry With The NationsSourness

I will make your household resemble that of Nebat's son Jeroboam, or like the household of Ahijah's son Baasha, because of how you've provoked me to anger and made Israel to sin.

Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfReprobatesLike Bad People

He has flung me into the mud, and I have come to resemble dust and ashes.

Verse ConceptsCreatures Returning To DustMarshes

I resemble a pelican in the wilderness or an owl in a desolate land.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyBirds, Types Of BirdsOwlsPelicans

If the Lord of Hostshad not left us a few survivors,we would be like Sodom,we would resemble Gomorrah.

Verse ConceptsRemnantMinoritiesSmall RemnantsSimilar Items

"To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?" says the Holy One.

Verse ConceptsGod, Holiness OfUniquenessLikeningBeyond CompareLikening God

To whom can you compare and liken me? Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!

Verse ConceptsLikeningComparisonsBeyond CompareLikening God

Just as many were appalled at You—His appearance was so disfiguredthat He did not look like a man,and His form did not resemble a human being—

Verse ConceptsAtonementHumiliationMessianic PropheciesBlemished PeopleAppearances ofrecognitionscarsJesus Eyes

Cedars in the garden of God could not [be] equal to it; fir trees could not resemble its branches, and plane trees were not [even] like its branches; any tree [even] in the garden of God could not resemble it in its beauty.

Verse ConceptsBeauty Of ThingsEclipsewaterfalls

"For look, I am giving a command and I will shake the family of Israel together with all the nations. It will resemble a sieve being shaken, when not even a pebble falls to the ground.

Verse ConceptsSiftingGod ShakingSievingThings Falling

"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Source Of HumanSpiritual FoundationsStones For ProtectionHearing ChristDoing God's WorksThe Work Of The Wise

And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfFailureComplacencyWicked Described AsThe Insecurity Of The WickedHearing ChristThe Work Of FoolsDoing God's WorksSand And Gravel

"To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?

Verse ConceptsGenerationsLikeningComparingLikening PeopleGay Marriage

Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

Verse ConceptsLikening ThingsParables Of The Kingdom

The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.

Verse ConceptsExtortion, Examples OfAttitudes, in prayerHypocrisy, Description OfPrejudiceStandingStatusTax CollectorsHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionEvildoersNot Like PeopleAvoid AdulteryWe Thank GodConfession of sin

You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I obey His commands.

Verse ConceptsChrist's Knowledge Of The FatherChrist Knowing GodI Keep The CommandmentsThose Who Are Liars

Even as Isaiah says in an earlier place, "Were it not that the Lord, the God of Hosts, had left us some few descendants, we should have become like Sodom, and have come to resemble Gomorrah."

Verse ConceptsRemnantSmall RemnantsPredicting The FutureSimilar Items

But there is one thing, dear friends, which you must not forget. With the Lord one day resembles a thousand years and a thousand years resemble one day.

Verse ConceptsThe Final Days Of Timeeternity, nature ofGod, The EternalYearsOne Day1000 Years And MoreThe Fact Of That DayAges Of TimeDaysIgnorance of GodGod's TimingGods Timing

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Resemble (25 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּאר 
To'ar 
Usage: 15

ὁμοιόω 
Homoioo 
liken , make like , be like , in the likeness of , resemble
Usage: 3

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