31 occurrences in 11 translations

'Rocky' in the Bible

I see them from the top of rocky cliffs,and I watch them from the hills.There is a people living alone;it does not consider itself among the nations.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessSeparation From Evil PeopleA Solitary People

Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: "Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.

Verse ConceptsNestsWise Proverbs

And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

Verse ConceptsGarrisonsSharpness

My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalGod, The RockGod, Titles And Names OfRefugeesShieldsViolenceStrongholdsYou Are Our GodProtection And Safetysheltercrusades

Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsCavesValleysThirtyPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

It lives on a cliff where it spends the night;its stronghold is on a rocky crag.

Verse Conceptssoaring

From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!

Verse ConceptsGod, The RockCrying To GodPeople From Far AwayThe End Of The WorldOvercoming Hard TimesDespairBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

"I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs."

Verse ConceptsHoneyProvision From Rocks

(The Bridegroom)“O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock,In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway,Let me see your face,Let me hear your voice;For your voice is sweet,And your face is lovely.”

Verse ConceptsdovesAttractionNames And Titles For The ChurchhidingBeautiful Women

Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, from his royal splendor!

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfGod, Majesty OfGod, The LordRocksGlory Of GodCellarsStones For ProtectionHiding From GodTerror Of GodHoles In The Ground

They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.

Verse ConceptsCavesGuilty FearPeople In CavesTremblingPeoples Who FledTerror Of GodHoles In The GroundThe Earthhidingtrying

so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs and the openings under the rocky overhangs, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Judgment OfPeople In CavesTremblingTerror Of God

They will all come and settle in the steep ravines, in the rocky crevices, in all the thorn bushes, and in all the pastures.

Verse ConceptsGathering Creatures

But you are thrown out without a grave,like a worthless branch,covered by those slain with the swordand dumped into a rocky pit like a trampled corpse.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadCovering The BodyPitsWicked Described AsUnburied BodiesPits As A Term For Graves

he will dwell on the heights;his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,his food provided, his water assured.

Verse ConceptsBread, As FoodWaterFortsStones For ProtectionPeople Providing Food

you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeOaksKilling Sons And Daughters

“Take the underwear that you bought and are wearing, and go at once to the Euphrates and hide it in a rocky crevice.”

Verse ConceptsGapsHidden Things

Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Or does the cold water from a foreign land ever cease to flow?

Verse ConceptsSnowCold, Figurative UseAbandoning Things

“Behold, I am against you, O valley dweller,O rocky plain,” declares the Lord,“You men who say, ‘Who will come down against us?Or who will enter into our habitations?’

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSecurity, FalseGod Opposing

Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.

Verse ConceptsPloughingPoisonTilling The SoilBitter FoodNo Justice

The arrogance in your heart has deceived you, who inhabit hidden places on rocky cliffs, whose dwelling is in the heights, who say continuously to yourself, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'

And the one sown on rocky ground—this is one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

Verse ConceptsFleeting ImpressionsSuddenlyHearing God's WordRejoicing In God's WordSowing Seedssowing

Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn’t have deep soil.

Verse ConceptsShallownessSprouting PlantsSuddenlySproutingThings Going Up

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.

Verse ConceptsShallownessSuddenlyHearing God's WordRejoicing In God's Word

Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Verse ConceptsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedMoist ThingsGrowingPlanting SeedsFarmingSeedsSowing Seedssowing

Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

Verse ConceptsApostatesWarnings Against ApostasyHeart, Fallen And RedeemedTemptation, Universality OfEnticementHearing God's WordBeing TemptedBelief In GodRejoicing In God's Wordtrailsimpulsiveness

Then, fearing we might run aground in some rocky place, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.

Verse ConceptsDawnAnchorsShipsFour Other ThingsBack Of Things

These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Verse ConceptsClouds, Figurative UseRootsAgape LovePlucking OutThe Second DeathLove Exists Between PeopleLove Feast

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Jolting (1 instance)
Rocky (31 instances)
Rough (26 instances)
Stony (10 instances)

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