13 occurrences

'Saying' in the Bible

"And say to the people, 'Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat, for life was good for us in Egypt?" Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat.

Verse ConceptsMaking People HolyEating Meat

but a whole month, until it comes out your nostrils and makes you sick, because you have despised the Lord who is among you and have wept before him, saying, "Why did we ever come out of Egypt?"'"

Verse ConceptsIntemperanceNosesOne MonthNostrilsGod Is Among You

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, "Let us go up and occupy it, for we are well able to conquer it."

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfHesitationManlinessPeople OvercomingOvercomingOvercoming Obstaclesexploring

Then they presented the Israelites with a discouraging report of the land they had investigated, saying, "The land that we passed through to investigate is a land that devours its inhabitants. All the people we saw there are of great stature.

Verse ConceptsBad Newsdoubt, results ofGiantsexploring

And early in the morning they went up to the crest of the hill country, saying, "Here we are, and we will go up to the place that the Lord commanded, for we have sinned."

Verse ConceptsConviction, Not Leading To RepentanceRising EarlyThose Who Rose Early

And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the Lord?"

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfAaron, Life EventsConfrontationSelf Righteousness, Nature OfWorldly Ambition ExamplesEnvy, Example OfPlottingGod Is Among YouA Holy NationSeeking Honourorganization

But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the Lord's people!"

Verse ConceptsDiscontentGrumbling At PeopleJudged As MurderersComplaining

The people contended with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the Lord!

Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InDisputesCynicismDesire For DeathDeath

Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying,

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw, to summon him, saying, "Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are settling next to me.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMessengers Sent Out

Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying, "Balak, the king of Moab, brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, 'Come, pronounce a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.'

Verse ConceptsInvitationsJacob, The PatriarchCrude LanguageCursing IsraelWise Proverbs

Then Moses gave a ruling to the Israelites by the word of the Lord: "What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.

Verse ConceptsGod's Orders

Bible Theasaurus

Allege (4 instances)
Articulate (2 instances)
Enjoin (13 instances)
Expression (33 instances)
Suppose (86 instances)

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