23 occurrences

'Severely' in the Bible

And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.

Verse ConceptsAnti semitismOppression, Nature OfVisionCries Of Distress To Godisraeloppression

Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsPoverty, Causes Of

Wherever you die, I will die -- and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I do not keep my promise! Only death will be able to separate me from you!"

Verse ConceptsThe DeadPromises, HumanResigned To DeathAnother's Burial Place

Eli said, "What message did he speak to you? Don't conceal it from me. God will judge you severely if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!"

Verse ConceptsGod's Things Concealed

The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfAnger Of God, Examples OfSwellingcancer

So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said, "Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won't kill us and our people!" The terror of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.

Verse ConceptsSending Things Away

Saul said, "God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn't die!"

Verse ConceptsDeath As Punishment

God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!"

Verse ConceptsUrinatingDeath Of All Males

Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArchers, Men Shot By

God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him,

Verse ConceptsGod Swearing Blessings

Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying, "God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!"

Verse ConceptsPersuasionPromises, HumanTasteSunsetsVowing To Fast

Say to Amasa, 'Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!'"

Verse ConceptsTreasonExchanging Of LeadersSame Bone And Flesh

King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, "May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!

Verse ConceptsPromises, Human

Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning, "May the gods judge me severely if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!"

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessengerPersecution, Nature OfProphets, Lives OfRevenge, Examples OfMan's Action TomorrowKilling Prophetsjezebel

Ben Hadad sent another message to him, "May the gods judge me severely if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands."

Verse ConceptsBoastersNumerous As DustShortage Other Than Food

He found another man and said, "Wound me!" So the man wounded him severely.

Then he said, "May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!"

Verse ConceptsRemoving HeadsKilling ProphetsSkulls

So look, the Lord is about to severely afflict your people, your sons, your wives, and all you own.

Verse ConceptsTragedy

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

Verse ConceptsInsectsRebukeBeauty, Temporal Nature OfVanityPossessions DecayingMothsMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsGod Requite Them!Time Passing

I had faith when I said, "I am severely oppressed."

How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

Verse ConceptsFalsehoodDeceitful Tongues

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Badly (29 instances)
Gravely (1 instance)
Seriously (46 instances)
Severely (92 instances)
Sternly (15 instances)

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