16 occurrences

'Siege' in the Bible

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, whom Jehovah thy God hath given thee, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee.

Verse ConceptsCannibalismWomb

so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in all thy gates.

Verse ConceptsCannibalism

and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children whom she shall bear; for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

Verse ConceptsCannibalismActing In SecretBirth

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesKilling KingsThe Nations Attacked

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide the siege in Jerusalem?

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.

Verse ConceptsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

Gather up thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the siege.

Verse ConceptsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldBaggageimprovement

And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the distress, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their life, shall distress them.

Verse ConceptsBad ChildrenCannibalismAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it round about.

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyBattering ramsFortsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

And take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

Verse ConceptsIronSigns From GodSeparation From GodPlatesIron ObjectsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.

Verse ConceptsBare ArmsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldProphesy!

And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to the other, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy siege.

Verse ConceptsTurning Upside DownTying UpMan's Work Finished

A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, and smite with the sword round about it; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Verse ConceptsThe MiddleOne ThirdThings StrippedBurning JerusalemAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldOther References To Hair

Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Verse ConceptsCheeksRulersNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForSmitten CheeksMustering TroopsStriking People With A StaffNations Attacking IsraelMessianic Prophecies

Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.

Verse ConceptsBricksClayClay, UsesDrinking WaterThe Nations Attacked

behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples round about, and upon Judah also shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldGod Making DrunkRebirth Of IsraelPrayer For Jerusalem

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Besieging (10 instances)
Siege (84 instances)

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Root Form
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מצוּר מצור 
Matsowr 
Usage: 26

צוּר 
Tsuwr 
Usage: 38

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