4 occurrences

'Sustained' in the Bible

But Isaac replied to Esau, “Listen carefully: I have made Jacob your lord and master; I have given him all his brothers and relatives as servants; and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What then, can I do for you, my son?”

Verse ConceptsServing PeopleProviding Wine

“Indeed, for forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing,Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

Verse ConceptsClothingThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsThings Wearing OutGod Providing

“What a help you are to the weak (powerless)!How you have saved the arm that is without strength!

Verse ConceptsArmsHelp The WeakNo Help

He saw that there was no man,And was amazed that there was no one to intercede [on behalf of truth and right];Therefore His own arm brought salvation to Him,And His own righteousness sustained Him.

Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessRevival, Nature OfGod's Salvation Made KnownMessianic PropheciesGod HimselfNo One AvailableGod's InterventionSupportsurprises

Bible Theasaurus

Affirm (70 instances)
Confirm (58 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Nourish (20 instances)
Prolong (28 instances)
Substantiate (1 instance)
Suffer (240 instances)
Sustain (46 instances)
Sustained (27 instances)