21 occurrences in 10 translations

'Swarms' in the Bible

So God created the large sea-creatures and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water, according to their kinds. He also created every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Verse ConceptsAccording To Its KindSeaHeredityAnimals, Types OfWhalesWings Of BirdsLiving SoulsGod Seeing All The EarthMammalsKinds Of Living ThingsLiving ThingsPerfection Of CreationAnimals Having A SoulCreationThe OceanBirdsGod's CreationFishflyingbugs

All flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind;

Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, Examples Of

Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

Verse ConceptsFliesbugs

And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsFliesGod DifferentiatingI Am The Lord

And the Lord did this. Thick swarms of flies went into Pharaoh’s palace and his officials’ houses. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.

Verse ConceptsInsectsFliesHouses Under Attackbugs

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitGod's Action TomorrowThose Who Deceived

And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

Verse ConceptsMiracles Of Moses And AaronFliesResidueTaking AnimalsGod Answered Prayerbugs

The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled on all the territory of Egypt in great swarms. There had never been locusts like this before nor would there ever be again.

Verse ConceptsInvasionsUnique CreaturesMany Creatures

"Every swarming thing that swarms the land is detestable for you. It is not to be eaten.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsMany CreaturesForbidden FoodGod Hating Things

Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in respect to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are detestable.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsCrawlingUnclean SpiritsFeet Of CreaturesClean And UncleanClean AnimalsForbidden FoodUnclean AnimalsEating Meatbugsworms

Do not become contaminated by any creature that swarms; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

Verse ConceptsPeople Polluting ThemselvesHating UncleannessThe Environment

For I am the Lord your God; so consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm or crawls on the ground.

Verse ConceptsGod, The LordLaw, OtSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, And God's CharacterUnclean SpiritsPeople Polluting ThemselvesThe Lord Is GodBe Holy For I Am Holy

This is the law concerning animals, every living creature that moves on the waters or swarms on land.

He sent among them swarms of flies,which fed on them,and frogs, which devastated them.

Verse ConceptsFliesFrogsInsectsbugs

There is the sea, great and broad,In which are swarms without number,Animals both small and great.

Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberNatureSeaBroadnessMany CreaturesThe OceanThe Sea

He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.

Verse ConceptsFliesInsectsbugs

Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But northern armies will attack her like swarms of stinging flies.

Verse ConceptsBeautifulHeifersOut Of The NorthFlies

Every kind of living creature that swarms will live wherever the river flows, and there will be a huge number of fish because this water goes there. Since the water will become fresh, there will be life everywhere the river goes.

Verse ConceptsFishesKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfThe Water Of LifeGod Giving LifeSweetnessRiversLiveFish

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: Look! He was forming locust swarms as the latter plantings were just beginning to sprout. Indeed, the king had just taken his first fruit tax.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsCropsLocustsMowingDestruction Of PlantsAttitudes Towards Kings

Thy chosen men are as the locusts, and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day: when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Verse ConceptsGrasshoppersHot WeatherCold WeatherUnknown ThingsEvil Fleeing

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Horde (14 instances)
Stream (114 instances)
Swarm (32 instances)
Swarms (21 instances)

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