6 occurrences in 12 translations

'Swept' in the Bible

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

Verse ConceptsCamelsActing AloneThree GroupsWhile Still SpeakingTaking Animals

“He will not escape from darkness [fleeing disaster];The flame [of God’s wrath] will wither his branch,And by the blast of His mouth he will go away.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GoddrynessMouthsPeople WitheredScorchingThe Outer DarknessEscaping EvilOuter Darkness

May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm.

Verse ConceptsStrawWicked Described AsLight As ChaffHurricanes

who were snatched away before their time; when their foundation was swept away by a river?

Verse ConceptsChaosThe DelugeEarly Death

He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of The WickedSudden Death

Now men cannot even look at the sunwhen it is in the skies,after a wind has swept through and cleared them away.

Verse ConceptsSkySunSunshineclouds

Bible Theasaurus

Broom (5 instances)
Brush (5 instances)
Sweep (41 instances)
Swept (54 instances)
Swing (9 instances)
Traverse (3 instances)

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