17 occurrences

'Swept' in the Bible

But if you continue to do evil, both you and your king will be swept away."

Verse ConceptsThreateningsDestruction Of CountriesPersistence

David went on to say, "As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.

Verse ConceptsHow Death Is InevitableGod KillingGod Killing Individualsnatural Death

David thought to himself, "One of these days I'm going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand."

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleDespair

They attacked Judah and swept through it. They carried off everything they found in the royal palace, including his sons and wives. None of his sons was left, except for his youngest, Ahaziah.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest Child

How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?

Verse ConceptsStrawWicked Described AsLight As ChaffHurricanes

But now, the sun cannot be looked at -- it is bright in the skies -- after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.

Verse ConceptsSkySunSunshineclouds

There is abundant food in the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfPlenty For The PoorAgricultureInjusticeFeeding The Poor

The sea has swept over Babylon. She has been covered by a multitude of its waves.

Verse ConceptsSeaWavesThe Sea Stirred UpSea, Metaphorical ReferencesThe Ocean

But suppose the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for that person's death.'

Verse ConceptsBeing A WitnessResponsibility, For God's WorldAccountabilityTrumpets For SignallingWarning IndividualsResponsible To WarnResponsibility

Armies will be suddenly swept away in defeat before him; both they and a covenant leader will be destroyed.

Verse ConceptsCovenant Made At Sinai

Those who share the king's fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; many will be killed in battle.

Verse ConceptsKilling Will HappenRich Food

I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The Lord is speaking!

Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of BuildingsArtHousesIvoryProperty, HousesSummerDestruction Of HousesSummer And WinterHouses Under Attack

You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.

Verse ConceptsChaosHeart, HumanMonotonySevere AfflictionsThrowing PeopleSinkingIn The Heart Of The SeaSwampedDeep Seaswaterfalls

Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.' When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

Verse ConceptsPutting In OrderEmpty PeopleMetaphorical HousesSoliloquySweepingIndividuals going homespaceorderDemonic Influence

When it returns, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

Verse ConceptsPutting In OrderSweepingMoving To A New Placeorder

Now the dragon's tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

Verse ConceptsSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSkySuffering, Of Jesus ChristAnimals, Figurative UseFractions, One ThirdOne ThirdTailsAnimals Eating PeopleAffecting Sun Moon And StarsPutting Things DownRebellion of Satan and Angels

Bible Theasaurus

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