99 occurrences in 12 translations

'Toward' in the Bible

As to the likeness of their faces, the face of a man, and the face of a lion, toward the right are to them four, and the face of an ox on the left are to them four, and the face of an eagle are to them four.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesRight SidesEaglesCreatures Like LionsLike MenLeft Hand Side

And I looked at the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, toward their four faces.

When they moved, they went toward their four sides; they did not {veer at all as they went}.

Verse ConceptsFour CornersNot Turning AsideNorth, South, East And WestFour SidesDirection

And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

Verse ConceptsCovering The BodyStraight ThingsAngel's Wings

And I looked, and behold, a hand was put forth toward me; and behold, a roll of a book therein.

Verse ConceptsGod's HandJudgements WrittenGod's Hands Stretched OutBooks In Prophecy

Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.

Verse ConceptsIronSigns From GodSeparation From GodPlatesIron ObjectsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.

Verse ConceptsBare ArmsAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldProphesy!

Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my wrath toward them to rest, and I shall be comforted; and they shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken in my zeal, when I have accomplished my wrath upon them.

Verse ConceptsEmotions, Shown By GodRageAnger Subsidingventing

Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

Verse ConceptsProphesy!

So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodGod's HandDestruction Of CountriesGod's Hands Stretched Out

And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfAstral ProjectionGod's HandGateways Of The TempleFacing NorthGod Lifting PeopleVisions From GodGod Opposes IdolatryOther References To HairCourts Of The TempleInner BeautyHairdreadlocks

Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

Verse ConceptsNorthCompassesGateways Of The TempleNorth Of The AltarGod Opposes Idolatry

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsMonthGateways Of The TempleNorth GatesWomen Doing WrongMourning The Death Of Others

And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionBowingThe SunPollutionsAnimismTurning One's BackFacing EastBowing To False GodsTwenty SomeWorship Of The SunCourts Of The TempleSunWorshiping GodSunshinefootballapostasyislam

And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

Verse ConceptsSix PeopleComing To GatesFacing NorthWriting On ObjectsWeapons Of GodSetting Up The Bronze AltarDeath Penalty For Killing

And the glory of Yahweh rose up from on the cherub toward the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the glory of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfTheophanyThe Holy Spirit In The ChurchFilling The SanctuaryGod Appearing At The DoorwayGod Is LightCourts Of The TempleCherubimCloud of glory

Then one of the cherubim stretched out his hand toward the fire which was among the cherubim. He took some and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and left.

And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

Verse ConceptsGod Scattering IsraelThings StrippedNo HelpGod's Sword

“Now, son of man, turn toward the women of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them

Verse ConceptsdaughtersProphetessThoughts Of The WickedFalse Prophets DenouncedPeople Opposed

And thou dost multiply thy whoredoms On the land of Canaan -- toward Chaldea, And even with this thou hast not been satisfied.

Verse ConceptsTradeInsatiable

So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfAnger SubsidingGod Will No More Be Angry

That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.

Verse ConceptsMutenessBeing AshamedSilencePeople RememberingShame Of Bad ConductGod Will ForgiveShame Has Come

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

Verse ConceptsSpreadingSprouting PlantsSmall ThingsSproutingThose Subjected To People

There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

Verse ConceptsEaglesWingsWings Of BirdsFeathersThose Subjected To People

I'll spread my net over him so that he'll be caught in my snare. I'll bring him to Babylon and carry out my sentence there because of his treachery toward me.

Verse ConceptsBabylon, Israel Exiled ToNetsGod TrappingExile In ProspectGod SuingUnfaithful

And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesRemnantKilled With The SwordSurvivors Threatened

"Therefore speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Again [in] this your ancestors blasphemed me {at their display of infidelity toward me}." '

Verse ConceptsCurses, HumanBlasphemyUnfaithfulacting

Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

Verse ConceptsFacing South

Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

Verse ConceptsProphesy!

Son of man, write for thee the name of the day -- this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day --

Verse ConceptsanniversariesTodayActual Attacks On Jerusalem

In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.

Verse ConceptsLewdnessPurity, Moral And SpiritualAfflictions Of The WickedPurgingPeople Being Unclean

And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.

Verse ConceptsShoesClothing OneselfHeadgearNot Mourning

“Son of man, turn your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Verse ConceptsProphets, Role OfFacing

“Son of man, turn your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

“Son of man, turn your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsProphets, Role Of

And Egypt will never again have the confidence of the house of Israel; their wickedness will be remembered whenever Israel looks toward them [for help]. Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord God.”’”

Verse ConceptsOptimismRemindersTrusting Other PeopleGod's People SinningNot Seeking God

And I have strengthened the arms of the king of Babylon, And the arms of Pharaoh do fall down, And they have known that I am Jehovah, In My giving My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, And he hath stretched it out toward the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsGod Strengthening PeopleThings FallingGod's Sword

And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root [was] toward much water.

Verse ConceptsWater For PlantsBeauty Of Thingsgreatness

Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

Verse ConceptsSheddingPeople Consuming BloodIdol WorshipJudged As MurderersEating Meat

“Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seir and prophesy against it.

Look! I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.

Verse ConceptsPloughingTilling The SoilMetaphorical PloughingMetaphorical PlantingGod For Us

“Son of man, turn your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him

Verse ConceptsGog and MagogNorthern Coalition

The nations will also learn that because of Israel's sin the house of Israel went into captivity, since they were unfaithful in their behavior toward me. As a result, I hid my presence from them, turned them over to the control of their enemies, and they died by violence.

Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfUnfaithfulness, To GodExile Of Israel To AssyriaGod HidingKnowing Facts

They'll forget their shame and all of their unfaithfulness by which they behaved so unfaithfully toward me. They will live on their land in confidence, not in fear.

Verse ConceptsForgetting ThingsEliminating ShameUnfaithful

Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

Verse ConceptsdepthStairwaysDimensions Of DoorwaysFacing EastStepsRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.

Verse ConceptsBreadthPorchesDimensions Of ChambersDimensions Of DoorwaysRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Doorways

Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of DoorwaysDimensions Of PillarsPillars For Ezekiel's Temple

And the chambers of the gate which was toward the east were three on this side and three on that side: they three were of one measure; and the posts on this side and on that side had one measure.

Verse ConceptsPillars For Ezekiel's TempleEast GatesSame SizesThree Parts Of ConstructionsRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

There were shuttered windows looking toward the guardrooms, and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And there were windows all around inside; and on each side pillar were palm tree ornaments.

Verse ConceptsPalm TreesNarrownessPillars For Ezekiel's TempleWindows For The Temple

And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of BuildingsNorth GatesMeasuring The Temple

And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.

Verse ConceptsSeven ThingsWindows For The TempleEast GatesStepsSame Sizes

And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

Verse ConceptsOpposite SidesNorth GatesEast Gates

After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

Verse ConceptsPillars For Ezekiel's TempleSouth GatesSame Sizes

And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

Verse ConceptsFacing SouthCourts Of The Temple

And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.

Verse ConceptsEight ThingsPillars For Ezekiel's TempleStepsPlans For A New Temple

And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

Verse ConceptsSame SizesCourts Of The Temple

And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

Verse ConceptsEight ThingsPillars For Ezekiel's TempleSteps

And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

Verse ConceptsEight ThingsPillars For Ezekiel's TempleSteps

On the outer side, as one went up to the gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side of the porch of the gate were two tables.

Verse ConceptsNorth GatesTwo Parts Of Constructions

And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.

Verse ConceptsFacing NorthNorth GatesFacing SouthSouth GatesSingersRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Verse ConceptsFacing SouthPlans For A New TempleRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

Verse Conceptsdrawing near to GodPriesthood, In OtSacrifice, Nt Fulfilment OfFacing NorthSetting Up The Bronze AltarRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of DoorwaysNorth Gates

Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of BuildingsDimensions Of Walls

Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Buildings

Next, he measured 100 cubits as the length of the structure toward the front of the courtyard that stood behind it, where it housed a gallery on each side of it. Then he measured the Temple and the inner porticos of the courtyard,

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Buildings

So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.

Verse ConceptsCreatures Like LionsLike Men

Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.

Verse ConceptsCourts Of The Temple

Along the length, one hundred cubits, was the north door; and the width was fifty cubits.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Buildings

And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of ChambersNorth Gates

And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Walls

The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.

And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.

Verse ConceptsSame Sizes

And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

Verse ConceptsEast Gates

Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.

Verse ConceptsFacing EastEnd Of ActionsMeasuring The Temple

{Toward the four sides} he measured it; [there] [was] a wall for it {all the way around}. [Its] length [was] five hundred [cubits] and [its] width [was] five hundred [cubits], in order to make separation between what is holy and what is common.

Verse ConceptsSquaresFour CornersDimensions Of WallsFour SidesMeasuring Jerusalem And The LandLack Of Holiness

Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:

Verse ConceptsGateways Of The TempleFacing East

And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.

Verse ConceptsComing To GatesFacing East

And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysSquaresDimensions Of Temple FurnitureFacing EastStepsBase Of Things

Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.

Verse ConceptsFacing EastGod Has GuidedOutside The House

“The prince shall have land on either side of the holy allotment and the property of the city, adjacent to the holy allotment and the property of the city, on the west side toward the west and on the east side toward the east, and in length comparable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.

Verse ConceptsWest Sides

Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

Verse ConceptsNew Moon FestivalSix DaysThe Act Of OpeningOpening The TempleShutting GatesFacing EastOn The Sabbath

Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesShutting GatesFacing EastOn The SabbathFree Will

After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.

Verse ConceptsWest SidesRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

Verse ConceptsProphetic VisionsFacing Eastpotential

Then he brought me out through the north gateway and around to the one outside that faces toward the east. To my amazement, water was trickling out from that part of the south side, too!

Verse ConceptsComing To GatesNorth GatesFacing East

As the man went out toward the east, he carried a measuring line in his hand. He measured out 1,000 cubits as he led me through water that was ankle-deep.

Verse ConceptsHeelsFacing EastDepthingMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

Verse ConceptsDead SeaSweetness

And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;

Verse ConceptsNorthern Borders

The boundary shall extend from the sea to Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

Verse ConceptsNorthern Borders

“The south side toward the south shall extend from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt and to the Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.

Verse ConceptsSouthern Border

“Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to west, Dan, one portion.

Verse ConceptsNorthern BordersEast And West

And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

Verse ConceptsNorth, South, East And WestMeasuring Jerusalem And The LandPlans For A New Temple

And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

Verse ConceptsNorth, South, East And WestMeasuring Jerusalem And The Landspace

The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward the west; and it shall be alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.

Verse ConceptsEast And WestGathering FoodMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

Verse ConceptsEastern BordersWestern BordersPlans For A New Temple

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

shall be the gates of the city, named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

Verse ConceptsCity GatesNorth GatesThree Parts Of Constructions

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