'Turn' in the Bible

their wings touched each other; they did not turn as they moved, but went straight ahead.

When I say to the wicked, "You will certainly die," and you do not warn him -- you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live -- that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.

But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life.

You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.

Look here, I will tie you up with ropes, so you cannot turn from one side to the other until you complete the days of your siege.

"Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

I will turn my face away from them and they will desecrate my treasured place. Vandals will enter it and desecrate it.

When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow without turning as they moved,

"As for you, son of man, turn toward the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their imagination. Prophesy against them

This is because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies (although I have not grieved him), and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil conduct and preserve his life.

"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Return! Turn from your idols, and turn your faces away from your abominations.

I will exhaust my rage on you, and then my fury will turn from you. I will calm down and no longer be angry.

"But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father's example.

Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the sovereign Lord? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?

"Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.

"Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,

"Son of man, turn toward Jerusalem and speak out against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

"Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

"Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

"Son of man, turn toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

I am against you and your waterways. I will turn the land of Egypt into an utter desolate ruin from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border with Ethiopia.

I will turn the land of Egypt into a desolation in the midst of desolate lands; for forty years her cities will lie desolate in the midst of ruined cities. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries.

When I turn the land of Egypt into desolation and the land is destitute of everything that fills it, when I strike all those who live in it, then they will know that I am the Lord.'

Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?'

I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them.

Then they will know that I am the Lord when I turn the land into a desolate ruin because of all the abominable deeds they have committed.'

I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing.

"Son of man, turn toward Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.

Say to it, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Look, I am against you, Mount Seir; I will stretch out my hand against you and turn you into a desolate ruin.

I will turn Mount Seir into a desolate ruin; I will cut off from it the one who passes through or returns.

I will turn you into a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.

For indeed, I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted.

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

I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you out with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them fully armed, a great company with shields of different types, all of them armed with swords.

I will turn you around and drag you along; I will lead you up from the remotest parts of the north and bring you against the mountains of Israel.