98 occurrences

'Upon' in the Bible

And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

Verse ConceptsFeastingBanquets, ActivitiesInvitationsLeisure, And PastimesAmusementsCelebrationcelebrating

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsFingersevil, victory overGod, Purpose OfPainSatan, Kingdom OfSatan, Resistance ToSatan, Limitations OfSatan, Power OfLeaving God's PresenceSatanThe DevilThe Presence Of GodTestsexams

and the Sabeans fell upon them , and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of EscapingLossActing Alone

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Verse ConceptsCamelsActing AloneThree GroupsWhile Still SpeakingTaking Animals

and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Verse ConceptsStormsActing AloneFour CornersDestruction Of HousesFour SidesDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsDeathHurricanes

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

Verse ConceptsBad FriendsGood FriendsLove, For One AnotherSympathyVisitingComfort, Of FriendsCondolenceVisiting Of The SickVisitationThree MenMeeting PeopleBest FriendsLosing A FriendLosing FriendsTrue Friends

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative UseRobesSprinklingTearing Of ClothesWeepingSeeing At A DistanceDust On The HeadNot Recognising PeopleThose Who Tore Clothes

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Verse ConceptsGriefWeeksSeven DaysSitting In FellowshipIndividuals Being SilentLosing Friendsgrieving

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

Verse ConceptsDark Days

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

Verse ConceptsBlacknessBlackGod Is JustColors, BlackEclipse

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

Verse Conceptsdarkness, naturalGod Is UnchangeableOther Times

For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.

Verse ConceptsFear Will ComeFear And WorryBeing Scaredreality

Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals TremblingDamage To The BodyThose Frightened Of God

Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

Verse ConceptsOrphansGamblingBarteringTaking AdvantageFriends Failing

Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face.

Verse ConceptsLooking Intently At PeopleLyingBeing Content

The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Passing Away

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

Verse ConceptsMan, Insignificance OfGod Testing PeopleWhat Value Is Man?mindfulnessattention

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

Verse ConceptsHouses Under Attackstructure

That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

Verse ConceptsChaosCreation Of The Physical HeavensCreation Of The SkyEclipsefootprints

There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.

Verse ConceptsArbitration

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodProsperity Of The Wicked

If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.

Verse ConceptsLifting HeadsSin Clings To The Sinner

And if my head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.

Verse ConceptsLionsSelf RespectGod Like A LionLike Creatures

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me.

Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationThe Witness Of GodHardship

I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

Verse ConceptsHumourRidicule, Objects OfAnswered PromisesThe Righteous PerishingGod Answered Prayerjoking

He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

Verse ConceptsGod Stripping People

Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?

Verse ConceptsTerror Of God

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?

But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.

Verse ConceptsBodySelfishnessActing AloneMourning In Regret

A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

Verse ConceptsThose Who DestroyFear Is Due

He runneth upon him with a'stiff neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;

Verse Conceptsreinforcement

Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;

Verse ConceptsFat PeopleFat Of People

He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

Verse ConceptsTeethGnashing Of TeethGod Seeing All PeopleGod Angry With Individuals

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.

Verse ConceptsCheeksRidicule, Objects OfSmitten CheeksSmiting Of The Righteous

His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

Verse ConceptsKidneys

He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.

Verse ConceptsGod As A Warrior

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.

Verse ConceptsSackcloth And AshesHorns Weakened

Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.

Verse ConceptsMockerymockers

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

Verse ConceptsNets

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Verse ConceptsBrimstoneSulphur

Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,

Verse ConceptsPeople Beginning

He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.

Verse ConceptsButterMilk And Honey

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

Verse ConceptsDistressFamine ComingFamine Will Come

When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

Verse ConceptsRainPeople EatingGod Will Be Angryventing

He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.

Verse ConceptsFear Will Come

Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

Verse ConceptsCurbing Speech

Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.

Verse ConceptsThose Not Fearing

How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That God distributeth sorrows in his anger?

Verse ConceptsLampsAfflictions Of The WickedProsperity Of The Wicked

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

Verse ConceptsAcknowledging GodPromised LightGod Giving LightGod Establishes UsCareer SuccessMaking DecisionsDecision Makingmakeup

Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterPurgatory

God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.

Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleSin, Known To GodGod Seeing All People

Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsGod, Impartiality OfLight In The Worldphotography

He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Verse ConceptsClouds, God's PresenceAstronomyThe Moon

Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodWhen To Pray

He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

Verse ConceptsFlintMineralsRootsMountains RemovedTurning Upside Down

When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

Verse ConceptsLampsGod Giving Light

As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfBest Friendsmanhood

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Verse ConceptsWidowsPeople BlessingRejoicing Over Justice

My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;

Verse ConceptsBranches, Figurative UsesdewMetaphorical Watering

After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being SilentPeople Being Silent

Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

As through a wide breach they come: In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me .

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyGaps

Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

Verse ConceptsLossWeather, As God's JudgmentNot ProsperingLosing Honour

And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Verse ConceptsDepression

Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it ; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.

Verse ConceptsStormsGod Dispensing WindThe Storms Of Life

My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.

Verse ConceptsStressBowelsIndigestion

Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

Verse ConceptsGrindingGrinding Food

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

Verse ConceptsCarrying Other Loadscrowns

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

Verse ConceptsNight

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;

Verse ConceptsChastisementPunishment, By GodSleeplessnessDiscipline From GodPhysical PainPleasurableness

If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

Verse ConceptsMetaphorsSpirit, Nature OfGod Is ImmanentThe Holy Spirit Giving LifeWork Ethicbreathingbreath

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

Verse ConceptsRighteous, TheGod Seeing The RighteousPeople Of The Kingdom

Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.

Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseAbundance, Material

And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,

Verse ConceptsTurning RoundguidanceDirectionWisdom And GuidanceWeather In The Last Daysaccomplishmentweather

Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Verse ConceptsThe RainbowGod Controls Storms

Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.

Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfNorthGlory Of GodOut Of The Northweather

Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?

Verse Conceptsmeasurement

By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

Verse ConceptsLightningOut Of The EastDirectionThe East Wind

On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

Verse Conceptssoaring

Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of The InnocentHumility, Examples OfCurbing SpeechI Am Unimportant

Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

Verse ConceptsUnnamed People Angry With OthersAbasement

Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.

Verse ConceptsFighting EnemiesstruggleStruggles

The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

Verse ConceptsJoining Flesh And Bonesmuscles

His underparts are like'sharp potsherds: He spreadeth as it were a threshing-wain upon the mire.

Verse ConceptsThreshingThings UnderMarshes

Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.

Verse ConceptsUnique CreaturesThose Not Fearingfearless

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfGoldOrnamentsRingsSistersSuffering, Encouragements InVisitingComfort, Of FriendsPresentsJewelleryLarge Denominations

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