57 verses contain “Compassed” (in the KJV: 57, in the BSB: 0) — showing 1–57
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But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of
Sodom,
compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of
Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we
compassed mount
Seir many days.
Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had
instructed me, and for many days we
wandered around Mount
Seir.
Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
“You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the north
So the ark of the LORD
compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and
lodged in the camp.
So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the
dawning of the day, and
compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they
compassed the city seven times.
Then on the seventh day, they got up at
dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.
And the border
compassed from Baalah westward unto mount
Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
The border
curled westward from Baalah to Mount
Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
And the border was drawn thence, and
compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-
baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-
baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
Then they went along through the wilderness, and
compassed the land of
Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of
Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for
Arnon was the border of Moab.
Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of
Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the
Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the
Arnon was its border.
And it was told the Gazites, saying,
Samson is come
hither. And they
compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
When the Gazites heard that
Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until
dawn; then we will kill him.”
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made
haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men
compassed David and his men round about to take them.
Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was
hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
And ten young men who carried
Joab’s
armor surrounded
Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
The sorrows of
hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
Therefore sent he thither horses, and
chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and
compassed the city about.
the king of
Aram sent horses,
chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host
compassed the city both with horses and
chariots. And his servant said unto him,
Alas, my master! how shall we do?
When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and
chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked
Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
So
Joram went over to Zair, and all the
chariots with him: and he rose by night, and
smote the Edomites which
compassed him about, and the captains of the
chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his
chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his
chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.
And it came to pass, when the captains of the
chariots saw
Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they
compassed about him to fight: but
Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
When the
chariot commanders saw
Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but
Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his
chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and
smote the Edomites which
compassed him in, and the captains of the
chariots.
So Jehoram crossed into
Edom with his officers and all his
chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his
chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night.
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of
Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and
compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the
fenced cities of Judah.
After this,
Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of
Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and
heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
They have
tracked us down, and now
surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The sorrows of
hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
Many bulls have
compassed me: strong bulls of
Bashan have
beset me round.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For dogs
surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
For innumerable evils have
compassed me about: mine
iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For evils without number
surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
All day long they
engulf me like water; they
enclose me on every side.
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
The sorrows of death
compassed me, and the pains of
hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
They
compassed me about;
yea, they
compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
They
compassed me about like bees; they are
quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They
swarmed around me like bees, but they were
extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
He hath builded against me, and
compassed me with gall and
travail.
He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and
hardship.
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current
swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
The waters
compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were
wrapped about my head.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem
compassed with armies, then know that the
desolation thereof is
nigh.
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her
desolation is near.
Who can have
compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is
compassed with
infirmity.
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is
beset by weakness.
By faith the walls of
Jericho fell down, after they were
compassed about seven days.
By faith the walls of
Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us,
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every
encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with
endurance the race set out for us.
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and
compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and
devoured them.
And they marched across the broad
expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
He
compassed also all the children of Madian, and burned up their tabernacles, and
spoiled their sheepcotes.
Then the children of Israel
cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had
compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them.
And she put it in her
bag of meat: so they
twain went together according to their custom unto prayer: and when they passed the camp, they
compassed the valley, and went up the mountain of Bethulia, and came to the gates thereof.
Therefore even with blindness were these
stricken, as those were at the doors of the righteous man: when, being
compassed about with
horrible great darkness, every one sought the passage of his own doors.
A man that breaketh
wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who
seeth me? I am
compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body
seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins:
I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep.
And he
compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a
memorial to the children of his people;
When he took the portions out of the priests’ hands, he himself stood by the
hearth of the altar,
compassed about, as a young
cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees
compassed they him round about.
They compassed me on every side, and there was no man to help me: I looked for the succour of men, but there was none.
And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well
harnessed, and
compassed round about with
horsemen; and these were
expert of war.
Also that they had pulled down the
abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had
compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Bethsura.
And
Jonathan knew that there was an
ambushment behind him; for they had
compassed in his host, and cast darts at the people, from morning till evening.
And when he had
compassed the city round about, and joined ships close to the town on the sea side, he
vexed the city by land and by sea, neither suffered he any to go out or in.
For the man was so
compassed with fear and
horror of the body, that it was manifest to them that looked upon him, what sorrow he had now in his heart.
And
Heliodorus fell suddenly unto the ground, and was
compassed with great darkness: but they that were with him took him up, and put him into a
litter.