178 verses contain “Flee” (in the KJV: 135, in the BSB: 131) — showing 1–100
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Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my
mistress Sarai,” she replied.
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop
anywhere on the plain!
Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise,
flee thou to
Laban my brother to
Haran;
So now, my son, obey my voice and
flee at once to my brother
Laban in
Haran.
Wherefore
didst thou
flee away secretly, and
steal away from me; and
didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with
mirth, and with songs, with
tabret, and with
harp?
Why did you run away secretly and
deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD
hurried to bring their servants and
livestock to shelter,
And took off their
chariot wheels, that they
drave them
heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us
flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
He caused their
chariot wheels to
wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us
flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will
appoint thee a place
whither he shall
flee.
If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will
appoint for you a place where he may
flee.
And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that
hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall
flee when none pursueth you.
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who
hate you will rule over you, and you will
flee when no one pursues you.
And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a
faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a
shaken leaf shall
chase them; and they shall
flee, as
fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
As for those of you who
survive, I will send a
faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will
flee as one
flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that
hate thee
flee before thee.
Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who
hate You
flee before You.”
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall
appoint for the
manslayer, that he may
flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a
manslayer may
flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities.
Then ye shall
appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the
slayer may
flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the
sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may
flee thither.
These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that
anyone who kills a person
unintentionally may
flee there.
And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
Nor should you accept a
ransom for the person who
flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.
That the
slayer might
flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and
hated him not in times past; and that
fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the
fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool
sheared from your flock.
Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to
inherit, into three parts, that every
slayer may
flee thither.
You are to build roads for
yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that any
manslayer can
flee to these cities.
And this is the case of the
slayer, which shall
flee thither, that he may live:
Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he
hated not in time past;
Now this is the situation regarding the
manslayer who
flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his
neighbor accidentally, without intending to
harm him:
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to
hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the
axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the
helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall
flee unto one of those cities, and live:
If he goes into the forest with his
neighbor to cut timber and swings his
axe to
chop down a tree, but the
blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his
neighbor, he may
flee to one of these cities to save his life.
But if any man
hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and
smite him
mortally that he die, and
fleeth into one of these cities:
If, however, a man hates his
neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then
flees to one of these cities,
The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be
smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and
flee before thee seven ways.
The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.
The LORD shall cause thee to be
smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and
flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but
flee from them in seven. You will be an object of
horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,
And when the men of
Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to
flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
When the men of
Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.
That the
slayer that killeth any person unawares and
unwittingly may
flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the
avenger of blood.
And when he that
doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that
whosoever killeth any person at unawares might
flee thither, and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that
anyone who kills a person
unintentionally may
flee there and not die by the hand of the
avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Behold, I will put a
fleece of wool in the floor; and if the
dew be on the
fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou
wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
then behold, I will place a
fleece of wool on the
threshing floor. If there is
dew only on the
fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”
And
Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the
fleece; let it now be dry only upon the
fleece, and upon all the ground let there be
dew.
Then
Gideon said to God, “Do not be
angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the
fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with
dew.”
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the
fleece only, and there was
dew on all the ground.
And that night God did so. Only the
fleece was dry, and
dew covered the ground.
And the children of Benjamin said, They are
smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us
flee, and draw them from the city unto the
highways.
“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city
onto the roads.”
Likewise all the men of Israel which had
hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were
fleeing, they also joined Saul and
Jonathan in the battle.
And the king said unto the
footmen that stood about him, Turn, and
slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not
shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was
fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
And
Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was
lame of his feet. He was five years old when the
tidings came of Saul and
Jonathan out of
Jezreel, and his
nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made
haste to
flee, that he fell, and became
lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
And
Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was
lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and
Jonathan came from
Jezreel. His
nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was
hurrying to escape, he fell and became
lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us
flee; for we shall not else escape from
Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and
smite the city with the edge of the sword.
And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us
flee, or we will not escape from
Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us,
heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
And I will come upon him while he is
weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall
flee; and I will
smite the king only:
I will attack him while he is weak and
weary; I will throw him into a
panic, and all the people with him will
flee; I will strike down only the king
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
But the people
pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to
flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”
And the people
gat them by
stealth that day into the city, as people being
ashamed steal away when they
flee in battle.
So
Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or
wilt thou
flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’
pestilence in thy land? now
advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
So
Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to
endure three years of famine in your land, three months of
fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-
geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of
Edom.
King Solomon also assembled a
fleet of ships at Ezion-
geber, which is near Eloth in
Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
And
Hiram sent in the navy his servants,
shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
And
Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the
fleet with Solomon’s servants.
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of
Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
For the king had the ships of
Tarshish at sea with
Hiram’s
fleet, and once every three years the ships of
Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
Then king
Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king
Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his
chariot, to
flee to Jerusalem.
Then King
Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King
Rehoboam mounted his
chariot in
haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have
anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and
flee, and
tarry not.
Then take the
flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I
anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
Then king
Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king
Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his
chariot, to
flee to Jerusalem.
Then King
Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King
Rehoboam mounted his
chariot in
haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
My days are swifter than a
runner; they
flee without seeing good.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Like a flower, he comes forth, then
withers away; like a
fleeting shadow, he does not
endure.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
By his spirit he hath
garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the
crooked serpent.
By His breath the
skies were cleared; His hand pierced the
fleeing serpent.
For God shall cast upon him, and not
spare: he would
fain flee out of his hand.
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he
flees headlong from its power.
For want and famine they were solitary;
fleeing into the wilderness in former time
desolate and waste.
They
abhor me, they
flee far from me, and
spare not to
spit in my face.
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the
fleece of my sheep;
if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the
fleece of my sheep,
The
arrow cannot make him
flee: slingstones are turned with him into
stubble.
No
arrow can make him
flee; slingstones become like
chaff to him.
In the LORD put I my trust: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life:
weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
For His anger is
fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime.
Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am
dreaded by my friends— they
flee when they see me on the street.
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how
frail I am.
“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
Lo, then would I
wander far off, and remain in the wilderness.
Selah.
How far away I would
flee! In the wilderness I would remain.
SelahThou hast given a
banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah.
You have raised a
banner for those who fear You, that they may
flee the bow.
SelahSo they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
They will be made to
stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will
shake their heads.
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that
hate him
flee before him.
God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who
hate Him
flee His presence.
“Kings and their armies
flee in
haste; she who waits at home divides the
plunder.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or
whither shall I
flee from thy presence?
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
Favour is
deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Charm is
deceptive and beauty is
fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Live
joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for
childhood and youth are vanity.
So
banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and
vigor are
fleeting.
Until the day break, and the shadows
flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a
roe or a young
hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Before the day breaks and shadows
flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a
gazelle or a young
stag on the mountains of Bether.
Until the day break, and the shadows
flee away, I will get me to the mountain of
myrrh, and to the hill of
frankincense.
Before the day breaks and the shadows
flee, I will make my way to the mountain of
myrrh and to the hill of
frankincense.
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to
shake terribly the earth.
Men will
flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the
splendor of His majesty, when He rises to
shake the earth.
To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the
ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to
shake terribly the earth.
They will
flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the
splendor of His majesty, when He rises to
shake the earth.
And what will ye do in the day of
visitation, and in the
desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye
flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
What will you do on the day of
reckoning when
devastation comes from
afar? To whom will you
flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their
lodging at Geba;
Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
They have crossed at the
ford: “We will
spend the night at Geba.”
Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul
flees.
Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.
And it shall be as the
chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and
flee every one into his own land.
Like a
hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a
shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will
flee to his native land.
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall
flee unto Zoar, an
heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with
weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
My heart
cries out over Moab; her fugitives
flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With
weeping they
ascend the slope of Luhith; they
lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
Take counsel,
execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the
noonday; hide the outcasts;
bewray not him that wandereth.
“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at
noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not
betray the one who
flees.
The nations shall
rush like the
rushing of many waters: but God shall
rebuke them, and they shall
flee far off, and shall be
chased as the
chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the
whirlwind.
The nations
rage like the
rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they
flee far away, driven before the wind like
chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a
gale.
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation,
whither we
flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and
deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the
grievousness of war.
For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.
And it shall come to pass, that he who
fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the
snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do
shake.
Whoever flees the sound of
panic will fall into the pit, and
whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the
snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are
shaken.
But ye said, No; for we will
flee upon horses; therefore shall ye
flee: and, We will
ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
“No,” you say, “we will
flee on horses.” Therefore you will
flee! “We will
ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
One thousand shall
flee at the
rebuke of one; at the
rebuke of five shall ye
flee: till ye be left as a
beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an
ensign on an hill.
A thousand will
flee at the
threat of one; at the
threat of five you will all
flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a
banner on a hill.
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall
devour him: but he shall
flee from the sword, and his young men shall be
discomfited.
“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will
devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will
flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
At the noise of the
tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of
thyself the nations were scattered.
The peoples
flee the
thunder of Your voice; the nations
scatter when You rise.
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter
Zion with singing, crowned with
everlasting joy.
Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and
sighing will
flee.
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Leave Babylon!
Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a
shout of joy,
proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto
Zion; and
everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain
gladness and joy; and sorrow and
mourning shall
flee away.
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter
Zion with singing, crowned with
everlasting joy.
Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and
sighing will
flee.
