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84 verses contain “Short” (in the KJV: 56, in the BSB: 44) — showing 1–84
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And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.
When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.
But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.
And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”
Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
Your servant could go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward?
And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
“Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?
Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.
Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD’S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.
Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.
As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
Make every effort to come to me quickly,
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
Go, and ye shall receive: pray for few days unto you, that they may be shortened: the kingdom is already prepared for you: watch.
For thou comest far short that thou shouldest be able to love my creature more than I: but I have ofttimes drawn nigh unto thee, and unto it, but never to the unrighteous.
And I beheld, and, lo, there was one set up, but shortly it appeared no more.
For the ungodly said, reasoning with themselves, but not aright, Our life is short and tedious, and in the death of a man there is no remedy: neither was there any man known to have returned from the grave.
He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time:
For I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws.
For by the vain glory of men they entered into the world, and therefore shall they come shortly to an end.
Notwithstanding his care is, not that he shall have much labour, nor that his life is short: but striveth to excel goldsmiths and silversmiths, and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things.
To the end that they, desiring food, might for the ugly sight of the beasts sent among them lothe even that, which they must needs desire; but these, suffering penury for a short space, might be made partakers of a strange taste.
He gave them few days, and a short time, and power also over the things therein.
Envy and wrath shorten the life, and carefulness bringeth age before the time.
A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.
Sake the time short, remember the covenant, and let them declare thy wonderful works.
We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all.
Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
As he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and gather us together out of every land under heaven into the holy place: for he hath delivered us out of great troubles, and hath purified the place.
Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.
For our brethren, who now have suffered a short pain, are dead under God’s covenant of everlasting life: but thou, through the judgment of God, shalt receive just punishment for thy pride.