86 verses contain “Stir” (in the KJV: 58, in the BSB: 58) — showing 1–86
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And they came, every one whose heart
stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
And
everyone whose heart
stirred him and whose spirit
prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.
And all the women whose heart
stirred them up in wisdom
spun goats’ hair.
And all the skilled women whose hearts were
stirred spun the goat hair.
And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart
stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—
everyone whose heart
stirred him to come and do the work.
He
couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall
stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and
cursed is he that curseth thee.
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
And he sent messengers unto
Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to
Shechem; and, behold, they
fortify the city against thee.
And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of
Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
And the Spirit of the LORD began to
stir him at Mahaneh-
dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
So they two went until they came to
Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to
Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this
Naomi?
That all of you have
conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of
Jesse, and there is none of you that is
sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath
stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Is that why all of you have
conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of
Jesse. Not one of you has shown
concern for me or revealed to me that my son has
stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case
today.”
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have
stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men,
cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from
abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has
stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be
cursed in the presence of the LORD! For
today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
And again the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He
stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
And God
stirred him up another
adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
And God raised up against Solomon another
adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,
But there was none like unto
Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom
Jezebel his wife
stirred up.
(Surely there was never one like
Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife
Jezebel.
Thou hast indeed
smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and
tarry at home: for why shouldest thou
meddle to thy
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
You have indeed defeated
Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you
stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
And the God of Israel
stirred up the spirit of
Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of
Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
So the God of Israel
stirred up the spirit of
Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
Moreover the LORD
stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:
Then the LORD
stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast
smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to
boast:
abide now at home; why shouldest thou
meddle to thine
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated
Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and
boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you
stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
But they
mocked the messengers of God, and
despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
But they
mocked the messengers of God,
despising His words and
scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was
stirred up beyond remedy.
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to
fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD
stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a
proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to
fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD
stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a
proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—
everyone whose spirit God had
stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
Upright men shall be
astonied at this, and the innocent shall
stir up himself against the
hypocrite.
The upright are
appalled at this, and the innocent are
stirred against the godless.
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
None is so fierce that
dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
No one is so fierce as to
rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
Stir up
thyself, and
awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Awake and rise to my
defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
I was
dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was
stirred.
I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was
stirred.
My heart is
inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
My heart is
stirred by a noble
theme as I
recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
He
stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.
But he, being full of
compassion,
forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not:
yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not
stir up all his wrath.
And yet He was
compassionate; He
forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not
unleash His full wrath.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and
Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
before Ephraim, Benjamin, and
Manasseh.
Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
who
devise evil in their hearts and
stir up war all day long.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Hatred
stirs up
dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but
grievous words
stir up anger.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
A wrathful man
stirreth up
strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth
strife.
A hot-tempered man
stirs up
strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
He that is of a proud heart
stirreth up
strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Surely the
churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the
wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth
strife.
For as the
churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the
stirring of anger brings forth
strife.”
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye
stir not up, nor
awake my love, till he please.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I
adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not
arouse or
awaken love until the time is right.
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye
stir not up, nor
awake my love, till he please.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I
adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not
arouse or
awaken love until the time is right.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye
stir not up, nor
awake my love, until he please.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I
adjure you: Do not
arouse or
awaken love until the time is right.
And the LORD of hosts shall
stir up a
scourge for him according to the slaughter of
Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
And the LORD of Hosts will
brandish a
whip against them, as when He struck
Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it
stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It
stirs the spirits of the dead to
greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
Thou that art full of
stirs, a
tumultuous city, a
joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
O city of
commotion, O town of
revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall
stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry,
yea,
roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He
stirs up His zeal like a
warrior. He shouts;
yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves
roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
For I am the LORD your God who
stirs up the sea so that its waves
roar— the LORD of Hosts is His name.
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that
stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast
hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our
iniquities.
No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is
stirred up from the ends of the earth.
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof
roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who
stirs up the sea so that its waves
roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in
array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty
expert man; none shall return in vain.
For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are
stirred up from the ends of the earth.
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;
This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
That it might cause
fury to come up to take
vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
In order to
stir up wrath and take
vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
And now will I
shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall
stir up all against the realm of
Grecia.
Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will
stir up
everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
But his sons shall be
stirred up, and shall
assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be
stirred up, even to his fortress.
But his sons will
stir up
strife and
assemble a great army, which will advance
forcefully,
sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
And he shall
stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be
stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall
forecast devices against him.
And with a large army he will
stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will
mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not
withstand the plots devised against him.
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as
Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are
kindled together.
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My
compassion is
stirred!
And the LORD
stirred up the spirit of
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the
remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
So the LORD
stirred the spirit of
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the
remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was
stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
But the chief priests
stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
And they were the more fierce, saying, He
stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all
Jewry, beginning from
Galilee to this place.
But they kept
insisting, “He
stirs up the people all over
Judea with His teaching. He began in
Galilee and has come all the way here.”
The
impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the
pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
“Sir,” the
invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the
pool when the water is
stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
And they
stirred up the people, and the elders, and the
scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
At
daybreak there was no small
commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
But the Jews
stirred up the
devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and
Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They
stirred up persecution against Paul and
Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
But the unbelieving Jews
stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
But the unbelieving Jews
stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
But when the Jews of
Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at
Berea, they came thither also, and
stirred up the people.
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was
stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to
idolatry.
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple,
stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They
stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and
forthwith the doors were shut.
The whole city was
stirred up, and the people
rushed together. They seized Paul and
dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I
boast of you to them of
Macedonia, that
Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath
provoked very many.
For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been
boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in
Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has
stirred most of them to do likewise.
Wherefore I put thee in
remembrance that thou
stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
For this reason I remind you to
fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to
stir you up by putting you in
remembrance;
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I
stir up your pure minds by way of
remembrance:
Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to
stir you to
wholesome thinking
And they that dwelt round about them, and helped them in all things with silver and gold, with horses and cattle, and with very many free gifts of a great number whose minds were
stirred up
thereto.
By measure hath he measured the times; and by number hath he numbered the times; and he
doth not move nor
stir them, until the said measure be fulfilled.
And strong winds shall arise from the east, and shall open it; and the cloud which he raised up in wrath, and the star
stirred to cause fear toward the east and west wind, shall be destroyed.
Instead of which punishment, dealing
graciously with thine own people, thou preparedst for them meat of a strange taste, even quails to
stir up their
appetite:
They brought also the priests’ garments, and the firstfruits, and the
tithes: and the
Nazarites they
stirred up, who had accomplished their days.
And when he had
stirred up their minds, he gave them their charge,
shewing them therewithall the
falsehood of the heathen, and the breach of oaths.
Thus being well comforted by the words of
Judas, which were very good, and able to
stir them up to valour, and to
encourage the hearts of the young men, they determined not to pitch camp, but
courageously to set upon them, and
manfully to try the matter by conflict, because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger.