178 verses contain “flee” (in the KJV: 135, in the BSB: 131) — showing 101–178
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For ye shall not go out with
haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
For you will not leave in a
hurry nor
flee in
haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
Declare ye in Judah, and
publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the
trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say,
Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
The whole city shall
flee for the noise of the
horsemen and
bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and
climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be
forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
Every city
flees at the sound of the
horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and
climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
O ye children of Benjamin, gather
yourselves to
flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the
trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin;
flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for
disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
Why do we sit still?
assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have
sinned against the LORD.
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us
flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has
doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have
sinned against the LORD.
And the
shepherds shall have no way to
flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled
apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
Why am I seeing this? They are
terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they
flee in
haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
Let not the swift
flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall
stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
“The swift cannot
flee, and the
warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they
stumble and fall.
Also her
hired men are in the midst of her like
fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their
calamity was come upon them, and the time of their
visitation.
Even the
mercenaries among her are like
fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will
flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of
calamity is coming upon them— the time of their punishment.
The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Egypt will hiss like a
fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like
woodsmen cutting down trees.
Flee, save your lives, and be like the
heath in the wilderness.
‘
Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a
juniper in the desert.’
Give wings unto Moab, that it may
flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be
desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become
desolate, with no one to dwell in them.
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and
espy; ask him that
fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man
fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
He that
fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the
snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their
visitation, saith the LORD.
“
Whoever flees the
panic will fall into the pit, and
whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the
snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
They that fled stood under the shadow of
Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of
Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall
devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the
tumultuous ones.
“Those who
flee will stand helpless in
Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from
Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of
tumult.
Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the
calamity of
Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring
disaster on
Esau at the time I
punish him.
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to
flee, and fear hath seized on her:
anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in
travail.
Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to
flee.
Panic has gripped her;
anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a
strategy against you.
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land
desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a
desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will
flee.”
Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.
Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
Cut off the
sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the
sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the
oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall
flee every one to his own land.
Cut off the
sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the
sickle at harvest time. In the face of the
oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will
flee to his own land.
The voice of them that
flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in
Zion the
vengeance of the LORD our God, the
vengeance of his temple.
Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in
Zion the
vengeance of the LORD our God, the
vengeance for His temple.
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’S
vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s
vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
And from the daughter of
Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
All the
splendor has departed from the Daughter of
Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to
flee in the face of the hunter.
He
cried aloud, and said thus,
Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches,
shake off his leaves, and
scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and
chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and
scatter its fruit. Let the beasts
flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up,
Memphis shall
bury them: the pleasant places for their silver,
nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
For even if they
flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and
Memphis will
bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
The archer will not stand his ground, the
fleet of foot will not escape, and the
horseman will not save his life.
And he that is
courageous among the mighty shall
flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.
As if a man did
flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and
leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent
bit him.
It will be like a man who
flees from a lion, only to
encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be
bitten by a
snake.
Also
Amaziah said unto
Amos, O thou
seer, go,
flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and
prophesy there:
I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said,
Smite the
lintel of the door, that the posts may
shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will
slay the last of them with the sword: he that
fleeth of them shall not
flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds
shake.
Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who
flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
But
Jonah rose up to
flee unto
Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to
Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the
fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto
Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jonah, however, got up to
flee to
Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to
Joppa and found a ship bound for
Tarshish. So he paid the
fare and went
aboard to sail for
Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was
fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto
Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a
gracious God, and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to
flee toward
Tarshish. I knew that You are a
gracious and
compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending
disaster.
But
Nineveh is of old like a
pool of water: yet they shall
flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
Nineveh has been like a
pool of water throughout her days, but now it is
draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall
flee from thee, and say,
Nineveh is laid waste: who will
bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the
cankerworm spoileth, and
fleeth away.
You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young
locust strips the land and
flies away.
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Your guards are like the
swarming locust, and your
scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.
Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
And ye shall
flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal:
yea, ye shall
flee, like as ye fled from before the
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
You will
flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will
flee as you fled from the
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
When the
Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and
flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
But when he saw many of the
Pharisees and
Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath
warned you to
flee from the wrath to come?
But when John saw many of the
Pharisees and
Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You
brood of vipers, who
warned you to
flee from the coming wrath?
But when they
persecute you in this city,
flee ye into another: for
verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
When they
persecute you in one town,
flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains.
But when ye shall see the
abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea
flee to the mountains:
So when you see the
abomination of
desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains.
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be
baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath
warned you to
flee from the wrath to come?
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be
baptized by him, “You
brood of vipers, who
warned you to
flee from the coming wrath?
Then let them which are in Judaea
flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter
thereinto.
Then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
But he that is an
hireling, and not the
shepherd, whose own the sheep are not,
seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
The
hired hand is not the
shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
The man runs away because he is a
hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
And as the
shipmen were about to
flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the
foreship,
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the
lifeboat down into the sea.
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth
fornication sinneth against his own body.
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
Therefore, my beloved,
flee from
idolatry.
But if the
ministration of death, written and
engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not
stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not
gaze at the face of Moses because of its
fleeting glory,
But you, O man of God,
flee from these things and pursue righteousness,
godliness, faith, love,
perseverance, and gentleness.
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Choosing rather to suffer
affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you.
Submit
yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you.
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
Flee the shadow of this world, receive the
joyfulness of your glory: I
testify my Saviour openly.
And set aside the thoughts that are most heavy unto thee, and
haste thee to
flee from these times.
Then these shall be troubled
bled, and keep silence through their power, and shall
flee.
He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth away: and he that buyeth, as one that will lose:
And the devil shall smell it, and
flee away, and never come again any more: but when thou shalt come to her, rise up both of you, and pray to God which is
merciful, who will have
pity on you, and save you: fear not, for she is appointed unto thee from the beginning; and thou shalt preserve her, and she shall go with thee. Moreover I suppose that she shall bear thee children. Now when Tobias had heard these things, he loved her, and his heart was
effectually joined to her.
Then they shall take their armour, and shall go into their camp, and raise up the captains of the army of Assur, and shall run to the tent of Holofernes, but shall not find him: then fear shall fall upon them, and they shall flee before your face.
For the holy spirit of discipline will
flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not
abide when unrighteousness cometh in.
My son,
meddle not with many matters: for if thou
meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by
fleeing.
Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will
bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion,
slaying the souls of men.
Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will
flee away, and escape; but they themselves shall be burned
asunder like beams.
And drove the Israelites into secret places, even
wheresoever they could
flee for succour.
In the mean season came
Gorgias by night into the camp of
Judas: and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains: for said he, These fellows
flee from us
Then
Judas said, God
forbid that I should do this thing, and
flee away from them: if our time be come, let us die
manfully for our brethren, and let us not
stain our honour.
And
whosoever they be that
flee unto the temple at Jerusalem, or be within the
liberties hereof, being indebted unto the king, or for any other matter, let them be at liberty, and all that they have in my realm.
Wherefore now thou shalt not be able to
abide the
horsemen and so great a power in the plain, where is neither stone nor flint, nor place to
flee unto.
Then
Jason, who had undermined his own brother, being undermined by another, was compelled to
flee into the country of the
Ammonites.
Thus many of them they wounded, and some they struck to the ground, and all of them they forced to flee: but as for the churchrobber himself, him they killed beside the treasury.
In the end therefore he had an unhappy return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians,
fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men,
hated as a
forsaker of the laws, and being had in
abomination as an open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was cast out into Egypt.
Then swelling with anger. he thought to
avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him
flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to
dispatch the journey, the judgment of God now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common
burying place of the Jews.