141 verses contain “haste” (in the KJV: 132, in the BSB: 20) — showing 1–100
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And Abraham
hastened into the tent unto
Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal,
knead it, and make cakes upon the
hearth.
So Abraham
hurried into the tent and said to
Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour,
knead it, and
bake some bread.”
And Abraham ran unto the
herd, and fetcht a
calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he
hasted to dress it.
Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the
herd, selected a tender and choice
calf, and gave it to a servant, who
hurried to prepare it.
And when the morning arose, then the angels
hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
At
daybreak the angels
hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her
jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
And she
hasted, and
emptied her pitcher into the
trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And she quickly
emptied her
jar into the
trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.
And she made
haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I
drank, and she made the camels drink also.
She quickly lowered her
jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I
drank, and she also watered the camels.
And Joseph made
haste; for his
bowels did
yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to
weep; and he entered into his chamber, and
wept there.
Joseph
hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to
weep.
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me,
tarry not:
Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall
haste and bring down my father
hither.
Tell my father about all my
splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, “
Fulfill your
quota each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in
haste; and he said, I have
sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have
sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins
girded, your
shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in
haste: it is the LORD’S
passover.
This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your
sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in
haste; it is the LORD’s
Passover.
And the Egyptians were
urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in
haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.
Thou shalt eat no
leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat
unleavened bread
therewith, even the bread of
affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in
haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.
You must not eat
leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it
unleavened bread, the bread of
affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in
haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.
To me belongeth
vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their
calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make
haste.
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of
disaster is near, and their
doom is coming quickly.”
For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people
hurried across,
And it came to pass, when the king of
Ai saw it, that they
hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he
wist not that there were liers in
ambush against him behind the city.
When the king of
Ai saw the Israelites, he
hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to
engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an
ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
And the
ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and
hasted and set the city on fire.
and as soon as he did so, the men in
ambush rose quickly from their position. They
rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had
avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and
hasted not to go down about a whole day.
So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took
vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of
Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
And
Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and
Abimelech took an
axe in his hand, and cut down a
bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make
haste, and do as I have done.
he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon.
Abimelech took his
axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “
Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.
The woman ran quickly to tell her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has reappeared!”
And the liers in wait
hasted, and
rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and
smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
The men in
ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
“
Yes, he is
ahead of you,” they answered. “
Hurry now, for
today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
And it came to pass, when the
Philistine arose, and came and drew
nigh to meet David, that David
hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the
Philistine.
As the
Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
And David said unto
Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand
spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required
haste.
Then David asked
Ahimelech, “Is there not a
spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was
urgent.”
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.
But there came a
messenger unto Saul, saying,
Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
Then a
messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have
raided the land!”
Then
Abigail made
haste, and took two hundred
loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of
parched corn, and an hundred clusters of
raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on
asses.
And when
Abigail saw David, she
hasted, and lighted off the
ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
When
Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the
donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from
hurting thee, except thou hadst
hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from
harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”
And
Abigail hasted, and arose, and
rode upon an
ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
So
Abigail hurried and got on a
donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
And the woman had a fat
calf in the house; and she
hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and
kneaded it, and did
bake unleavened bread thereof:
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 Shimei the son of
Gera, a
Benjamite, which was of Bahurim,
hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Then Shimei son of
Gera, a
Benjamite from Bahurim,
hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
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.
And he
hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel
discerned him that he was of the prophets.
Then the prophet quickly removed the
bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said,
Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
And they
tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was
littered with the clothing and
equipment the Arameans had thrown off in
haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
Then they
hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and
blew with
trumpets, saying,
Jehu is king.
Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under
Jehu on the bare steps. Then they
blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “
Jehu is king!”
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 he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye
hasten the matter.
Howbeit the Levites
hastened it not.
So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
And
Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was
leprous in his
forehead, and they thrust him out from thence;
yea, himself
hasted also to go out, because the LORD had
smitten him.
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house
wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make
haste:
forbear thee from
meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you
today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to
hurry; so stop
opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
Now when the copy of king
Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the
scribe, and their companions, they went up in
haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
When the text of the letter from King
Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the
scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and
forcibly stopped them.
The posts went out, being
hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in
Shushan the palace. And the king and
Haman sat down to drink; but the city
Shushan was
perplexed.
The couriers left,
spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of
Susa. Then the king and
Haman sat down to drink, but the city of
Susa was in confusion.
Then the king said, Cause
Haman to make
haste, that he may do as
Esther hath said. So the king and
Haman came to the
banquet that
Esther had prepared.
Then the king said to
Haman, Make
haste, and take the
apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to
Mordecai the
Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
“
Hurry,” said the king to
Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the
robe and the horse to
Mordecai the
Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
And
Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But
Haman hasted to his house
mourning, and having his head covered.
Then
Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But
Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and
hasted to bring
Haman unto the
banquet that
Esther had prepared.
While they were still speaking with
Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and
rushed him to the
banquet that
Esther had prepared.
So the posts that
rode upon mules and camels went out, being
hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at
Shushan the palace.
The couriers
rode out in
haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of
Susa.
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
“So my anxious thoughts
compel me to answer, because of the
turmoil within me.
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath
hasted to
deceit;
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
Though the river rages,
Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that
hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Sorrows will multiply to those who
chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
For I said in my
haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I
cried unto thee.
In my
alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my
plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
Come quickly to help me, O Lord my
Savior.
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me;
hurry, O LORD, to help me.
They saw it, and so they
marvelled; they were troubled, and
hasted away.
They saw and were
astounded; they fled in terror.
“Kings and their armies
flee in
haste; she who waits at home divides the
plunder.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
Make
haste, O God, to deliver me!
Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
But I am poor and
needy: make
haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no
tarrying.
But I am poor and
needy;
hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
Be not far from me, O God.
Hurry, O my God, to help me.
At thy
rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy
thunder they
hasted away.
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
In my
alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Till a
dart strike through his liver; as a bird
hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
until an
arrow pierces his liver, like a bird
darting into a
snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who
hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
The plans of the
diligent bring
plenty, as surely as
haste leads to poverty.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
A
stingy man
hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
Seest thou a man that is
hasty in his words? there is more hope of a
fool than of him.
Do you see a man who speaks in
haste? There is more hope for a
fool than for him.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
The sun rises and the sun sets; it
hurries back to where it rises.
For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?
Be not
hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth
whatsoever pleaseth him.
Do not
hasten to leave his presence, and do not
persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
Make
haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a
roe or to a young
hart upon the mountains of spices.
Come away, my beloved, and be like a
gazelle or a young
stag on the mountains of spices.
That say, Let him make speed, and
hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw
nigh and come, that we may know it!
to those who say, “Let Him
hurry and
hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and
hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in
Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make
haste.
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in
Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be
shaken.
Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
Your builders
hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
The
captive exile
hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
The
captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the
dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.
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.
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their
wake.
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will
hasten it in his time.
The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will
accomplish it quickly.
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will
hasten my word to perform it.
“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to
accomplish it.”
And let them make
haste, and take up a
wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids
gush out with waters.
Let them come quickly and take up a
lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may
gush with water.
As for me, I have not
hastened from being a
pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the
woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
But I have not run away from being Your
shepherd; I have not desired the day of
despair. You know that the
utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
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.
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in
haste and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the
captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
Arioch
hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
Then
Nebuchadnezzar the king was
astonied, and rose up in
haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
Suddenly King
Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in
amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
At the first light of
dawn, the king got up and
hurried to the den of lions.
He shall recount his
worthies: they shall
stumble in their walk; they shall make
haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
He
summons his nobles; they
stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
