53 verses contain “melt” (in the KJV: 43, in the BSB: 35) — showing 1–53
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Then the dukes of
Edom shall be
amazed; the mighty men of Moab,
trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of
Canaan shall
melt away.
Then the chiefs of
Edom will be dismayed;
trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in
Canaan will
melt away,
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts
melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the
Anakim there.’”
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and
fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart
faint as well as his heart.
Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or
fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not
melt like his own.”
And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land
faint because of you.
and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
When we heard this, our hearts
melted and
everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do
faint because of us.
“The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the
Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the
Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart
melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the
Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts
melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
And the men of
Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they
chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and
smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people
melted, and became as water.
And the men of
Ai struck down about thirty-six of them,
chasing them from the gate as far as the
quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people
melted and became like water.
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people
melt with fear, I remained
loyal to the LORD my God.
The mountains
melted from before the LORD, even that
Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
The mountains
quaked before the LORD, the One of
Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.
And the
watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude
melted away, and they went on beating down one another.
Now when Saul’s
watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops
melting away and
scattering in every direction,
And he also that is
valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly
melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are
valiant men.
Then even the most
valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will
melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has
valiant men with him.
Which are
blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is
hid:
darkened because of the ice and the inflow of
melting snow,
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is
melted in the midst of my
bowels.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
The heathen
raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth
melted.
Nations
rage, kingdoms
crumble; the earth
melts when He lifts His voice.
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
May they
vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be
blunted.
As a
snail which
melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
Like a
slug that dissolves in its
slime, like a woman’s
stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
As smoke is
blown away, You will drive them out; as wax
melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage
melted in their
anguish.
The wicked shall see it, and be
grieved; he shall
gnash with his teeth, and
melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
The wicked man will see and be
grieved; he will
gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
My soul
melts with sorrow;
strengthen me according to Your word.
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
Therefore shall all hands be
faint, and every man’s heart shall
melt:
Therefore all hands will fall
limp, and every man’s heart will
melt.
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city!
Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will
tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will
melt within them.
Their slain also shall be cast out, and their
stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be
melted with their blood.
Their slain will be left unburied, and the
stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.
To an
idol that a
craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
As when the
melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to
boil, to make thy name known to thine
adversaries, that the nations may
tremble at thy presence!
as fire kindles the
brushwood and causes the water to
boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will
tremble at Your presence!
The
bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder
melteth in vain: for the wicked are not
plucked away.
The
bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not
purged.
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the
tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall
melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall
faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
And when they ask, ‘Why are you
groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will
melt, and every hand will go
limp. Every spirit will
faint, and every
knee will turn to water.’
Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may
faint, and their ruins be multiplied:
ah! it is made bright, it is
wrapped up for the slaughter.
So that their hearts may
melt and many may
stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter.
Yes, it is ready to
flash like
lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.
As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to
melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my
fury, and I will leave you there, and
melt you.
Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to
melt with a
fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and
melt you.
Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be
melted in the midst thereof.
Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be
melted within the city.
As silver is
melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be
melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my
fury upon you.
As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted within the city. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath upon you.’”
Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the
filthiness of it may be
molten in it, that the
scum of it may be consumed.
Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will
melt within; its
rust will be consumed.
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall
melt, and all that dwell therein shall
mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be
drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it
melts, and all its dwellers
mourn— all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the
plowman shall overtake the
reaper, and the
treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall
melt.
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the
plowman will overtake the
reaper and the
treader of grapes, the
sower of seed. The mountains will
drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.
And the mountains shall be
molten under him, and the valleys shall be
cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
The mountains will
melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water
rushing down a slope.
The mountains
quake at him, and the hills
melt, and the earth is burned at his presence,
yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
The mountains
quake before Him, and the hills
melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.
She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart
melteth, and the knees
smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
But the day of the Lord will come as a
thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall
melt with
fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
But the Day of the Lord will come like a
thief. The heavens will disappear with a
roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall
melt with
fervent heat?
as you
anticipate and
hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will
melt in the heat.
Whose look drieth up the depths, and
indignation maketh the mountains to
melt away; which the truth witnesseth:
For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, the rocks shall
melt as wax at thy presence: yet thou art
merciful to them that fear thee.
But snow and ice
endured the fire, and
melted not, that they might know that fire burning in the
hail, and
sparkling in the rain, did destroy the fruits of the enemies.
For that which was not destroyed of the fire, being warmed with a little
sunbeam, soon
melted away:
For the hope of the
unthankful shall
melt away as the winter’s
hoar frost, and shall run away as unprofitable water.
On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of the corruptible living things, though they walked therein; neither
melted they the
icy kind of heavenly meat that was of nature apt to
melt.
In the day of thine
affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall
melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather.