70 verses contain “overthrow” (in the KJV: 62, in the BSB: 15) — showing 1–70
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And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not
demolish the town you indicate.
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the
catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
And in the greatness of thine
excellency thou hast
overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as
stubble.
You overthrew Your
adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like
stubble.
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to
demolish them and
smash their sacred stones to pieces.
We have shot at them;
Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
But we have
overthrown them;
Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We
demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
And ye shall
overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall
hew down the
graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
Tear down their altars,
smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and
wipe out their names from every place.
And that the whole land thereof is
brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the
overthrow of
Sodom, and
Gomorrah, Admah, and
Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of
Sodom and
Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
And
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were
overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
but
Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate.
And the princes of the children of
Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David
doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to
spy it out, and to
overthrow it?
the princes of the
Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to
explore the city,
spy it out, and
overthrow it?”
Then David said unto the
messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto
Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and
overthrow it: and
encourage thou him.
Behold, he is
hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be
overthrown at the first, that
whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow
Absalom.
Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other
location. If some of your troops fall first,
whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow
Absalom.’
But the princes of the children of
Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David
doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to
overthrow, and to
spy out the land?
the princes of the
Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to
explore the land,
spy it out, and
overthrow it?”
And
Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto
Gerar: and the Ethiopians were
overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much
spoil.
Then
Asa and his army pursued them as far as
Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were
crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of
plunderBut if thou
wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
Even if you go and fight
bravely in battle, God will make you
stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to
overthrow.”
And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I
Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there,
overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I,
Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with
diligence.
He leadeth princes away
spoiled, and
overthroweth the mighty.
He leads priests away
barefoot and
overthrows the established.
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He
overthrows them in the night and they are
crushed.
Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
So He raised His hand and
swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
To
overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to
scatter them in the lands.
to
disperse their offspring among the nations and
scatter them throughout the lands.
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me
stumble.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall
hunt the violent man to
overthrow him.
When their judges are
overthrown in
stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will
listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
By the blessing of the upright the city is
exalted: but it is
overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is
torn down.
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness
overthroweth the
sinner.
Righteousness guards the man of
integrity, but wickedness undermines the
sinner.
The house of the wicked shall be
overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall
flourish.
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will
flourish.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Showing
partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he
overthroweth the words of the
transgressor.
The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
Your country is
desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers
devour it in your presence, and it is
desolate, as
overthrown by strangers.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’
excellency, shall be as when God overthrew
Sodom and
Gomorrah.
And Babylon, the
jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be
overthrown by God like
Sodom and
Gomorrah.
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
See, I have appointed you
today over nations and kingdoms to
uproot and
tear down, to destroy and
overthrow, to build and plant.”
Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to
slay me:
forgive not their iniquity, neither
blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be
overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. Do not
wipe out their guilt or
blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them be
overthrown before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.
As in the
overthrow of
Sodom and
Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall
abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
As
Sodom and
Gomorrah were
overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will
abide there.
The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not
pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to
rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine
adversaries.
The LORD has done what He
planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has
overthrown you without
pity. He has let the enemy
gloat over you and
exalted the horn of your foes.
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of
Sodom, that was
overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of
Sodom, which was
overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
He will
resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to
overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be
overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even
Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of
Ammon.
He will also
invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand:
Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the
Ammonites.
I have
overthrown some of you, as God overthrew
Sodom and
Gomorrah, and ye were as a
firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
And
Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he
cried, and said, Yet forty days, and
Nineveh shall be
overthrown.
On the first day of his journey,
Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and
Nineveh will be overturned!”
And I will
overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will
overthrow the
chariots, and those that
ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn
chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
But if it be of God, ye cannot
overthrow it; lest
haply ye be found even to fight against God.
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find
yourselves fighting against God.”
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
Who concerning the truth have
erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and
overthrow the faith of some.
who have
deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
And turning the cities of
Sodom and
Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an
overthrow, making them an
ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
if He condemned the cities of
Sodom and
Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
For strangers shall
reap their fruits, and
spoil their goods,
overthrow their houses, and take their children
captives, for in captivity and famine shall they get children.
Go into Media my son, for I surely believe those things which
Jonas the prophet spake of Nineve, that it shall be
overthrown; and that for a time peace shall rather be in Media; and that our brethren shall lie scattered in the earth from that good land: and Jerusalem shall be
desolate, and the house of God in it shall be burned, and shall be
desolate for a time;
Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.
So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.
So ye, and all that inhabit the coast of Israel, shall pursue them, and overthrow them as they go.
Yea, a mighty wind shall stand up against them, and like a storm shall blow them away: thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall
overthrow the thrones of the mighty.
For many are
deceived by their own vain opinion; and an evil suspicion hath
overthrown their judgment.
Strive not with an
angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will
overthrow thee.
Set him not by thee, lest, when he hath
overthrown thee, he stand up in thy place; neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he seek to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my words, and be
pricked therewith.
Observe, and take good
heed, for thou walkest in
peril of thy
overthrowing: when thou hearest these things,
awake in thy sleep.
When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they
extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he
stumble, they will help to
overthrow him.
There is that destroyeth his own soul through
bashfulness, and by accepting of persons
overthroweth himself.
Unless a man hold himself
diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be
overthrown.
A
backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and
overthrown the houses of great men.
Wherefore the Lord himself will overthrow them before our face: and as for you, be ye not afraid of them.
Now as soon as he had left off speaking, he
leapt suddenly upon them, and so
Seron and his host was
overthrown before him.
Then
Judas fought against the children of
Esau in
Idumea at Arabattine, because they besieged
Gael: and he gave them a great
overthrow, and
abated their courage, and took their spoils.
Thus was there a great
overthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not
obedient unto
Judas and his brethren, but thought to do some
valiant act.
And that by their policy and
patience they had conquered all the place, though it were very far from them; and the kings also that came against them from the
uttermost part of the earth, till they had
discomfited them, and given them a great
overthrow, so that the rest did give them tribute every year:
Forasmuch as I am come again to my realm, and am set in the throne of my progenitors, and have
gotten the dominion, and
overthrown Demetrius, and recovered our country;
Neither was there any left in the land to fight against them:
yea, the kings themselves were
overthrown in those days.
