55 verses contain “plot” (in the KJV: 2, in the BSB: 53) — showing 1–55
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And these words of
Esau her elder son were told to
Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother
Esau, as touching thee,
doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
When the words of her older son
Esau were relayed to
Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother
Esau is
consoling himself by
plotting to kill you.
And he bought a
parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
And the
plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
And when they saw him
afar off, even before he came near unto them, they
conspired against him to
slay him.
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they
plotted to kill him.
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in
Shechem, in a
parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at
Shechem in the
plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to
Abiathar the priest, Bring
hither the
ephod.
When David learned that Saul was
plotting evil against him, he said to
Abiathar the priest, “Bring the
ephod.”
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and
plotted against us to
exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
And the dogs shall eat
Jezebel in the portion of
Jezreel, and there shall be none to
bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
And on the
plot of ground at
Jezreel the dogs will
devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to
bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
Surely I have seen
yesterday the blood of
Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this
plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the
plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
‘As surely as I saw the blood of
Naboth and the blood of his sons
yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this
plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD,
pick him up and throw him on the
plot of ground.”
Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant
Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of
Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of
Jezebel:
So they went back and told
Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant
Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the
plot of ground at
Jezreel the dogs will
devour the flesh of
Jezebel.
And the
carcase of
Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of
Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is
Jezebel.
And
Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the
plot of ground at
Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is
Jezebel.’”
And conspirators
plotted against
Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to
Lachish. But men were sent after him to
Lachish, and they killed him there.
Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to
rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.
that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are
plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
When
Mordecai learned of the
plot, he reported it to Queen
Esther, and she informed the king on
Mordecai’s behalf.
Because
Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast
Pur, that is, the lot, to
consume them, and to destroy them;
For
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had
plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the
Pur (that is, the lot) to
crush and destroy them.
Why do the heathen
rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Why do the nations
rage and the peoples
plot in vain?
For I have heard the
slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
For I hear the
slander of many; there is terror on every side. They
conspire against me and
plot to take my life.
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Even on his bed he
plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to
reject evil.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The wicked scheme against the righteous and
gnash their teeth at them,
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my
hurt speak
mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me
harm speak destruction,
plotting deceit all day long.
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are
confederate against thee:
For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a
mischievous person.
He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
If thou hast done
foolishly in lifting up
thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
For
Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has
plotted your ruin, saying:
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you
cultivate delightful
plots and set out cuttings from
exotic vines—
When he hath made plain the face thereof,
doth he not cast abroad the
fitches, and
scatter the
cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and
rie in their place?
When he has leveled its surface, does he not
sow caraway and
scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in
plots, and
rye within its border.
For the
vile person will speak
villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to
practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the
hungry, and he will cause the drink of the
thirsty to fail.
The instruments also of the
churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the
needy speaketh right.
The weapons of the
scoundrel are destructive; he hatches
plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the
plea of the
needy is just.
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
He who walks righteously and speaks with
sincerity, who refuses gain from
extortion, whose hand never takes a
bribe, who stops his ears against
murderous plots and shuts his eyes
tightly against evil—
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had
plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
Many pastors have destroyed my
vineyard, they have
trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a
desolate wilderness.
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.
Thou hast seen all their
vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
You have seen all their
malice, all their
plots against me.
Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me;
O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that
devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
He shall enter
peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall
scatter among them the prey, and
spoil, and riches:
yea, and he shall
forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
In a time of peace, he will
invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will
lavish plunder,
loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will
plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
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.
Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.
Woe to them that
devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they
practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Woe to those who
devise iniquity and
plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they
accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end:
affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Whatever you
plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end.
Affliction will not rise up a second time.
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast
sinned against thy soul.
You have
plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and
forfeiting your life.
And
oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Do not
oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not
plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I
hate, saith the LORD.
do not
plot evil in your hearts against your
neighbor, and do not love to
swear falsely, for I
hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
Then the
Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the
parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
So from that day on they
plotted to kill Him.
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen
rage, and the people imagine vain things?
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations
rage and the peoples
plot in vain?
But their laying
await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through
Macedonia.
where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a
plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through
Macedonia.
Serving the Lord with all
humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which
befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
I served the Lord with great
humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the
plots of the Jews.
And they were more than forty which had made this
conspiracy.
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the
plot, he went into the
barracks and told Paul.
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent
straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him.
Farewell.
When I was informed that there was a
plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also
instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
And by their secret
plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that king Cyrus lived: so they were hindered from building for the space of two years, until the reign of
Darius.
