52 verses contain “violent” (in the KJV: 27, in the BSB: 29) — showing 1–52
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And Abraham reproved
Abimelech because of a well of water, which
Abimelech’s servants had
violently taken away.
And Isaac
trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken
venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him?
yea, and he shall be blessed.
Isaac began to
tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who
hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I
ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
And mount
Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount
quaked greatly.
Mount
Sinai was completely
enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain
quaked violently.
Then it shall be, because he hath
sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took
violently away, or the thing which he hath
deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
once he has
sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has
stolen or taken by
extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine
ass shall be
violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to
rescue them.
Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your
donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did
chide with him sharply.
Then the men of Ephraim said to
Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against
Midian?” And they
contended with him
violently.
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly
trembled.
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
who frees me from my enemies. You
exalt me above my foes; You
rescue me from
violent men.
Because he hath
oppressed and hath
forsaken the poor; because he hath
violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
Men move boundary stones; they pasture
stolen flocks.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his
violent dealing shall come down upon his own
pate.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
He delivereth me from mine enemies:
yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the
violent man.
who delivers me from my enemies. You
exalt me above my foes; You
rescue me from
violent men.
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the
assemblies of
violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
The
arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of
ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
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.
Do not
envy a
violent man or choose any of his ways;
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
A
violent man entices his
neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and
violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province,
marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
If you see the oppression of the poor and the
denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be
astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to
shake you
violently. He will take hold of you,
He will surely
violently turn and
toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the
chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.
roll you into a ball, and
sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious
chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master.
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is
shaken violently.
And he hath
violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in
Zion, and hath
despised in the
indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden
booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made
Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has
despised both king and priest.
My face will I turn also from them, and they shall
pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and
defile it.
I will turn My face away from them, and they will
defile My
treasured place.
Violent men will enter it, and they will
defile it.
If he
beget a son that is a
robber, a
shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,
Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall
exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
In those times many will rise up against the king of the South.
Violent ones among your own people will
exalt themselves in
fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
So I will
kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to
consume its citadels amid war
cries on the day of battle and a
violent wind on the day of
tempest.
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Then the LORD
hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a
violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great
tempest is upon you.
“
Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to
blame for this
violent storm that has come upon you.”
And, behold, there arose a great
tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was
asleep.
Suddenly a
violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was
engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two
demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so
violent that no one could pass that way.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the
herd of
swine: and, behold, the whole
herd of
swine ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole
herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Soon a
violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being
swamped.
And
forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the
swine: and the
herd ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were
choked in the sea.
He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the
herd of about two thousand
rushed down the steep bank into the sea and
drowned in the water.
And the spirit
cried, and rent him
sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead;
insomuch that many said, He is dead.
After
shrieking and
convulsing him
violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a
corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the
swine: and the
herd ran
violently down a steep place into the lake, and were
choked.
Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the
herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was
drowned.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was
leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Then the man with the evil spirit
jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so
violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
And when there arose a great
dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
The dispute grew so
violent that the commander was afraid they would
tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the
barracks.
Who was before a
blasphemer, and a
persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
I was formerly a
blasphemer, a
persecutor, and a
violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
Or as when a bird hath
flown through the air, there is no
token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings and parted with the
violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to be found;
But deemed either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the
violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which
govern the world.
Whether it were a
whistling wind, or a
melodious noise of birds among the spreading branches, or a pleasing fall of water running
violently,
As namely, a cloud shadowing the camp; and where water stood before, dry land appeared; and out of the Red sea a way without
impediment; and out of the
violent stream a green field:
And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent of Beth-horon he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One.
Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his
bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his
rage against the Jews, and commanding to
haste the journey: but it came to pass that he fell down from his
chariot, carried
violently; so that having a
sore fall, all the members of his body were much pained.
Now when the multitude would have taken the tower, and
violently broken into the outer door, and
bade that fire should be brought to burn it, he being ready to be taken on every side fell upon his sword;