322 verses contain “wilderness” (in the KJV: 315, in the BSB: 229) — showing 101–200
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Now all the people that came out were
circumcised: but all the people that were born in the
wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not
circumcised.
Though all who had come out were
circumcised, none of those born in the
wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been
circumcised.
For the children of Israel walked forty years in the
wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD
sware that he would not
shew them the land, which the LORD
sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
For the Israelites had
wandered in the
wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD
vowed never to let them see the land He had
sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
And when the men of
Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to
flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the
wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
When the men of
Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the
wilderness now became the pursuers.
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of
slaying all the inhabitants of
Ai in the field, in the
wilderness wherein they
chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto
Ai, and
smote it with the edge of the sword.
When Israel had finished killing all the men of
Ai who had pursued them into the field and
wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to
Ai and put it to the sword as well.
In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the
wilderness, and in the south country; the
Hittites, the
Amorites, and the
Canaanites, the
Perizzites, the
Hivites, and the Jebusites:
the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the
wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the
Hittites,
Amorites,
Canaanites,
Perizzites,
Hivites, and Jebusites):
And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel
wandered in the
wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day
fourscore and five years old.
Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel
wandered in the
wilderness. So here I am
today, eighty-five years old,
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of
Edom the
wilderness of Zin southward was the
uttermost part of the south coast.
Now the
allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of
Edom, to the
Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
These were in the wilderness:
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by
Jericho, unto the water of
Jericho on the east, to the
wilderness that goeth up from
Jericho throughout mount
Bethel,
The
allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at
Jericho to the waters of
Jericho on the east, through the
wilderness that goes up from
Jericho into the hill country of
Bethel.
And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of
Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the
wilderness of Beth-
aven.
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of
Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the
wilderness of Beth-
aven.
And when they
cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the
wilderness a long season.
So your fathers
cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and
engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the
wilderness for a long time.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the
wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of
Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the
Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near
Arad. They went to live among the people.
And
Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will
tear your flesh with the thorns of the
wilderness and with briers.
“Very well,”
Gideon replied, “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will
tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the
wilderness!”
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
Then they went along through the
wilderness, and compassed the land of
Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of
Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for
Arnon was the border of Moab.
Then Israel traveled through the
wilderness and bypassed the lands of
Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the
Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the
Arnon was its border.
And they possessed all the coasts of the
Amorites, from
Arnon even unto
Jabbok, and from the
wilderness even unto Jordan.
seizing all the land from the
Arnon to the
Jabbok and from the
wilderness to the Jordan.
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.
And they turned and fled toward the
wilderness unto the rock of
Rimmon: and they
gleaned of them in the
highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and
slew two thousand men of them.
Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the
wilderness to the rock of
Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.
But six hundred men turned and fled to the
wilderness unto the rock
Rimmon, and abode in the rock
Rimmon four months.
But 600 men turned and fled into the
wilderness to the rock of
Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that
smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the
wilderness.
Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the
wilderness.
And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of
Zeboim toward the
wilderness.
another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of
Zeboim facing the
wilderness.
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was
kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down
hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the
wilderness? I know thy pride, and the
naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
So they set out and went to Ziph
ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the
Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,
Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.
And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.
After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and
lamented him, and buried him in his house at
Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the
wilderness of
Paran.
When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to
mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in
Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the
Wilderness of
Paran.
And David heard in the
wilderness that Nabal did
shear his sheep.
While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.
But one of the young men told
Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the
wilderness to
salute our master; and he railed on them.
Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife
Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the
wilderness to
greet our master, but he
scolded them.
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the
wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that
pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,
Joab also and
Abishai pursued after
Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the
wilderness of
Gibeon.
But
Joab and
Abishai pursued
Abner. By
sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the
wilderness of
Gibeon.
And all the country
wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the
brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the
wilderness.
Everyone in the
countryside was
weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the
wilderness.
See, I will
tarry in the plain of the
wilderness, until there come word from you to
certify me.
See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The
asses be for the king’s household to
ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be
faint in the
wilderness may drink.
“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The
donkeys are for the king’s household to
ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the
wilderness.”
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying,
Lodge not this night in the plains of the
wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be
swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not
spend the night at the fords of the
wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be
swallowed up.’”
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and
cheese of
kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is
hungry, and
weary, and
thirsty, in the
wilderness.
honey, curds, sheep, and
cheese from the
herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become
hungry, exhausted, and
thirsty in the
wilderness.”
So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and
slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the
wilderness.
So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down
Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the
wilderness.
and Baalath, and
Tadmor in the
wilderness, in the land,
Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
But he himself went a day’s journey into the
wilderness, and came and sat down under a
juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the
wilderness. He sat down under a
broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the
wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest,
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to
anoint Hazael as king over
Aram.
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the
wilderness of
Edom.
Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of
Edom,” replied
Joram.
And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the
wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of
Gilead.
They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their
livestock had increased in the land of
Gilead.
And on the other side Jordan by
Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of
Reuben,
Bezer in the
wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
From the tribe of
Reuben east of the Jordan opposite
Jericho they were given
Bezer in the
wilderness, Jahzah,
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the
wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and
buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
Some Gadites defected to David at his
stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of
valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and
spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the
wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at
Gibeon.
For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the
wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in
Gibeon,
So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at
Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the
wilderness.
And Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at
Gibeon because it was the
location of God’s Tent of Meeting, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the
wilderness.
And he built
Tadmor in the
wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in
Hamath.
He built
Tadmor in the
wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in
Hamath.
To
morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the
cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the
brook, before the
wilderness of Jeruel.
Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the
Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the
Wilderness of Jeruel.
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the
wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth,
Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye
prosper.
Early in the morning they got up and left for the
Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out,
Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be
upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
And they made a
proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the
wilderness.
And a
proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the
wilderness.
Yet thou in thy
manifold mercies forsookest them not in the
wilderness: the
pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the
pillar of fire by night, to
shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
You in Your great
compassion did not
forsake them in the
wilderness. By day the
pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the
pillar of fire
illuminated the way they should go.
Yea, forty years
didst thou
sustain them in the
wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
And, behold, there came a great wind from the
wilderness, and
smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It
collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to
wander in a
wilderness where there is no way.
He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them
wander in a
trackless wasteland.
Behold, as wild
asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising
betimes for a prey: the
wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
Indeed, like wild
donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work
foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
For want and famine they were solitary;
fleeing into the
wilderness in former time
desolate and waste.
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
Lo, then would I
wander far off, and remain in the
wilderness.
Selah.
How far away I would
flee! In the
wilderness I would remain.
Selah They drop upon the pastures of the
wilderness: and the little hills
rejoice on every side.
The pastures of the
wilderness overflow; the hills are
robed with joy.
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou
didst march through the
wilderness;
Selah:
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland,
Selah They that dwell in the
wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall
lick the dust.
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies
lick the dust.
Thou brakest the heads of
leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the
wilderness.
He
clave the rocks in the
wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.
And they
sinned yet more against him by
provoking the most High in the
wilderness.
But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the
wilderness?
They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
How often they disobeyed Him in the
wilderness and
grieved Him in the desert!
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
do not
harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the
wilderness,
I am like a
pelican of the
wilderness: I am like an
owl of the desert.
I am like a desert
owl, like an
owl among the ruins.
He
rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the
wilderness.
He
rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
But
lusted exceedingly in the
wilderness, and
tempted God in the desert.
They
craved intensely in the
wilderness and tested God in the desert.
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,
They
wandered in the
wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Some
wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into
thirsty ground,
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to
wander in the
wilderness, where there is no way.
He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them
wander in a
trackless wasteland.
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
He led His people through the
wilderness. His loving devotion endures
forever.
It is better to dwell in the
wilderness, than with a
contentious and an
angry woman.
Better to live in the desert than with a
contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Who is this that cometh out of the
wilderness like pillars of smoke,
perfumed with
myrrh and
frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
Who is this coming up from the
wilderness like a column of smoke,
scented with
myrrh and
frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
Who is this that cometh up from the
wilderness,
leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
Who is this coming up from the
wilderness,
leaning on her beloved? I
roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she
travailed and brought you forth.
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the
captives return to their homes?”
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the
wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of
Zion.
Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter
Zion.
For the fields of
Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they
wandered through the
wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
For the fields of
Heshbon have
withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have
trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not,
til the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the
wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Look at the land of the Chaldeans— a people now of no account. The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures; they set up their siege towers and
stripped its palaces. They brought it to ruin.
Yet the defenced city shall be
desolate, and the
habitation forsaken, and left like a
wilderness: there shall the
calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and
consume the branches thereof.
For the fortified city lies deserted— a
homestead abandoned, a
wilderness forsaken. There the
calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an
orchard, and the
orchard will seem like a forest.
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
The
wilderness and the solitary place shall be
glad for them; and the desert shall
rejoice, and
blossom as the rose.
The
wilderness and the land will be
glad; the desert will
rejoice and
blossom like a rose.
Then shall the
lame man
leap as an
hart, and the tongue of the
dumb sing: for in the
wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Then the
lame will
leap like a deer and the
mute tongue will
shout for joy. For waters will
gush forth in the
wilderness, and streams in the desert.
The voice of him that crieth in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God.
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the
wilderness; make a straight
highway for our God in the desert.