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ne.phesh H5315

נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) means “soul” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

נֶ֫פֶשׁ Hebrew · H5315 754 tagged occurrences in 683 verses

Pronunciation guide: neh'-fesh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5315G

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315H

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: life

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315I

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: myself

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315J

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: person

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315K

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: animal

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315L

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: appetite

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315M

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: dead

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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TBESH · H5315N

נֶ֫פֶשׁ · ne.phesh · soul: neck

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H5314 (נָפַשׁ); properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

KJV glosses: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.

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How translators render H5315

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
my soul 62
my life 28
his life 24
your life 22
i 19
his soul 17
person 13
soul 13
you 13
your soul 13
o my soul 12
himself 11
life 11
yourselves 11
their lives 10
of my soul 9
the life 9
me 8
the soul 8
someone 6
the people 6
creature 5
the souls 5
your lives 5
yourself 5
a life 4
a person 4
herself 4
lives 4
myself 4
of his soul 4
one 4
she 4
the lives 4
themselves 4
to the soul 4
and as you yourself 3
and you 3
as surely as you 3
body 3
creatures 3
for me 3
he 3
in all 3
let me 3
of soul 3
ourselves 3
people 3
their souls 3
them 3
to your soul 3
vvv 3
against that person 2
and 2
and as you 2
and his soul 2
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as himself 2
by himself 2
death 2
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his 2
his appetite 2
may my life 2
my heart 2
my life as well 2
only themselves 2
our soul 2
souls 2
they 2
those 2
to my soul 2
to the will 2
us 2
we 2
who risked their lives 2
your heart 2
a great appetite 1
a slave 1
alive 1
along with my soul 1
and anyone 1
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and creatures 1
and he 1
and i 1
and mind 1
and people 1
and the one 1
and the people 1
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and we 1
and yet my life 1
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another 1
anyone 1
appetite 1
as he pleased 1
as my life 1
as their lives 1
at heart 1
at the cost of their own lives 1
at the expense of his life 1
at the risk of our lives 1
at the risk of their lives 1
because of a dead body 1
because you 1
because you are 1
being 1
both soul 1
breath 1
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by contact with a corpse 1
dead 1
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for yourselves 1
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from whom 1
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he will forfeit his life 1
her last breath 1
her soul 1
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his heart 1
his neck 1
his own life 1
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inwardly 1
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its throat 1
just what we wanted 1
like the lives 1
may i 1
mind 1
minds 1
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my 1
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my neck 1
my own 1
my own life 1
my soul defenseless 1
number 1
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of living 1
of me 1
of our souls 1
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of persons 1
of the dead body 1
of your soul 1
or broken the spirit 1
our 1
our appetite 1
our lives 1
our throats 1
people were taken away 1
persons 1
put herself 1
slaves 1
so that i 1
so that your soul 1
taking ones livelihood 1
that he 1
that i 1
the breath 1
the descendants 1
the man 1
the members 1
the one 1
the person 1
their appetites 1
their courage 1
their hearts 1
their life 1
their own lives 1
their perfume 1
their soul 1
theirs 1
then my life 1
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then the life 1
then you 1
they craved 1
thing 1
to go wherever they wanted 1
to him 1
to him who 1
to his hearts 1
to his soul 1
to kill you 1
to me 1
to take my life 1
to the desire 1
to them 1
until he 1
up my soul 1
upon them 1
what he 1
wherever she wishes 1
who takes the life 1
whoever 1
whose life 1
will be for themselves 1
will cost him his life 1
with a heart 1
with its lifeblood 1
with living 1
with one 1
you are willing 1
you commanders wish to make me king 1
you pulled me 1
you turned away 1
your 1
your lifeblood is shed 1
your own life 1
your souls 1
zeal 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
my soul 79
his soul 26
soul 20
thy soul 20
the soul 18
o my soul 13
my life 12
thy life 11
his life 9
his own soul 9
all the souls 8
and his soul 8
creature 8
for my soul 8
her soul 8
life 8
of my soul 8
souls 8
the souls 8
and with all thy soul 7
our soul 7
persons 7
the life 7
and the soul 6
person 6
after my soul 5
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their lives 5
their soul 5
your souls 5
and all the souls 4
and my soul 4
and with all their soul 4
any person 4
body 4
but the soul 4
for his life 4
for your souls 4
himself 4
unto thy soul 4
whatsoever thy soul 4
and that soul 3
and the lives 3
and with all your soul 3
even that soul 3
him whom my soul 3
if a soul 3
not my soul 3
that soul 3
their souls 3
to the soul 3
against that soul 2
and if a soul 2
and the life 2
and the souls 2
and their soul 2
and with all his soul 2
and your soul 2
any 2
but thy life 2
by himself 2
by the dead 2
by the dead body 2
for life 2
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for the soul 2
for their life 2
he 2
heart 2
herself 2
him as his own soul 2
in my soul 2
let me die 2
not thy life 2
of heart 2
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our lives 2
shall not my soul 2
that my soul 2
that thy soul 2
the persons 2
their own souls 2
to my soul 2
to thy soul 2
unto my soul 2
yourselves 2
a beast 1
a desire 1
according to all that thy soul 1
after my life 1
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against mine own life 1
against my soul 1
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against the soul 1
against thee from whom thy mind 1
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all the persons 1
among us lest angry 1
and all the persons 1
and because their soul 1
and behold as thy life 1
and every person 1
and every soul 1
and his life 1
and in all your souls 1
and in my mind 1
and in your soul 1
and it came to pass as her soul 1
and let not thy soul 1
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and my life 1
and now my soul 1
and of every creature 1
and of men 1
and our soul 1
and shall not my soul 1
and slayeth 1
and that person 1
and that which your soul 1
and the persons 1
and the tablets 1
and upon the persons 1
and whatsoever soul 1
and when any 1
and will let the souls 1
and with my whole soul 1
and ye shall not make your souls 1
and yet the appetite 1
are mine as the soul 1
as the life 1
as thine own soul 1
as thy soul 1
at her pleasure 1
at his pleasure 1
at their pleasure 1
at thine own pleasure 1
be for his life 1
beast 1
because my soul 1
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behold all souls 1
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both soul 1
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but themselves 1
by a dead body 1
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desire 1
discontented 1
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every thing 1
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greedy 1
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he should make his soul 1
hearts 1
her our life 1
him 1
him because the soul 1
him for the life 1
him mortally 1
him unto the will 1
himself that soul 1
his breath 1
his desire 1
his heart 1
his own 1
i beseech thee my life 1
i pray thee let me live 1
i pray thee let my life 1
in heart 1
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in jeopardy of their lives 1
in my souls 1
in the lads life 1
in their minds 1
in your hearts 1
into their soul 1
is mine the soul 1
it my soul 1
it utterly and all the souls 1
lest my soul 1
let my life 1
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let us not kill 1
lives 1
me not over unto the will 1
me now for my soul 1
me o thou whom my soul 1
me the persons 1
mind 1
minds 1
mine heart 1
moreover the soul 1
my deadly 1
my lust 1
my mind 1
myself 1
no soul 1
nor the life 1
not the soul 1
not their soul 1
not with thyself 1
not with us seeing that his life 1
not yourselves 1
nothing but the soul 1
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of all the persons 1
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of his hearts 1
of his life 1
of his mind 1
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of soul 1
of the desire 1
of the ghost 1
of their soul 1
of thy person 1
of thy soul 1
of your lives 1
of your persons 1
one 1
or for whatsoever thy soul 1
or if your soul 1
over all that thine heart 1
shall go for his life 1
so also the soul 1
so let my life 1
so that my soul 1
so would we have it 1
that every man 1
that hath 1
that have put their lives in jeopardy 1
that his soul 1
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the dead 1
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the heart 1
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thee my soul 1
thee unto the will 1
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them and all the souls 1
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then shall thy life 1
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therefore unto yourselves 1
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they 1
thine heart 1
thine own life 1
thing 1
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to him whom man 1
to his own soul 1
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toward him for the life 1
truly my soul 1
unto him 1
unto me for my soul 1
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unto thee and my soul 1
unto thee and thy soul 1
unto thee my soul 1
unto their soul 1
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upon him even that soul 1
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upon me because my life 1
us this soul 1
whatsoever soul 1
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wherefore should he slay 1
whereunto they desire 1
which every man 1
which yet my soul 1
whither she will 1
with me for thy sake and my soul 1
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with the life 1
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ye him whom my soul 1
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yea his soul 1
you and my soul 1
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your soul 1

Verses containing H5315

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  1. Ezekiel 23:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.

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  2. Ezekiel 23:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—

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  3. Ezekiel 23:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.

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  4. Ezekiel 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

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  5. Ezekiel 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,

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  6. Ezekiel 25:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,

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  7. Ezekiel 25:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,

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  8. Ezekiel 27:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.

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  9. Ezekiel 27:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

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  10. Ezekiel 32:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’

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  11. Ezekiel 33:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.

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  12. Ezekiel 33:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’

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  13. Ezekiel 33:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.

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  14. Ezekiel 36:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.

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  15. Ezekiel 47:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

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  16. Hosea 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.

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  17. Hosea 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.

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  18. Amos 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

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  19. Amos 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.

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  20. Amos 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

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  21. Jonah 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”

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  22. Jonah 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.6

  23. Jonah 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.8

  24. Jonah 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

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  25. Jonah 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

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  26. Micah 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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  27. Micah 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.

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  28. Micah 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

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  29. Habakkuk 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—

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  30. Habakkuk 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.

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  31. Habakkuk 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

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  32. Haggai 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

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  33. Zechariah 11:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

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