violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice
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H2555 — חָמָס
cha.mas · violence · Hebrew/Aramaic
52 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 6:11 · חָמָֽס׃Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.Genesis 6:13 · חָמָ֖סThen God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.Genesis 16:5 · חֲמָסִ֣יThen Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”Genesis 49:5 · חָמָ֖סSimeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.Exodus 23:1 · חָמָֽס׃ ס“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.Deuteronomy 19:16 · חָמָ֖סIf a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,Judges 9:24 · חֲמַ֖סin order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.2 Samuel 22:3 · מֵחָמָ֖סMy God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.2 Samuel 22:49 · חֲמָסִ֖יםwho frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.1 Chronicles 12:17 · חָמָס֙And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”Job 16:17 · חָמָ֣סyet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.Job 19:7 · חָ֭מָסThough I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.Psalm 7:16 · חֲמָס֥וֹHis trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.Psalm 11:5 · חָמָ֑סThe LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.Psalm 18:48 · חָ֝מָ֗סwho delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.Psalm 25:19 · חָמָ֣סConsider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.Psalm 27:12 · חָמָֽס׃Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.Psalm 35:11 · חָמָ֑סHostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.Psalm 55:9 · חָמָ֖סO Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.Psalm 58:2 · חֲמַ֥סNo, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.Psalm 72:14 · וּ֭מֵחָמָסHe will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.Psalm 73:6 · חָמָ֥סTherefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.Psalm 74:20 · חָמָֽס׃Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.Psalm 140:1 · חֲמָסִ֣יםFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,Psalm 140:4 · חֲמָסִ֣יםGuard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.Psalm 140:11 · חָמָ֥סMay no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.Proverbs 3:31 · חָמָ֑סDo not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;Proverbs 4:17 · חֲמָסִ֣יםFor they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.Proverbs 10:6 · חָמָֽס׃Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.Proverbs 10:11 · חָמָֽס׃The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.Proverbs 13:2 · חָמָֽס׃From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.Proverbs 16:29 · חָ֭מָסA violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.Proverbs 26:6 · חָמָ֣סLike cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.Isaiah 53:9 · חָמָ֣סHe was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.Isaiah 59:6 · חָמָ֖סTheir cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.Isaiah 60:18 · חָמָס֙No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.Jeremiah 6:7 · חָמָ֣סAs a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.Jeremiah 20:8 · חָמָ֥סFor whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.Jeremiah 51:35 · חֲמָסִ֤יMay the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,” says the dweller of Zion. “May my blood be on the dwellers of Chaldea,” says Jerusalem.Jeremiah 51:46 · וְחָמָ֣סDo not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.Amos 3:10 · חָמָ֥ס“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”Amos 6:3 · חָמָֽס׃You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.Obadiah 1:10 · מֵחֲמַ֛סBecause of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.Jonah 3:8 · הֶחָמָ֖סFurthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.Micah 6:12 · חָמָ֔סFor the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.Habakkuk 1:2 · חָמָ֖סHow long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?Habakkuk 1:3 · וְחָמָ֖סWhy do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.Habakkuk 1:9 · לְחָמָ֣סAll of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.Habakkuk 2:8 · וַחֲמַס־Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.Habakkuk 2:17 · חֲמַ֤ס · וַחֲמַס־For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.Zephaniah 1:9 · חָמָ֥סOn that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.Malachi 2:16 · חָמָס֙“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.