Contend (56 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) To struggle for; to contest. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CONTEND; CONTENTION. ... HE Jacobs. Multi-Version Concordance Contend (56 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contend.htm - 24k

Fight (265 Occurrences)

... 1. (vi) To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fight.htm - 38k

Baal's (6 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him: 'Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will contend... biblethesaurus.org/b/baal's.htm - 8k

Contended (24 Occurrences)

... (imp. & pp) of Contend. ... (DBY NIV). 2 Timothy 2:5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowded, except he have contended lawfully. (ASV). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contended.htm - 13k

Fights (9 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? ... He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fights.htm - 9k

Breaks (35 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? ... He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/breaks.htm - 16k

Ba'al (55 Occurrences)

... RSV). Judges 6:31 But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? ... biblethesaurus.org/b/ba'al.htm - 22k

Contends (6 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Judges 6:31 But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contends.htm - 8k

Defend (38 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? ... My Lord, contend for me! (WEB). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/defend.htm - 17k

Pulled (84 Occurrences)

... RSV). Judges 6:31 But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pulled.htm - 33k

Dispute (37 Occurrences)

... 1. (vi) To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispute.htm - 17k

Provoke (64 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:5 don't contend with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given ... biblethesaurus.org/p/provoke.htm - 31k

Plead (64 Occurrences)

... plea. 4. (vt) To contend; to struggle. 5 ... plead? (KJV WBS). Job 13:8 Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God? (See RSV). Job ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plead.htm - 31k

Torn (100 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? ... He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/torn.htm - 37k

Trying (68 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? ... He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trying.htm - 24k

Charges (58 Occurrences)

... (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Job 10:2 I will tell God,'Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me. (See NIV). Job 13:19 Who is he who will contend with me? ... biblethesaurus.org/c/charges.htm - 22k

Vex (20 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:9 And Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vex.htm - 14k

Jo'ash (44 Occurrences)

... RSV). Judges 6:31 But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jo'ash.htm - 19k

Jareb (2 Occurrences)

... ja'-reb, jar'-eb (yarebh, "let him contend"; Septuagint Iareim): 1. Obscurity of the Name: Is mentioned twice in Hosea (5:13; 10:6) as an Assyrian king who ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jareb.htm - 10k

Wrestle

... See GAMES. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (vt) To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wrestle.htm - 6k

Race (36 Occurrences)

... etc. 15. (vi) To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port. 16. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/race.htm - 19k

Debate (13 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/debate.htm - 11k

Mastery (5 Occurrences)

... that shout for mastery"; in Daniel 6:24 (shelet, "to have power"), "The lions had the mastery of them"; in 1 Corinthians 9:25, agonizomai, "to contend for a ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mastery.htm - 9k

Misfortune (24 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: boast thyself, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou contend with misfortune ... biblethesaurus.org/m/misfortune.htm - 13k

Bother (9 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:9 Yahweh said to me, "Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bother.htm - 9k

Buffet (4 Occurrences)

... slap. 7. (vt) To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows. 8. (vt ... biblethesaurus.org/b/buffet.htm - 9k

Compete (3 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vi) To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in ... biblethesaurus.org/c/compete.htm - 7k

Contest (7 Occurrences)

... 1. (vt) To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contest.htm - 9k

Contendeth (6 Occurrences)

... (KJV JPS DBY WBS). Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him that contendeth with his Maker! Let the potsherd contend with the potsherds of the earth. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contendeth.htm - 8k

Combat (5 Occurrences)

... 1. (vi) To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight. 2. (vt) To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/combat.htm - 8k

Argue (21 Occurrences)

... 2. (vi) To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/argue.htm - 12k

Adulteries (10 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS). Hosea 2:2 Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adulteries.htm - 9k

Arrayed (46 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Judges 6:31 But Jo'ash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Ba'al? Or will you defend his cause? ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arrayed.htm - 20k

Children's (28 Occurrences)

... (See RSV). Jeremiah 2:9 Therefore I will yet contend with you, says Yahweh, and I will contend with your children's children. (WEB ... biblethesaurus.org/c/children's.htm - 15k

Unfaithfulness (27 Occurrences)

... Hosea 2:2 Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her prostitution ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unfaithfulness.htm - 15k

Baal (94 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? ... He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baal.htm - 53k

Breasts (39 Occurrences)

... its head 'is' of good gold, its breasts and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass; (YLT). Hosea 2:2 Contend with your mother! ... biblethesaurus.org/b/breasts.htm - 18k

Really (100 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? ... He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/really.htm - 35k

Prostitution (48 Occurrences)

... Hosea 2:2 Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her prostitution ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prostitution.htm - 22k

Joash (49 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? ... He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joash.htm - 41k

Harass (14 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:9 Yahweh said to me, "Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I ... biblethesaurus.org/h/harass.htm - 10k

Period (43 Occurrences)

... 2. Foes Without: Besides these foes within Canaan, the Israelites had enemies from without to contend with, namely, the Moabites, Midianites, Ammonites, and ... biblethesaurus.org/p/period.htm - 34k

Battle (282 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalion. 6. (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/battle.htm - 55k

Secure (78 Occurrences)

... Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? ... biblethesaurus.org/s/secure.htm - 30k

Rebuke (77 Occurrences)

... Hosea 2:2 Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her prostitution ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rebuke.htm - 32k

Quarrel (22 Occurrences)

... become antagonistic. 12. (vi) To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight. 13. (vi ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quarrel.htm - 15k

Vie (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vie.htm - 7k

Non-existent (1 Occurrence)

... Multi-Version Concordance Non-existent (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 41:12 You will seek them, and won't find them, even those who contend with you. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/non-existent.htm - 6k

Needful (17 Occurrences)

... gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the ... biblethesaurus.org/n/needful.htm - 11k

Oppose (29 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oppose.htm - 15k

Opponent (13 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Isaiah 50:8 Near 'is' He who is justifying me, Who doth contend with me? We stand together, who 'is' mine opponent? Let him come nigh unto me. (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/opponent.htm - 10k

Obliged (4 Occurrences)

... Jude 1:3 Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the ... biblethesaurus.org/o/obliged.htm - 7k

Opponents (11 Occurrences)

... parting the strong. (See NIV). Jeremiah 18:19 Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/opponents.htm - 9k

Jungle (4 Occurrences)

... Jungle (4 Occurrences). Jeremiah 12:5 If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jungle.htm - 8k

Jerub-baal (8 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:32 Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, saying, "Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar." (WEB NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerub-baal.htm - 8k

Justifying (9 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Isaiah 50:8 Near 'is' He who is justifying me, Who doth contend with me? We stand together, who 'is' mine opponent? Let him come nigh unto me. (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/justifying.htm - 9k

Jerubbaal (15 Occurrences)

... jer-u-ba'-al, je-rub'-a-al (yerubba`al, "let Baal contend"): The name given to Gideon by his father, Joash, and the people in recognition of his destruction of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerubbaal.htm - 12k

Justifieth (4 Occurrences)

... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Isaiah 50:8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? ... biblethesaurus.org/j/justifieth.htm - 7k

Jerubba'al (11 Occurrences)

... Judges 6:32 Therefore on that day he was called Jerubba'al, that is to say, "Let Ba'al contend against him," because he pulled down his altar. (DBY RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerubba'al.htm - 9k

Jeroboam (96 Occurrences)

... jer-o-bo'-am (yarobh`am; Septuagint Hieroboam, usually assumed to have been derived from riyb and `am, and signifying "the people contend," or, "he pleads the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeroboam.htm - 62k

Gore (9 Occurrences)

... Version, margin "gore"; 1 Kings 22:11 Psalm 44:5 Ezekiel 34:21 Daniel 8:4; Daniel 11:40, the Revised Version (British and American) "contend," margin "Hebrew ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gore.htm - 11k

Gorge (19 Occurrences)

... over the valley of the Arnon: behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gorge.htm - 12k

Warred (13 Occurrences)

... Isaiah 41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of ... biblethesaurus.org/w/warred.htm - 10k

Invade (15 Occurrences)

... Daniel 11:40 At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with ... biblethesaurus.org/i/invade.htm - 11k

Indictment (4 Occurrences)

... you mountains, Yahweh's controversy, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for Yahweh has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/indictment.htm - 7k

Footmen (13 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT). Jeremiah 12:5 If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? ... biblethesaurus.org/f/footmen.htm - 11k

Faultfinder (1 Occurrence)

... Faultfinder (1 Occurrence). Job 40:2 "Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it." (See NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/faultfinder.htm - 6k

Foreknown (3 Occurrences)

... Ecclesiastes 6:10 Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is know what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foreknown.htm - 7k

Fleet (7 Occurrences)

... Daniel 11:40 At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fleet.htm - 9k

Frontier (6 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:19 and when you come near over against the children of Ammon, don't bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you of the land of ... biblethesaurus.org/f/frontier.htm - 9k

Footstep (3 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:5 contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given ... biblethesaurus.org/f/footstep.htm - 7k

Thinkest (11 Occurrences)

... him? (See JPS). Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, how wilt thou then contend with horses? And ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thinkest.htm - 9k

Thickets (14 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thickets.htm - 11k

Team (3 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A number of persons associated together in any work; a gang; especially, a number of persons selected to contend on one side in a match, or a series of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/team.htm - 8k

Thicket (9 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thicket.htm - 10k

Thrive (11 Occurrences)

... (See NIV). Jeremiah 12:1 You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thrive.htm - 10k

Tread (60 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:5 don't contend with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tread.htm - 26k

Trustedst (3 Occurrences)

... (KJV DBY). Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trustedst.htm - 7k

Raced (2 Occurrences)

... Susa. (See NIV). Jeremiah 12:5 If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and ... biblethesaurus.org/r/raced.htm - 7k

Run (147 Occurrences)

... 6. (v.) To steal off; to depart secretly. 7. (v.) To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/run.htm - 43k