Fortresses
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Fortresses (45 Occurrences)
...Fortresses (45 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons with which we fight
are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses. ...
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Strongholds (44 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the
fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of wild-dogs, an enclosure ...
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Fortifications (7 Occurrences)
... land 'is' in which it is dwelling, whether it 'is' good or bad; and what 'are' the
cities in which it is dwelling, whether in camps or in fortresses; (See NAS). ...
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Forts (12 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Nahum 3:14 Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses,
Enter into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln. (See RSV). ...
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Defenses (8 Occurrences)
... Amos 3:11 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "An adversary will overrun the land;
and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/defenses.htm - 8k

Multiplieth (13 Occurrences)
... Lamentations 2:5 The Lord hath been as an enemy, He hath swallowed up Israel, He
hath swallowed up all her palaces, He hath destroyed His fortresses, And He ...
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Mauzzim
... In Daniel 11:19 and 39, the word "Mauzzim" is simply translated "fortresses," and
the idea conveyed is that the mental obsession of fortresses is equivalent to ...
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Citadels (15 Occurrences)
... Amos 3:11 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "An adversary will overrun the land;
and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be ...
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Fortification (5 Occurrences)
... The excavations recently made have disclosed the common features of Canaanite
fortresses-an outer wall, surrounding the entire area, 6 1/2 ft. ...
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Palaces (37 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses;
and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/palaces.htm - 17k

Fort (8 Occurrences)
... The excavations recently made have disclosed the common features of Canaanite
fortresses-an outer wall, surrounding the entire area, 6 1/2 ft. ...
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Cities (427 Occurrences)
... The excavations recently made have disclosed the common features of Canaanite
fortresses-an outer wall, surrounding the entire area, 6 1/2 ft. ...
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Abideth (66 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 23:14 And David abideth in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abideth in
the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeketh him all the days ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/abideth.htm - 24k

Plundered (44 Occurrences)
... Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses
shall be plundered, as Shalman plundered Beth-arbel in the day of battle ...
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Fortress (75 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FORTIFICATION; FORT; FORTIFIED CITIES; FORTRESS. ...
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Fortified (79 Occurrences)
... The excavations recently made have disclosed the common features of Canaanite
fortresses-an outer wall, surrounding the entire area, 6 1/2 ft. ...
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Army (401 Occurrences)
... been no diminution of the armed forces of the kingdom, for we read of military
expeditions against Edom and Syria and Hamath, and also of fortresses built in ...
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Kiln (5 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Nahum 3:14 Draw water for the siege. Strengthen
your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/kiln.htm - 8k

Nettles (5 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses;
and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. ...
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Nettle (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses;
and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. ...
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Ostriches (8 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses;
and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. ...
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Owls (7 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the
fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/owls.htm - 8k

Overthrowing (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but
are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses. (WEY). ...
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Overthrow (48 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV). 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons,
but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses. (Root in WEY DBY) ...
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Overrun (4 Occurrences)
... Amos 3:11 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "An adversary will overrun the land;
and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be ...
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Jackals (20 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in
its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jackals.htm - 12k

Looted (9 Occurrences)
... Amos 3:11 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "An adversary will overrun the land;
and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be ...
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Lachish (22 Occurrences)
... It afterwards became, under Rehoboam, one of the strongest fortresses of Judah
(2 Chronicles 10:9). It was assaulted and probably taken by Sennacherib (2 Kings ...
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Loathe (19 Occurrences)
... Amos 6:8 "The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of Armies:
"I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/loathe.htm - 12k

Garrison (15 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a
conquered territory. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GARRISON. ...
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Wild-dogs (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the
fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/wild-dogs.htm - 6k

Invades (2 Occurrences)
... Micah 5:5 He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land, and when he marches
through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/invades.htm - 7k

Issachar (40 Occurrences)
... The fortresses along the South edge of the plain were held by Manasseh.
Tola, a man of Issachar, held Shamir, a stronghold in Mt. ...
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First-ripe (7 Occurrences)
... (ASV DBY JPS). Nahum 3:12 All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the
first-ripe figs: if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. ...
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Fight (265 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons,
but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses. (WEY BBE NIV). ...
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Fig-trees (5 Occurrences)
... (ASV BBE JPS WBS). Nahum 3:12 All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the
first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. ...
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Thistles (9 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in
its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/thistles.htm - 9k

Territory (140 Occurrences)
... Jordan. It was along this line that the great frontier fortresses, Bethel,
Gibeon, Ramah, Adasa, Geba and Michmash, were erected. ...
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Tramples (7 Occurrences)
... Micah 5:5 He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land, and when he marches
through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tramples.htm - 8k

Retreat (10 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 33:16 he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high
retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure. (DBY). ...
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Eater (5 Occurrences)
... Nahum 3:12 All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs:
if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. ...
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Exploration
... The pictures of its population, cities, fortresses and armies give a color and
perspective to its ancient history far more vivid than can be found on any of ...
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Enclosure (6 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the
fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ...
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Eater's (1 Occurrence)
... Eater's (1 Occurrence). Nahum 3:12 All thy fortresses 'are' fig-trees with
first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater. ...
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Dragons (17 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the
fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dragons.htm - 11k

Devastated (20 Occurrences)
... Hosea 10:14 Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your
fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of ...
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Drawer (1 Occurrence)
... The inhabitants of Nineveh were exhorted to draw water and fill the cisterns
of their fortresses in preparation for a siege (Nahum 3:14). ...
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Detest (15 Occurrences)
... (Root in WEB NIV). Amos 6:8 "The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh,
the God of Armies: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/detest.htm - 10k

Mold (1 Occurrence)
... Mold (1 Occurrence). Nahum 3:14 Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses.
Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong. ...
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Mitylene (1 Occurrence)
... It had 2 harbors and strong fortresses. The city was noted for its high culture
and for its zeal for art and science from the earliest times. ...
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Machaerus
... its inclusion here. Pliny (NH, v.16, 72) speaks of it as, after Jerusalem,
the strongest of Jewish fortresses. It was fortified ...
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Mightiest (4 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:39 He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign
god: whoever acknowledges him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mightiest.htm - 7k

Marches (5 Occurrences)
... Micah 5:5 He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land, and when he marches
through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/marches.htm - 8k

Mire (21 Occurrences)
... Nahum 3:14 Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses, Enter
into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln. (YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mire.htm - 13k

Parcel (10 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:39 He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign
god: whoever acknowledges him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/parcel.htm - 11k

Brick-kiln (3 Occurrences)
... Nahum 3:14 Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses; go into the
clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln. (DBY WBS YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/brick-kiln.htm - 8k

Battle (282 Occurrences)
... state, relatively speaking; their cities were well placed on the southern highland,
and Gibeon, their capital, was one of the most important fortresses of that ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/battle.htm - 55k

Brickmould (1 Occurrence)
... Nahum 3:14 Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the
clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln. (See JPS). ...
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Beth-ar'bel (1 Occurrence)
... Hosea 10:14 And rise doth a tumult among thy people, And all thy fortresses are
spoiled, As the spoiling of Shalman of Beth-Arbel, In a day of battle, Mother ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-ar'bel.htm - 6k

Bramble (7 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the
fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bramble.htm - 9k

Beth-arbel (1 Occurrence)
... Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses
shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-arbel.htm - 8k

Brambles (5 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the
fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/brambles.htm - 7k

Betharbel (1 Occurrence)
... Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses
shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/betharbel.htm - 8k

Contains (17 Occurrences)
... Amos 6:8 "The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of Armies:
"I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/contains.htm - 10k

Chaldeans (82 Occurrences)
... into city-dwellers. Sennacherib refers to 75 (var. 89) strong cities and
fortresses of Chaldea, and 420 (var. 800) smaller towns ...
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Apportioneth (9 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:39 And he hath dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange
god whom he hath acknowledged; he multiplieth honour, and hath caused them ...
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Acknowledgeth (2 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:39 And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign
god: whosoever acknowledgeth 'him' he will increase with glory; and he ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/acknowledgeth.htm - 7k

Aze'kah (6 Occurrences)
... against all the cities of Judah that are left -- against Lachish, and against Azekah,
for these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses. ...
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Acknowledged (19 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:39 And he hath dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange
god whom he hath acknowledged; he multiplieth honour, and hath caused them ...
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Alexandria (4 Occurrences)
... ancient or modern world (with the single exception of Rome) arose with straight,
parallel streets-one at least 200 feet wide-with fortresses, monuments, palaces ...
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Acknowledges (10 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:39 He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign
god: whoever acknowledges him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/acknowledges.htm - 9k

Arbel (1 Occurrence)
... Hosea 10:14 Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your
fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/arbel.htm - 6k

Shalman (1 Occurrence)
... Hosea 10:14 Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your
fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/shalman.htm - 9k

Strongest (9 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:39 He shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign
god: whoever acknowledges him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/strongest.htm - 9k

Spoiling (20 Occurrences)
... Hosea 10:14 And rise doth a tumult among thy people, And all thy fortresses are
spoiled, As the spoiling of Shalman of Beth-Arbel, In a day of battle, Mother ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/spoiling.htm - 12k

Seeketh (60 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 23:14 And David abideth in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abideth in
the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeketh him all the days ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/seeketh.htm - 24k

Dashed (26 Occurrences)
... Hosea 10:14 Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your
fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dashed.htm - 14k

Forces (123 Occurrences)
... the King James Version, ma'amatstsim (Job 36:19), and ma`oz (Daniel 11:38), the
latter being rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) "fortresses...
biblethesaurus.org/f/forces.htm - 39k

Costly (26 Occurrences)
... Daniel 11:38 But in his place shall he honor the god of fortresses; and a god whom
his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious ...
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