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‘Backward’ in the Bible – All 13 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Backward’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Backward’ occurs 13 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Backward’ in the book Genesis

Genesis 9:23 And truly, Shem and Japheth put a cloak upon their arms, and, advancing backwards, covered the privates of their father. And their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father’s manhood.Genesis 9:23

Genesis 49:17 Let Dan be a snake in the way, a viper in the path, biting the hooves of horses, so that his rider may fall backward.Genesis 49:17

Genesis 49:19 Gad, being girded, will fight before him. And he himself will be girded backward.Genesis 49:19

Number of the word / term Backward in Genesis: 3

Bible passages with ‘Backward’ in the book 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:18 And when he had named the ark of God, he fell from the seat backwards, toward the door, and, having broken his neck, he died. For he was an old man of great age. And he judged Israel for forty years.1 Samuel 4:18

Number of the word / term Backward in 1 Samuel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Backward’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 78:57 And they turned themselves aside, and they did not serve the covenant. In the same manner as their fathers, they were turned backwards, like a crooked bow.Psalm 78:57

Psalm 129:5 Let all those who hate Zion be confounded and turned backwards.Psalm 129:5

Number of the word / term Backward in Psalm: 2

Bible passages with ‘Backward’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 1:4 Woe to a sinful nation, a people burdened by iniquity, a wicked offspring, accursed children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel. They been taken away backwards.Isaiah 1:4

Isaiah 28:13 And so, the word of the Lord to them will be: “Command, and command again; command, and command again; expect, and expect again; a little here, and a little there,” so that they may go forward and fall backward, and so that they may be broken and ensnared and captured.Isaiah 28:13

Isaiah 38:8 Behold, I will cause the shadow of the lines, which has now descended on the sundial of Ahaz, to move in reverse for ten lines.” And so, the sun moved backward by ten lines, through the degrees by which it had descended.Isaiah 38:8

Isaiah 44:25 I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.Isaiah 44:25

Isaiah 59:14 And judgment has been turned backwards, and justice has stood far away. For truth has fallen down in the street, and fairness was not able to enter.Isaiah 59:14

Number of the word / term Backward in Isaiah: 5

Bible passages with ‘Backward’ in the book Jeremiah

Jeremiah 7:24 But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear. Instead, they walked by their own will and in the depravity of their own wicked heart. And so, they went backward, and not forward,Jeremiah 7:24

Jeremiah 15:6 You have abandoned me, says the Lord. You have gone backwards. And so, I will extend my hand over you, and I will destroy you. I have labored to plead with you.Jeremiah 15:6

Number of the word / term ‘Backward’ in Jeremiah: 2

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 13

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