a curse
a curse. Primary meaning: a curse. Strong's: imprecation, execration. Lexical nuances: a curse : Ga 3:10 , 13 , He 6:8 , II Pe 2:14 ; opp. to εὐλογία , Ja 3:10 ; concrete, of Christ, Ga 3:13 (v. Lft. in l.).†
curse, execration
curse, execration. Curse, divine penalty for covenant unfaithfulness in Deuteronomy 28:20 and Proverbs 3:33.
curse, execration, covenant sanction
curse, execration, covenant sanction. Curse, reviling, divine penalty; solemn negative sanction threatened against unfaithful covenant breakers in Deuteronomy 28.
to curse, bind with a curse
to curse, bind with a curse. To bind with a curse, pronounce judicial ban; applied to serpent and ground in Genesis 3, and to covenant breakers under law.
oath, curse, covenant execration
oath, curse, covenant execration. Solemn sworn curse attending covenant ratification; self-malediction invoked upon failure to maintain covenant obligations.
to denounce, express indignant fury
to denounce, express indignant fury. To denounce with solemn curse, execute indignant judgment against godless defiance (Numbers 23:7, Malachi 1:4).
to curse, accursed, under a curse
to curse, accursed, under a curse. Primary meaning: to curse, accursed, under a curse. Strong's: to execrate; by analogy, to doom. Lexical nuances: to curse : c. acc., Mk 11:21 ; opp. to εὐλογέω , Lk 6:28 , Ro 12:14 , Ja 3:9 ; pass. pf. ptcp., accursed , under a curse (v. M, Pr. , 221): Mt 25:41 .†
cursed, doomed, under divine ban
cursed, doomed, under divine ban. Passive participle of arar; under divine curse and judicial condemnation for breach of holy order.
ground, soil, agricultural earth
ground, soil, agricultural earth. Ground, soil, arable land; material source of human physical existence, cursed on account of human transgression, yielding fruit under blessing.
to be light, swift, treat with contempt, curse
to be light, swift, treat with contempt, curse. To be slight, trifling; in Piel, to treat with contempt, insult, curse, declare despicable; contrasted with honoring/treating as weighty.
tree, wood, timber, gallows
tree, wood, timber, gallows. Tree, wood; features in primeval garden (Tree of Life, Tree of Knowledge), altar/ark, and tree bearing covenant curse (Deuteronomy 21:23).
that which is laid by, a votive offering, devoted, a thing devoted to God
that which is laid by, a votive offering, devoted, a thing devoted to God. Primary meaning: that which is laid by, a votive offering, devoted, a thing devoted to God, a curse. Strong's: a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person). Lexical nuances: prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον , that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as ἀνάθημα in II Mac 2:13 , Lk 21:5 —where LT read -θεμα , v. M, Pr. , 46).
devoted thing, ban, utter destruction
devoted thing, ban, utter destruction. That which is irrevocably dedicated to God, ban of utter destruction; in holy war, complete consecration of pagan enemy to divine judgment without private plunder.
indignation, curse, holy rage
indignation, curse, holy rage. Indignation, furious curse; outpoured wrath of God during day of judgment (Isaiah 10:5, Habakkuk 3:12).
Malachi • Chapter 2 (17 verses)
And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not... Mentions: Levi , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem .
pestilence, fatal epidemic, plague
pestilence, fatal epidemic, plague. Pestilence; part of prophetic triad of covenant curses (sword, famine, pestilence) sent to punish apostasy (Jeremiah 24:10).
Jeremiah • Chapter 17 (27 verses)
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. O my mountain in th... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , David , Benjamin , Jerusalem .
Deuteronomy • Chapter 30 (20 verses)
And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Jordan .
Proverbs • Chapter 26 (28 verses)
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Job • Chapter 3 (26 verses)
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
Galatians • Chapter 3 (29 verses)
O foolish Galatians , who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Abram/Abraham .
Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)
Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .
to devote to destruction, declare, invoke anathema
to devote to destruction, declare, invoke anathema. Primary meaning: to devote to destruction, declare, invoke anathema, to bind oneself under a curse. Strong's: to declare or vow under penalty of execration. Lexical nuances: to devote to destruction , declare or invoke anathema : absol., Mk 14:71 ; ἐαντόν , to bind oneself under a curse : Ac 23:12 , 14 23:21 (cf. καταναθεματίζω , and on the occurrence of the word in π. , v. Deiss., LAE , 92 f.; MM, VGT , s.v.).†
Genesis • Chapter 4 (26 verses)
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain , and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again bare his brother Abel . And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fr... Mentions: Adam , Cain, Abel, Enoch , Irad , Nod , Eden , Tubal .
Numbers • Chapter 23 (30 verses)
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: pera... Mentions: Moab , Aram , Jacob/Israel , Zophim , Pisgah , Egypt .
Zechariah • Chapter 5 (11 verses)
Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth for... Mentions: Shinar .
to act wickedly, condemn, be guilty
to act wickedly, condemn, be guilty. To be in the wrong, act wickedly, pronounce guilty in court; contrasted with justifying the innocent (Hiphil: hirshia).
James • Chapter 3 (18 verses)
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may o...
wicked, guilty, ungodly
wicked, guilty, ungodly. Wicked, guilty, hostile to God and community; one condemned in judgment, living in active rebellion against divine Torah.
Genesis • Chapter 27 (46 verses)
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take,... Mentions: Isaac , Esau (Edom), Rebekah , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Esau, Haran .
to forsake, leave, abandon covenant
to forsake, leave, abandon covenant. To depart from, abandon; used of human covenant unfaithfulness forsaking God and Torah, contrasted with God's promise never to forsake His people.
Malachi • Chapter 3 (18 verses)
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming... Mentions: Levi , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem .
to detest, make abominable, abhor
to detest, make abominable, abhor. To treat with loathing disgust, declare ritually unfit, utterly abhor idol images.
iniquity, perversity, guilt and punishment
iniquity, perversity, guilt and punishment. Crookedness, perversity, iniquity, guilt, and the punishment incurred by twisted rebellion; theological triad with chatta'at and pesha (Exodus 34:7).
uncleanness, ritual impurity, pollution
uncleanness, ritual impurity, pollution. State or substance of ritual or ethical defilement requiring water ablutions, sacrifice, or exile from camp.