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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Torrent</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/t/torrent.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/luke/6-48.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/t/torrent.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Torrent</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/t/torn.htm" title="Torn">&#9668;</a> Torrent <a href="/topical/t/torrent-bed.htm" title="Torrent-bed">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> &#8226; <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical literature, the term "torrent" often refers to a stream or brook that is typically dry except during the rainy season, when it becomes a rushing, powerful flow of water. This natural phenomenon is common in the geographical context of the Bible, particularly in the arid and semi-arid regions of the Near East. Torrents are significant both in the physical landscape and in the metaphorical language of Scripture.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>One of the notable mentions of a torrent is found in the account of Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. After the dramatic demonstration of God's power, Elijah prays for rain, and a heavy rainstorm ensues, filling the torrents with water. This event is recorded in <a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm">1 Kings 18:45</a>: "Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, and the wind rose, and a heavy rain began to fall. Ahab rode off to Jezreel."<br><br>The torrent is also used metaphorically in the Psalms to describe overwhelming circumstances or divine judgment. <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4</a> states, "The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me." Here, the torrent symbolizes the overwhelming and destructive forces that threaten the psalmist, illustrating the power and intensity of the challenges faced.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Theological Significance</b><br><br>In the biblical context, torrents can symbolize both blessing and judgment. On one hand, the filling of dry riverbeds with water during the rainy season is a sign of God's provision and blessing, bringing life and sustenance to the land. On the other hand, torrents can also represent the sudden and overwhelming nature of divine judgment, as seen in the metaphorical language of the Psalms.<br><br>The imagery of torrents is also used to convey the idea of God's overwhelming power and presence. In <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Nahum 1:8</a> , it is written, "But with an overwhelming flood, He will make an end of Nineveh; He will pursue His foes into darkness." Here, the torrent or flood is a metaphor for God's unstoppable and righteous judgment against the wicked.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>In the ancient Near East, torrents were a familiar part of the landscape. The dry riverbeds, known as wadis, would remain barren for much of the year, only to be transformed into rushing streams during the rainy season. This natural cycle was well understood by the people of the Bible, who relied on these seasonal waters for agriculture and survival.<br><br>The unpredictability and power of torrents made them a fitting metaphor for various aspects of life and divine action. The suddenness with which a dry wadi could become a raging torrent served as a vivid illustration of the suddenness and power of God's intervention in human affairs.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While the term "torrent" may not appear frequently in the biblical text, its occurrences are rich with meaning and significance. Whether as a literal element of the landscape or a metaphor for divine action, torrents remind readers of the power, provision, and judgment of God.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5493.htm"><span class="l">5493. cheimarros -- flowing in winter, a <b>torrent</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> flowing in winter, a <b>torrent</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:<br> cheimarros Phonetic Spelling: (khi&#39;-mar-hros) Short Definition: a winter <b>torrent</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5493.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4215.htm"><span class="l">4215. potamos -- a river</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a river. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: potamos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (pot-am-os&#39;) Short Definition: a river, <b>torrent</b> Definition: a river, <b>torrent</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4215.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/3791.htm"><span class="l">3791. ochleo -- to disturb, trouble</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3791 (from 3793, &quot;a crowd&quot;) -- properly, to mob; (figuratively) to push with force<br> (&quot;forcing along&quot;), exercising <b>torrent</b>-like momentum (like the force of a ). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3791.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5327.htm"><span class="l">5327. pharagx -- a chasm, ravine</span></a> <br><b>...</b> valley. Properly, strengthened from the base of peran or rather of rhegnumi; a gap<br> or chasm, ie Ravine (winter-<b>torrent</b>) -- valley. see GREEK rhegnumi. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5327.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5158a.htm"><span class="l">5158a. nachal -- <b>torrent</b>, <b>torrent</b>-valley, wadi</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5158, 5158a. nachal or nachlah or nachalah. 5158b . <b>torrent</b>, <b>torrent</b>-valley,<br> wadi. Transliteration: nachal or nachlah or nachalah Short Definition: brook. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5158a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm"><span class="l">5158. nachal -- <b>torrent</b>, <b>torrent</b>-valley, wadi</span></a><br><b>...</b> nachal. 5158a . <b>torrent</b>, <b>torrent</b>-valley, wadi. Transliteration: nachal Phonetic<br> Spelling: (nakh&#39;-al) Short Definition: brook. brook, flood, river, stream, valley <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5158.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/392.htm"><span class="l">392. Akzib -- &quot;deceptive,&quot; two places in Palestine</span></a><br><b>...</b> Achzib. From &#39;akzab; deceitful (in the sense of a winter- <b>torrent</b> which fails in<br> summer); Akzib, the name of two places in Palestine -- Achzib. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/392.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1516.htm"><span class="l">1516. gay -- a valley</span></a><br><b>...</b> by transmutation) from the same root as gevah (abbreviated); a gorge (from its lofty<br> sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-<b>torrent</b>) -- valley. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1516.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_of_saint_augustine/chapter_xvi_but_woe_is.htm"><span class="l">But Woe is Thee, Thou <b>Torrent</b> of Human Custom! who Shall Stand <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book I Chapter XVI But woe is thee, thou <b>torrent</b> of human custom! Who shall stand<br> against thee? how? But woe is thee, thou <b>torrent</b> of human custom! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xvi but woe is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_cxxiv.htm"><span class="l">Psalm CXXIV.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is a <b>torrent</b>, it flows with violence, but it will pass by...Hence He, our Head,<br> first drinketh, of whom it is said in the Psalms, &quot;He shall drink of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxiv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macdonald/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind/chapter_4_and_as_she.htm"><span class="l">And as She Stood Looking Towards London, Diamond Saw that She was <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> behind them. And now there was nothing but the roofs of houses, sweeping<br> along like a great <b>torrent</b> of stones and rocks. Chimney <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 4 and as she.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_2/chapter_iithe_memphite_empire.htm"><span class="l">The Memphite Empire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The <b>torrent</b>, which at 8 pm was 10 feet deep, and was about 1000 feet in width,<br> was, at 6 am the next day, reduced to a small streamlet. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iithe memphite empire.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lawrence/the_practice_of_the_presence_of_god/fourth_letter.htm"><span class="l">Fourth Letter</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But when He finds a soul penetrated with a lively faith, He pours into it His graces<br> and favours plentifully; there they flow like a <b>torrent</b>, which, after <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lawrence/the practice of the presence of god/fourth letter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_xl_a_visit_from.htm"><span class="l">A visit from vigilantius</span></a> <br><b>...</b> who belches forth his impure crapulousness, whose tongue ought to be cut out by<br> surgeons, and his insane head healed.&#39; But, in spite of this <b>torrent</b> of foul <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xl a visit from.htm</font><p><a href="/library/johnson/the_new_testament_commentary_vol_iii_john/the_betrayal.htm"><span class="l">The Betrayal.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The name means the black <b>torrent</b>. It was dry during the dry, but a rushing<br> <b>torrent</b> during the rainy season. Where was a garden. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the betrayal.htm</font><p><a href="/library/john/the_adornment_of_the_spritual_marriage/chapter_vi_of_the_second_2.htm"><span class="l">Of the Second Coming of Our Lord in the Inward Man</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This streaming of God into us demands of us a flowing out and a flowing back, with<br> all these riches, into that same Source from which that <b>torrent</b> has flowed. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../john/the adornment of the spritual marriage/chapter vi of the second 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_i_of_the_love.htm"><span class="l">Of the Love of Conformity Proceeding from Sacred Complacency.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ravished with God&#39;s infinite mercy, they cry out: O Lord, how good thou art, since<br> in the very heat of thy wrath thou canst not keep the <b>torrent</b> of thy mercies <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter i of the love.htm</font><p><a href="/library/basil/basil_letters_and_select_works/letter_ccxxiii_against_eustathius_of.htm"><span class="l">Letter ccxxiii. Against Eustathius of Sebasteia.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> receive the reward of silence, and gain some strength to confute my opponents, and<br> that thus, by confuting them, I may dry up the bitter <b>torrent</b> of falsehood <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter ccxxiii against eustathius of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/torrent-bed.htm"><span class="l"><b>Torrent</b>-bed (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Torrent</b>-bed. <b>Torrent</b>, <b>Torrent</b>-bed. Torrential . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Torrent</b>-bed (1 Occurrence). Job 6:15 My brothers <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/torrent-bed.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/torrent.htm"><span class="l"><b>Torrent</b> (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a <b>torrent</b><br> of vices; a <b>torrent</b> of eloquence. <b>...</b><b>Torrent</b> (49 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/torrent.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kishon.htm"><span class="l">Kishon (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Winding, a winter <b>torrent</b> of Central Palestine, which rises about the roots of Tabor<br> and Gilboa, and passing in a northerly direction through the plains of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kishon.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/onrushing.htm"><span class="l">Onrushing (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Onrushing (1 Occurrence). Judges 5:21 The <b>torrent</b> Kishon swept them away, the onrushing<br><b>torrent</b>, the <b>torrent</b> Kishon. March on, my soul, with might! (DBY RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/onrushing.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/river.htm"><span class="l">River (189 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (2.) Hebrews nahal, in winter a &quot;<b>torrent</b>,&quot; in summer a &quot;wady&quot; or valley (Genesis<br> 32:23; Deuteronomy 2:24; 3:16; Isaiah 30:28; Lamentations 2:18; Ezek. 47:9). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/river.htm - 52k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/brook.htm"><span class="l">Brook (75 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary A <b>torrent</b>. (1.) Applied to small streams, as<br> the Arnon, Jabbok, etc. Isaiah (15:7) speaks of the &quot;book <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/brook.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nahaliel.htm"><span class="l">Nahaliel (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> na-ha'-li-el, na-hal'-i-el (nachali'el, &quot;<b>torrent</b> valley of God&quot;; Codex Vaticanus<br> Manael; Codex Alexandrinus Naaliel): A place where Israel encamped on the way <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nahaliel.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jordan.htm"><span class="l">Jordan (188 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> true source. It rushes down to the plain in a foaming <b>torrent</b>, and joins<br> the Leddan about 5 miles south of Dan (Tell-el-Kady). (3 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jordan.htm - 70k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/westwards.htm"><span class="l">Westwards (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to Janohah, (DBY). Joshua 16:8 From Tappuah the border went westwards to the<br><b>torrent</b> Kanah, and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/westwards.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/ravine.htm"><span class="l">Ravine (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or <b>torrent</b> of water;<br> a gorge; a mountain cleft. <b>...</b> 3. (vt &amp; i.) See Raven. 4. (n.) A <b>torrent</b> of water. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/ravine.htm - 14k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/torrent.htm">Torrent: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Torrent (49 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Luke 6:48</a></span><br />He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock; and when a flood comes, the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> bursts upon that house, but is unable to shake it, because it is securely built.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-49.htm">Luke 6:49</a></span><br />But he who has heard and not practised is like a man who has built a house upon the soft soil without a foundation, against which the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> bursts, and immediately it collapses, and terrible is the wreck and ruin of that house."<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/18-1.htm">John 18:1</a></span><br />Jesus, having said these things, went out with his disciples beyond the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, he and his disciples.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/12-15.htm">Revelation 12:15</a></span><br />The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-12.htm">Numbers 21:12</a></span><br />From thence they removed, and encamped at the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Zered.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5</a></span><br />And the border shall turn from Azmon unto the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Egypt, and shall end at the sea.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-13.htm">Deuteronomy 2:13</a></span><br />Now rise up, and pass over the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Zered. And we passed over the torrent Zered.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-14.htm">Deuteronomy 2:14</a></span><br />Now the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we had come over the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Zered, were thirty-eight years; until the whole generation of the men of war was consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah had sworn unto them.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Joshua 15:4</a></span><br />and passed on to Azmon, and went out by the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. That shall be your border southward.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Joshua 15:47</a></span><br />Ashdod, its dependent villages and its hamlets; Gazah, its dependent villages and its hamlets, as far as the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Egypt, and the great sea and its coast.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Joshua 16:8</a></span><br />From Tappuah the border went westwards to the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Kanah, and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families,<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/17-9.htm">Joshua 17:9</a></span><br />And the border descended to the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Kanah, south of the torrent. These cities were Ephraim's among the cities of Manasseh. And the territory of Manasseh was on the north side of the torrent, and ended at the sea.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/19-11.htm">Joshua 19:11</a></span><br />and their border went up westwards, and to Marealah, and reached to Dabbesheth, and reached to the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> that is before Jokneam;<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-21.htm">Judges 5:21</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-9.htm">1 Samuel 30:9</a></span><br />So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-10.htm">1 Samuel 30:10</a></span><br />And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Besor.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-21.htm">1 Samuel 30:21</a></span><br />And David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and whom they had left behind at the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David drew near to the people and saluted them.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a></span><br />And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over; the king also himself passed over the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Kidron, and all the people passed over, towards the way of the wilderness.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm">2 Samuel 17:13</a></span><br />And if he withdraw into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>, until there be not one small stone found there.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/2-37.htm">1 Kings 2:37</a></span><br />And it shall be that on the day thou goest forth, and passest over the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Kidron, ... know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></span><br />And at that time Solomon held the feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entrance of Hamath unto the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, fourteen days.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">1 Kings 17:3</a></span><br />Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Cherith, which is before the Jordan.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">1 Kings 17:4</a></span><br />And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/17-5.htm">1 Kings 17:5</a></span><br />And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Cherith, which is before the Jordan.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7</a></span><br />And it came to pass after a while that the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a></span><br />And Elijah said to them, Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape! And they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Kishon, and slaughtered them there.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a></span><br />And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Jehovah, outside Jerusalem, to the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Kidron, and burned it at the torrent of Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder upon the graves of the children of the people.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">2 Kings 23:12</a></span><br />And the king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, and he shattered them, removing them from thence, and cast the powder of them into the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Kidron.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">2 Kings 24:7</a></span><br />And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt, from the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Egypt to the river Euphrates.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">2 Chronicles 7:8</a></span><br />And at that time Solomon held the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Hamath unto the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Egypt.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">2 Chronicles 30:14</a></span><br />And they rose up and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem; and they took away all the incense-altars, and cast them into the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Kidron.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">2 Chronicles 32:4</a></span><br />And there was gathered together much people, and they stopped all the fountains, and the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> that flows through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a></span><br />And put the precious ore with the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrents,<br /><span class="source">(Root in DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Psalms 74:15</a></span><br />Thou didst cleave fountain and <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>, thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalms 83:9</a></span><br />Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Kishon:<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Psalms 124:4</a></span><br />Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> had gone over our soul;<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm">Isaiah 15:7</a></span><br />Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, do they carry away to the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of the willows.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah shall beat out from the flood of the river unto the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, ye children of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Isaiah 30:28</a></span><br />and his breath as an overflowing <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>, which reacheth even to the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction, and to put a bridle into the jaws of the peoples, that causeth them to go astray.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a></span><br />For a place of fire has long been ready; yes, it has been made ready for the king; he has made it deep and wide: it is massed with fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of fire, puts a light to it.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Isaiah 57:6</a></span><br />Among the smooth stones of the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured out a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Shall I be comforted myself as to these things?<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/66-12.htm">Isaiah 66:12</a></span><br />For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>; and ye shall suck, ye shall be carried upon the side, and be dandled upon the knees.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40</a></span><br />And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> Kidron, unto the corner of the horse-gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah: it shall not be plucked up, nor overthrown any more for ever.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Jeremiah 47:2</a></span><br />Thus says Yahweh: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and those who dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm">Lamentations 2:18</a></span><br />Their heart cried unto the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> day and night: give thyself no respite; let not the apple of thine eye rest.<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-19.htm">Ezekiel 47:19</a></span><br />And the south side southward, from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, by the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>, unto the great sea: This is the south side southward.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-28.htm">Ezekiel 48:28</a></span><br />And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, by the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span>, unto the great sea.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Amos 6:14</a></span><br />For behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah the God of hosts, I will raise up against you a nation; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the <span class="boldtext">torrent</span> of the Arabah.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/t/torrent.htm">Torrent</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/brook.htm">Brook (75 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/torrent.htm">Torrent (49 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kanah.htm">Kanah (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kishon.htm">Kishon (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jokneam.htm">Jokneam (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/torrential.htm">Torrential (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mochmur.htm">Mochmur</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/besor.htm">Besor (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/cherith.htm">Cherith (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sorek.htm">Sorek (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/arabia.htm">Arabia (9 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/t/torn.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Torn"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Torn" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/t/torrent-bed.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Torrent-bed"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Torrent-bed" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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