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The concept of refuge is deeply embedded in the narrative of Scripture, illustrating God's provision and care for His people. It is a recurring theme that underscores the trustworthiness and faithfulness of God as a protector and deliverer.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>The Hebrew word for refuge, "&#1502;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1505;&#1462;&#1492;" (machaseh), appears frequently in the Old Testament, often in the Psalms, where it conveys the idea of God as a shelter from danger or distress. For instance, <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> declares, "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." This verse encapsulates the belief that God is a reliable sanctuary in times of adversity.<br><br>The cities of refuge, as described in <a href="/numbers/35-9.htm">Numbers 35:9-15</a>, were designated places where individuals who had accidentally committed manslaughter could seek asylum from the avenger of blood. These cities provided a legal and physical refuge until a fair trial could be conducted, reflecting God's justice and mercy.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of refuge is more spiritualized, focusing on the salvation and eternal security found in Christ. <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a> speaks of believers who "have fled to take hold of the hope set before us," using the imagery of refuge to describe the assurance and safety found in the promises of God through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b>Theological Significance</b><br><br>Theologically, refuge is a metaphor for the divine protection and security offered by God. It emphasizes God's role as a protector who shields His people from spiritual and physical harm. This is evident in passages like <a href="/psalms/91-2.htm">Psalm 91:2</a>, "I will say of the LORD, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'"<br><br><b>Practical Implications</b><br><br>For believers, the concept of refuge encourages a life of faith and trust in God's providence. It calls for reliance on God's strength and protection in the face of life's challenges. The assurance of God's refuge provides comfort and peace, knowing that He is a steadfast protector.<br><br><b>Refuge in Christ</b><br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is seen as the ultimate refuge. Through His death and resurrection, He offers eternal security and salvation to all who believe. This is reflected in the invitation of <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>, "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical theme of refuge is a profound reminder of God's unwavering commitment to His people. It assures believers of His constant presence and protection, encouraging them to seek Him as their ultimate sanctuary in all circumstances.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Refuge, Cities of<p>Were six in number (<a href="/context/numbers/35.htm">Numbers 35</a>). 1. On the west of Jordan were (1) Kadesh, in Naphtali; (2) Shechem, in Mount Ephraim; (3) Hebron, in Judah. 2. On the east of Jordan were, (1) Golan, in Bashan; (2) Ramoth-Gilead, in Gad; and (3) Bezer, in Reuben. (See under each of these names.) <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.<p>4. (<I>v. t.</I>) To shelter; to protect.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">REFUGE</span><p>ref'-uj: A place of resort and safety. The principal words in the Old Testament are machceh (<a href="/psalms/14-6.htm">Psalm 14:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/62-7.htm">Psalm 62:7, 8</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-6.htm">Isaiah 4:6</a>, etc.), and manoc (<a href="/2_samuel/22-3.htm">2 Samuel 22:3</a> <a href="/psalms/59-16.htm">Psalm 59:16</a>, etc.), both applied chiefly to God as a "refuge" for His people. For the King James Version "refuge" in <a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Deuteronomy 33:27</a>, the Revised Version (British and American) has "dwelling-place," and in <a href="/psalms/9-9.htm">Psalm 9:9</a>, "high tower." Conversely, the Revised Version (British and American) has "refuge" for the King James Version "shelter" in <a href="/psalms/61-3.htm">Psalm 61:3</a>, and "hope" in <a href="/jeremiah/17-17.htm">Jeremiah 17:17</a>.<p><span class="encheading">REFUGE, CITIES OF</span><p>`are ha-miqlaT; poleis ton phugadeuterion (compare 1 Maccabees 10:28), and other forms):<br><br>1. Location:<br><br>Six cities, three on each side of the Jordan, were set apart and placed in the hands of the Levites, to serve as places of asylum for such as might shed blood unwittingly. On the East of the Jordan they were Bezer in the lot of Reuben, Ramoth-gilead in the tribe of Gad, and Golan in the territory of Manasseh. On the West of the Jordan they were Hebron in Judah, Shechem in Mt. Ephraim, and Kedesh in Naphtali (<a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Numbers 35:6, 14</a> <a href="/joshua/20-2.htm">Joshua 20:2, 7</a>; 21:13, 21, 27, 32, 38; Bezer is named in <a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36</a>, but not described as a City of Refuge). An account of these cities is given in separate articles under their names. <a href="/deuteronomy/19-2.htm">Deuteronomy 19:2</a> speaks of three cities thus to be set apart, referring apparently to the land West of the Jordan.<br><br>2. Purpose:<br><br>From time immemorial in the East, if a man were slain the duty of avenging him has lain as a sacred obligation upon his nearest relative. In districts where more primitive conditions prevail, even to this day, the distinction between intentional and unintentional killing is not too strictly observed, and men are often done to death in revenge for what was the purest accident. To prevent such a thing where possible, and to provide for a right administration of justice, these cities were instituted. Open highways were to be maintained along, which the manslayer might have an unobstructed course to the city gate.<br><br>3. Regulations:<br><br>The regulations concerning the Cities of Refuge are found in <a href="/nasb/numbers/35.htm">Numbers 35</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-1.htm">Deuteronomy 19:1-13</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/20.htm">Joshua 20</a>. Briefly, everything was to be done to facilitate the flight of the manslayer, lest the avenger of blood, i.e. the nearest of kin, should pursue him with hot heart, and, overtaking him, should smite him mortally. Upon reaching the city he was to be received by the elders and his case heard. If this was satisfactory, they gave him asylum until a regular trial could be carried out. They took him, apparently, to the city or district from which he had fled, and there, among those who knew him, witnesses were examined. If it were proved that he was not a willful slayer, that he had no grudge against the person killed, and had shown no sign of purpose to injure him, then he was declared innocent and conducted back to the city in which he had taken refuge, where he must stay until the death of the high priest. Then he was free to return home in safety. Until that event he must on no account go beyond the city boundaries. If he did, the avenger of blood might slay him without blame. On the other hand, if he were found guilty of deliberate murder, there was no more protection for him. He was handed over to the avenger of blood who, with his own hand, took the murderer's life. Blood-money, i.e. money paid in compensation for the murder, in settlement of the avenger's claim, was in no circumstances permitted; nor could the refugee be ransomed, so that he might "come again to dwell in the land" until the death of the high priest (<a href="/numbers/35-32.htm">Numbers 35:32</a>).<br><br>A similar right of refuge seems to have been recognized in Israel as attaching to the altar in the temple at Jerusalem (<a href="/1_kings/1-50.htm">1 Kings 1:50</a>; <a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">1 Kings 2:28</a>; compare <a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12 f</a>). This may be compared with the right of asylum connected with the temples of the heathen.<br><br>W. Ewing<p><span class="encheading">CITIES OF REFUGE</span><p>See <a href="../r/refuge.htm">REFUGE, CITIES OF</a>.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2703.htm"><span class="l">2703. katapheugo -- to flee for <b>refuge</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to flee for <b>refuge</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katapheugo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (kat-af-yoo&#39;-go) Short Definition: I flee for <b>refuge</b> Definition: I flee <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2703.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/402.htm"><span class="l">402. anachoreo -- to go back, withdraw</span></a> <br><b>...</b> o) Short Definition: I return, retire, depart, withdraw Definition: I return, retire,<br> withdraw, depart (underlying idea perhaps of taking <b>refuge</b> from danger or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/402.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2620.htm"><span class="l">2620. chasah -- to seek <b>refuge</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2619, 2620. chasah. 2621 . to seek <b>refuge</b>. Transliteration: chasah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (khaw-saw&#39;) Short Definition: <b>refuge</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2620.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4268.htm"><span class="l">4268. machaseh -- <b>refuge</b>, shelter</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4267, 4268. machaseh or machseh. 4269 . <b>refuge</b>, shelter. Transliteration: machaseh<br> or machseh Phonetic Spelling: (makh-as-eh&#39;) Short Definition: <b>refuge</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4268.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4733.htm"><span class="l">4733. miqlat -- <b>refuge</b>, asylum</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4732, 4733. miqlat. 4734 . <b>refuge</b>, asylum. Transliteration: miqlat Phonetic<br> Spelling: (mik-lawt&#39;) Short Definition: <b>refuge</b>. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4733.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5756.htm"><span class="l">5756. uz -- to take or seek <b>refuge</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 5755, 5756. uz. 5757 . to take or seek <b>refuge</b>. Transliteration: uz Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ooz) Short Definition: bring. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5756.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4498.htm"><span class="l">4498. manos -- flight, place of escape or <b>refuge</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> flight, place of escape or <b>refuge</b>. Transliteration: manos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (maw-noce&#39;) Short Definition: flight. <b>...</b> escape, way to flee, flight, <b>refuge</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4498.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4271.htm"><span class="l">4271. Machseyah -- &quot;Yah is a <b>refuge</b>,&quot; an Israelite</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4270, 4271. Machseyah. 4272 . &quot;Yah is a <b>refuge</b>,&quot; an Israelite. Transliteration:<br> Machseyah Phonetic Spelling: (makh-say-yaw&#39;) Short Definition: Mahseiah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4271.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2888.htm"><span class="l">2888. Tabbath -- a place of <b>refuge</b> of the Midianites</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2887, 2888. Tabbath. 2889 . a place of <b>refuge</b> of the Midianites. Transliteration:<br> Tabbath Phonetic Spelling: (tab-bath&#39;) Short Definition: Tabbath. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2888.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2622.htm"><span class="l">2622. chasuth -- <b>refuge</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2621, 2622. chasuth. 2623 . <b>refuge</b>. Transliteration: chasuth Phonetic Spelling:<br> (khaw-sooth&#39;) Short Definition: shelter. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2622.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4869.htm"><span class="l">4869. misgab -- a secure height, retreat, stronghold</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from sagab Definition a secure height, retreat, stronghold NASB Word<br> Usage lofty stronghold (1), <b>refuge</b> (1), stronghold (14), unassailable (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4869.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4655.htm"><span class="l">4655. miphlat -- an escape or (place of) escape</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4654b, 4655. miphlat. 4656 . an escape or (place of) escape. Transliteration:<br> miphlat Phonetic Spelling: (mif-lawt&#39;) Short Definition: <b>refuge</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4655.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/anonymous/mother_stories_from_the_old_testament/the_cities_of_refuge.htm"><span class="l">The Cities of <b>Refuge</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE CITIES OF <b>REFUGE</b>. <b>...</b> They were so arranged that a few hours&#39; rapid flight would<br> bring the slayer from any part of the land to one of the cities of <b>refuge</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/the cities of refuge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/the_cities_of_refuge.htm"><span class="l">The Cities of <b>Refuge</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE BOOK OF JOSHUA THE CITIES OF <b>REFUGE</b>. &#39;The Lord also spake unto Joshua,<br> saying, 2. Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the cities of refuge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macduff/the_cities_of_refuge_or_the_name_of_jesus/"><span class="l">The Cities of <b>Refuge</b>: or, The Name of Jesus</span></a> <br>The Cities of <b>Refuge</b>: or, The Name of Jesus. &lt;. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/the cities of refuge or the name of jesus/</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_50_of_the_cities.htm"><span class="l">Of the Cities of <b>Refuge</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A Chorographical Century. Chapters 41-50 Chapter 50 Of the cities of <b>Refuge</b>. Hebron,<br> the most eminent among them, excites us to remember the rest. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 50 of the cities.htm</font><p><a href="/library/winkworth/lyra_germanica_second_series_the_christian_life/penitence_the_safe_refuge.htm"><span class="l">Penitence the Safe <b>Refuge</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Penitence The Safe <b>Refuge</b>. VII. The Safe <b>Refuge</b>. 8,8,8,8,4. Brich durch mein<br> angefochtnes. [280]JH B??hmer.1704. Courage, my sorely-tempted heart! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lyra germanica second series the christian life/penitence the safe refuge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/october_the_tenth_our_refuge.htm"><span class="l">October the Tenth Our <b>Refuge</b> and Strength</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OCTOBER The Tenth OUR <b>REFUGE</b> AND STRENGTH. <b>...</b> &quot;God is our <b>refuge</b> and strength.&quot; And<br> in the varied conflicts and perils of life we need both these resources. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/october the tenth our refuge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/24__seeking_refuge.htm"><span class="l">Seeking <b>Refuge</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 24. " Seeking <b>Refuge</b>. 24. LM6l. Heber.<br> Seeking <b>Refuge</b>. 1 Forth from the dark and stormy sky <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/24 seeking refuge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/winkworth/lyra_germanica_second_series_the_christian_life/songs_of_the_cross_the.htm"><span class="l">Songs of the Cross the Only <b>Refuge</b> in Time of Trouble.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Songs of the Cross The only <b>Refuge</b> in Time of Trouble. III. The only <b>Refuge</b><br> in Time of Trouble. 8,8,8,8. Wenn wir in h??chsten N??then sein. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lyra germanica second series the christian life/songs of the cross the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/taylor/a_retrospect/chapter_xvii_god_a_refuge.htm"><span class="l">God a <b>Refuge</b> for Us</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER XVII GOD A <b>REFUGE</b> FOR US. A SOMEWHAT different though not less manifest<br> answer to prayer was vouchsafed early in the year 1859. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/taylor/a retrospect/chapter xvii god a refuge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newton/olney_hymns/hymn_59_the_refuge_river.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Refuge</b>, River, and Rock of the Church. Isa 32:02:00</span></a> <br><b>...</b> SONG OF SOLOMON Hymn 59 The <b>Refuge</b>, River, and Rock of the Church. Isa 32:2. John<br> Newton 8,6,8,6. The <b>Refuge</b>, River, and Rock of the Church. Isa 32:2. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 59 the refuge river.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm"><span class="l"><b>Refuge</b> (111 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>Refuge</b>, Cities of. Were six in number (Numbers 35). <b>...</b> Int.<br> Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>REFUGE</b>. ref'-uj: A place of resort and safety. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refuge.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/city.htm"><span class="l">City</span></a><br><b>...</b> with open pasture-grounds, such as the forty-eight cities which were given to the<br> Levites (Numbers 35:2-7). There were six cities of <b>refuge</b>, three on each side <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/city.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/man-slayer.htm"><span class="l">Man-slayer (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 35:6 And among the cities which ye shall give to the Levites there shall<br> be six cities for <b>refuge</b>, which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer, that he <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/man-slayer.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/manslayer.htm"><span class="l">Manslayer (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> One who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of<br><b>refuge</b> (Numbers 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/manslayer.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/slayer.htm"><span class="l">Slayer (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (YLT). Numbers 35:11 then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of <b>refuge</b> for<br> you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/slayer.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/accused.htm"><span class="l">Accused (29 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 35:12 The cities shall be to you for <b>refuge</b> from the avenger, that the<br> manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/accused.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/avenger.htm"><span class="l">Avenger (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It was his right and duty to slay the murderer (2 Samuel 14:7, 11) if he<br> found him outside of a city of <b>refuge</b>. In order that this <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/avenger.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/asylum.htm"><span class="l">Asylum</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A sanctuary or place of <b>refuge</b> and protection, where criminals and debtors<br> found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/asylum.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stronghold.htm"><span class="l">Stronghold (68 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 22:3 God, my rock, in him I will take <b>refuge</b>; my shield, and the horn of<br> my salvation, my high tower, and my <b>refuge</b>. <b>...</b> The God of Jacob is our <b>refuge</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stronghold.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/goel.htm"><span class="l">Goel</span></a><br><b>...</b> In both cases the murderer could find <b>refuge</b> at the altar of the sanctuary; if,<br> however, the investigation revealed presumptuous manslaughter, he was taken <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/goel.htm - 11k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/God-our-refuge.html">How is God our refuge? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/cities-of-refuge.html">What were the cities of refuge in the Old Testament? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/God-is-our-refuge-and-strength.html">What does it mean God is our refuge and strength and an ever-present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1)? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/refuge.htm">Refuge: 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">Refuge (111 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a></span><br />that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> to take hold of the hope set before us.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Numbers 35:6</a></span><br />"The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Numbers 35:11</a></span><br />then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-12.htm">Numbers 35:12</a></span><br />The cities shall be to you for <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-13.htm">Numbers 35:13</a></span><br />The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-14.htm">Numbers 35:14</a></span><br />You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-15.htm">Numbers 35:15</a></span><br />For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-25.htm">Numbers 35:25</a></span><br />and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-26.htm">Numbers 35:26</a></span><br />"'But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, where he flees,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-27.htm">Numbers 35:27</a></span><br />and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-28.htm">Numbers 35:28</a></span><br />because he should have remained in his city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-32.htm">Numbers 35:32</a></span><br />"'You shall take no ransom for him who is fled to his city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-15.htm">Deuteronomy 23:15</a></span><br />You shall not deliver to his master a servant who is escaped from his master to you: <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-37.htm">Deuteronomy 32:37</a></span><br />He will say, "Where are their gods, The rock in which they took <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>;<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Deuteronomy 33:27</a></span><br />The eternal God is thy <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/20-2.htm">Joshua 20:2</a></span><br />"Speak to the children of Israel, saying,'Assign the cities of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, of which I spoke to you by Moses,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/20-3.htm">Joshua 20:3</a></span><br />that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> from the avenger of blood. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/21-13.htm">Joshua 21:13</a></span><br />To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/21-21.htm">Joshua 21:21</a></span><br />They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Joshua 21:27</a></span><br />They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a></span><br />Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/21-38.htm">Joshua 21:38</a></span><br />Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Judges 9:15</a></span><br />"The bramble said to the trees,'If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ruth/2-12.htm">Ruth 2:12</a></span><br />May Yahweh repay your work, and a full reward be given you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>."<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-3.htm">2 Samuel 22:3</a></span><br />God, my rock, in him I will take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-31.htm">2 Samuel 22:31</a></span><br />As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-33.htm">2 Samuel 22:33</a></span><br />God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-57.htm">1 Chronicles 6:57</a></span><br />To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-67.htm">1 Chronicles 6:67</a></span><br />They gave to them the cities of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and all <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> shall vanish from them, and their hope shall be the breathing out of life.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/24-8.htm">Job 24:8</a></span><br />From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> -- have embraced a rock.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Psalms 2:12</a></span><br />Give sincere homage, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Psalms 5:11</a></span><br />But let all those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Psalms 7:1</a></span><br />A meditation by David, which he sang to Yahweh, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. Yahweh, my God, I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/9-9.htm">Psalms 9:9</a></span><br />The LORD also will be a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">Psalms 11:1</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. By David. In Yahweh, I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/14-6.htm">Psalms 14:6</a></span><br />You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">Psalms 16:1</a></span><br />A Poem by David. Preserve me, God, for in you do I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Psalms 17:7</a></span><br />Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> by your right hand from their enemies.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalms 18:2</a></span><br />Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/18-30.htm">Psalms 18:30</a></span><br />As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Psalms 25:20</a></span><br />Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/28-8.htm">Psalms 28:8</a></span><br />Yahweh is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalms 31:1</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. In you, Yahweh, I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Psalms 31:2</a></span><br />Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalms 31:4</a></span><br />Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Psalms 31:19</a></span><br />Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in you, before the sons of men!<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalms 34:8</a></span><br />Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/34-22.htm">Psalms 34:22</a></span><br />Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him shall be condemned. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalms 36:7</a></span><br />How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> under the shadow of your wings.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/37-39.htm">Psalms 37:39</a></span><br />But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/37-40.htm">Psalms 37:40</a></span><br />Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/43-2.htm">Psalms 43:2</a></span><br />For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalms 46:1</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.Alamoth is a musical term. God is our <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> and strength, a very present help in trouble.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/46-7.htm">Psalms 46:7</a></span><br />Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. Selah. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/46-11.htm">Psalms 46:11</a></span><br />Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. Selah. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/48-3.htm">Psalms 48:3</a></span><br />God has shown himself in her citadels as a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Psalms 52:7</a></span><br />"Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Psalms 55:8</a></span><br />"I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm." <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/57-1.htm">Psalms 57:1</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/59-16.htm">Psalms 59:16</a></span><br />But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in the day of my distress.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/61-3.htm">Psalms 61:3</a></span><br />For you have been a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for me, a strong tower from the enemy.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/61-4.htm">Psalms 61:4</a></span><br />I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in the shelter of your wings. Selah. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/62-7.htm">Psalms 62:7</a></span><br />With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, is in God.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/62-8.htm">Psalms 62:8</a></span><br />Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for us. Selah.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/64-10.htm">Psalms 64:10</a></span><br />The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Psalms 71:1</a></span><br />In you, Yahweh, I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. Never let me be disappointed.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/71-3.htm">Psalms 71:3</a></span><br />Be to me a rock of <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.<br /><span class="source">(WEB RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/71-7.htm">Psalms 71:7</a></span><br />I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Psalms 73:28</a></span><br />But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, that I may tell of all your works.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/91-2.htm">Psalms 91:2</a></span><br />I will say of Yahweh, "He is my <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalms 91:4</a></span><br />He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/91-9.htm">Psalms 91:9</a></span><br />Because you have made Yahweh your <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, and the Most High your dwelling place,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/94-22.htm">Psalms 94:22</a></span><br />But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/104-18.htm">Psalms 104:18</a></span><br />The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for the rock badgers. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalms 118:8</a></span><br />It is better to take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/118-9.htm">Psalms 118:9</a></span><br />It is better to take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/141-8.htm">Psalms 141:8</a></span><br />For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. In you, I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>. Don't leave my soul destitute.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalms 142:4</a></span><br />Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. <span class="boldtext">Refuge</span> has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/142-5.htm">Psalms 142:5</a></span><br />I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, my portion in the land of the living."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/143-9.htm">Psalms 143:9</a></span><br />Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/144-2.htm">Psalms 144:2</a></span><br />my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>; who subdues my people under me.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/14-26.htm">Proverbs 14:26</a></span><br />In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> for his children.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm">Proverbs 14:32</a></span><br />The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm">Proverbs 22:3</a></span><br />The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/27-12.htm">Proverbs 27:12</a></span><br />A prudent man sees danger and takes <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/30-5.htm">Proverbs 30:5</a></span><br />"Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in him. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/4-6.htm">Isaiah 4:6</a></span><br />There will be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> and for a shelter from storm and from rain.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/10-31.htm">Isaiah 10:31</a></span><br />Madmenah has gone; the men of Gebim are putting their goods in a safe place. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Isaiah 14:32</a></span><br />What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Isaiah 16:4</a></span><br />Let those who have been forced out of Moab have a resting-place with you; be a cover to them from him who is making waste their land: till the cruel ones are cut off, and wasting has come to an end, and those who take pleasure in crushing the poor are gone from the land.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a></span><br />For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and thou hast not been mindful of the Rock of thy stronghold; therefore thou didst plant plants of pleasantness, and didst set it with slips of a stranger;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></span><br />For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a></span><br />"Because you have said,'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our <span class="boldtext">refuge</span>, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2</a></span><br />who set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked my advice; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in the shadow of Egypt!<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Isaiah 30:3</a></span><br />Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and the <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a></span><br />And a man will be as a safe place from the wind, and a cover from the storm; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a waste land.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Isaiah 33:16</a></span><br />He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Isaiah 57:13</a></span><br />When you cry, let those who you have gathered deliver you; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he who takes <span class="boldtext">refuge</span> in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain."<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><a href="/concordance/r/refuge2.htm"></a><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm">Refuge</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/r/refuge_of_christ.htm">Refuge of Christ</a></p><p class="pspc"><a 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