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This concept is often associated with a lack of purpose, restlessness, or a deviation from God's intended path. The Bible frequently uses the imagery of roaming to illustrate spiritual waywardness or the consequences of straying from divine guidance.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>1. <b>Cain's Punishment</b> <br>In <a href="/genesis/4-12.htm">Genesis 4:12</a>, after Cain murders his brother Abel, God pronounces a curse upon him: "When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth." Here, roaming is depicted as a form of divine judgment, symbolizing Cain's alienation from God and his community.<br><br>2. <b>The Israelites in the Wilderness</b> <br>The Israelites' 40-year journey in the wilderness is another example of roaming. Due to their disobedience and lack of faith, they wandered without entering the Promised Land. <a href="/numbers/32-13.htm">Numbers 32:13</a> states, "So the LORD’s anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the whole generation that had done evil in His sight was gone." This period of roaming serves as a lesson on the consequences of disobedience and the importance of trusting in God's promises.<br><br>3. <b>Satan's Roaming</b> <br>In the book of Job, Satan is described as roaming the earth. <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Job 1:7</a> records, "The LORD said to Satan, 'From where have you come?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming through the earth and walking back and forth on it.'" This passage highlights Satan's restlessness and his role as an adversary, seeking to disrupt and accuse God's people.<br><br>4. <b>The Prodigal Son</b> <br>The parable of the Prodigal Son in <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a> illustrates the spiritual roaming of a young man who leaves his father's house to pursue a life of indulgence. His journey away from home represents a departure from righteousness and wisdom. Upon realizing his folly, he returns to his father, symbolizing repentance and restoration.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>Roaming in the Bible often signifies a spiritual condition characterized by separation from God, disobedience, and a lack of direction. It serves as a metaphor for the human tendency to stray from divine truth and the need for repentance and return to God's path. The Bible encourages believers to seek God's guidance and remain steadfast in their faith to avoid the pitfalls of spiritual wandering.<br><br><b>Practical Application</b><br><br>Believers are called to be vigilant against the temptation to roam spiritually. <a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Proverbs 4:26-27</a> advises, "Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil." By adhering to God's Word and maintaining a close relationship with Him, Christians can find purpose and direction, avoiding the aimlessness that comes with spiritual roaming.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Roam.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/212.htm"><span class="l">212. alazoneia -- boastfulness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 212 (a feminine noun derived from , "wandering, <b>roaming</b>") -- properly, a vagabond<br> ("quack"), making empty boasts about having "cures" to rid people of all <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/212.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4106.htm"><span class="l">4106. plane -- a wandering</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 4106 (a feminine noun derived from 4105 ) -- deviant behavior; a from what<br> God says is true; an error (deception) which results in (<b>roaming</b> into sin). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4106.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4105.htm"><span class="l">4105. planao -- to cause to wander, to wander</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [4105 () is the root of the English term, ("wandering body"). This term nearly always<br> conveys the of <b>roaming</b> (for an exception -- see Heb 11:38).]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4105.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/715.htm"><span class="l">715. Ardon -- a son of Caleb</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1). Ardon. From the same as Ard; <b>roaming</b>; Ardon, an Israelite -- Ardon. see<br> HEBREW Ard. 714, 715. Ardon. 716 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/715.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7751a.htm"><span class="l">7751a. shut -- to go or rove about</span></a><br><b>...</b> and fro (1), go about (2), go back (1), go back and forth (1), gone about (1), move<br> to and fro (1), range to and fro (1), roam to and fro (1), <b>roaming</b> about (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7751a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bente/american_lutheranism/lutherans_in_pennsylvania.htm"><span class="l">Lutherans in Pennsylvania.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> LUTHERANS IN PENNSYLVANIA. 37. <b>Roaming</b> About without Altar and Ministry."<br> Justus Falckner, in a letter to Dr. H. Muhlen, [tr. note <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/bente/american lutheranism/lutherans in pennsylvania.htm</font><p><a href="/library/callan/the_shepherd_of_my_soul/introduction.htm"><span class="l">Introduction.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> purpose of the pages that follow to trace some of these beautiful and touching<br> resemblances of the shepherd and his flock, on the one side, <b>roaming</b> over the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/callan/the shepherd of my soul/introduction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/byrum/how_john_became_a_man/chapter_iii_what_the_big.htm"><span class="l">What the Big Chest Contained</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The first effort of the boys to secure the much-coveted tobacco was made one day<br> when they, while <b>roaming</b> about over the prairie, discovered a man hard at work <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter iii what the big.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/fathers_of_the_third_century_tertullian_appendix/book_v_general_reply_to_sundry.htm"><span class="l">Book v. --General Reply to Sundry of Marcion's Heresies.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 15 The author [1629] of this wickedness, unknown,. Lawless, and <b>roaming</b>, cast forth<br> [1630] with his brood. The fourth, too, the piacular rites recalls. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../book v general reply to sundry.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_10/jowett__apostolic_optimism.htm"><span class="l">Jowett -- Apostolic Optimism</span></a> <br><b>...</b> abounding hope. <b>Roaming</b> then through the entire records of his life and teachings,<br> do we discover any significant emphasis? Preeminent <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/jowett apostolic optimism.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/darius_the_great/chapter_viii_the_invasion_of.htm"><span class="l">The Invasion of Scythia.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the sentiments, the principles and the faith, and even the modes of life, that prevail<br> among uncivilized aborigines living in forests, or <b>roaming</b> wildly over <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/abbott/darius the great/chapter viii the invasion of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macduff/memories_of_bethany/xii_the_weeping_saviour.htm"><span class="l">The Weeping Saviour.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> gives to that scene of weeping, to think that at that eventful moment, the Saviour<br> had before Him the bereaved of all time"that His eye was <b>roaming</b> at that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/xii the weeping saviour.htm</font><p><a href="/library/prudentius/the_hymns_of_prudentius/vi_hymn_before_sleep.htm"><span class="l">Hymn Before Sleep</span></a> <br><b>...</b> at last. Upon the saint heroic Such wondrous slumber falls That, in the<br> spirit <b>roaming</b>, He treads heaven's highest halls. We may <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../prudentius/the hymns of prudentius/vi hymn before sleep.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_iii/twenty_third_sunday_after_trinity.htm"><span class="l">Twenty Third Sunday after Trinity Enemies of the Cross of Christ <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> reason he shows this sincere and strong concern for them is his desire that they<br> remain steadfast, not being led astray by false teachers among the <b>roaming</b> Jews <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/twenty third sunday after trinity.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cable/the_fulfilment_of_a_dream_of_pastor_hsis/chapter_xvi_womens_bible_training.htm"><span class="l">Women's Bible Training School</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It seemed a long step from the days when, freely <b>roaming</b> around the villages, we<br> taught some of these women the very first character they knew, spelling out <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter xvi womens bible training.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/r/roaming.htm"><span class="l"><b>Roaming</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Roaming</b> (5 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Psalms 50:11 I know all the fowl<br> of the mountains, and the <b>roaming</b> creatures of the field are mine: (DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/roaming.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/roam.htm"><span class="l">Roam (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (vt) To range or wander over. 3. (n.) The act of <b>roaming</b>; a wandering; a ramble;<br> as, he began his roam o'er hill and dale. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/roam.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/neighed.htm"><span class="l">Neighed (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Neighed (2 Occurrences). Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses <b>roaming</b> at large;<br> everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife. (WEB KJV ASV WBS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/neighed.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/neigh.htm"><span class="l">Neigh (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Neigh (2 Occurrences). Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses<br><b>roaming</b> at large; everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/neigh.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/neigheth.htm"><span class="l">Neigheth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Neigheth (1 Occurrence). Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses <b>roaming</b> at large;<br> every one neighed after his neighbor's wife. (See JPS DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/neigheth.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lusty.htm"><span class="l">Lusty (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB ASV). Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses <b>roaming</b> at large; every one<br> neighed after his neighbor's wife. (See JPS NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lusty.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/well-fed.htm"><span class="l">Well-fed (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NAS). Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses <b>roaming</b> at large; every one<br> neighed after his neighbor's wife. (See JPS NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/well-fed.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/roams.htm"><span class="l">Roams (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/roams.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/roamed.htm"><span class="l">Roamed (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/roamed.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/delusion.htm"><span class="l">Delusion (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> send them strong delusion" (the Revised Version (British and American) "God sendeth<br> them a working of error"), plane, "a wandering," "a <b>roaming</b> about," in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/delusion.htm - 11k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/overcome-temptation.html">How can I overcome temptation? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/laziness-Bible.html">What does the Bible say about laziness? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Satan-fall.html">How, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/roaming.htm">Roaming: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <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">Roaming (5 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/1-7.htm">Job 1:7</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Psalms 50:11</a></span><br />I know all the fowl of the mountains, and the <span class="boldtext">roaming</span> creatures of the field are mine:<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/26-13.htm">Proverbs 26:13</a></span><br />The slothful hath said, 'A lion 'is' in the way, A lion 'is' in the broad places.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Jeremiah 5:8</a></span><br />They were as fed horses <span class="boldtext">roaming</span> at large; everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife. <br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/r/roaming.htm">Roaming</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/foul.htm">Foul (41 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/u/unable.htm">Unable (102 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/finding.htm">Finding (57 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/resting-place.htm">Resting-place (211 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rogue.htm">Rogue (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/roaming.htm">Roaming (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sluggard.htm">Sluggard (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sooner.htm">Sooner (21 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/roar.htm">Roar (53 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/streets.htm">Streets (83 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fierce.htm">Fierce (92 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/desert.htm">Desert (322 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/however.htm">However (411 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lion.htm">Lion (92 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/family.htm">Family (438 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job (60 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/backslide.htm">Backslide</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/r/roamed.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Roamed"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Roamed" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/r/roams.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Roams"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Roams" /></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 />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <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>