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The term itself may not frequently appear in English translations of the Bible, but the underlying themes are prevalent throughout the Scriptures. Literal Usage: The literal act of bending is often associated with physical gestures of worship, reverence, or submission. In the ancient Near Eastern context, bowing or bending was a common practice to show respect or allegiance, whether to a king, a superior, or God Himself. This physical act is reflected in various passages where individuals bow down in worship or supplication. For example, in <a href="/genesis/24-26.htm">Genesis 24:26</a>, when Abraham's servant finds Rebekah as a wife for Isaac, he "bowed down and worshiped the LORD." This act of bending is a physical demonstration of gratitude and reverence towards God for His guidance and provision. Metaphorical Usage: Metaphorically, bending can represent the submission of one's will to God. This is seen in the call for believers to humble themselves before the Lord. <a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a> states, "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you." The act of humbling oneself can be likened to bending one's heart and will in submission to God's authority and purpose. The concept of bending is also evident in the prophetic literature, where nations and peoples are called to submit to God's sovereignty. In <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Isaiah 45:23</a> , God declares, "By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess allegiance." Here, the bending of the knee symbolizes the ultimate submission and acknowledgment of God's lordship by all creation. Spiritual Implications: In the spiritual life of a believer, bending is an essential aspect of discipleship and obedience. It involves yielding one's own desires and plans to align with God's will. This is exemplified in the life of Jesus Christ, who, in the Garden of Gethsemane, prayed, "Yet not as I will, but as You will" (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>). Jesus' submission to the Father's will, even unto death, serves as the ultimate model of bending one's will to God's purpose. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul speaks of the transformative power of bending one's life to Christ in <a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a> , urging believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice and to be transformed by the renewing of their minds. This transformation involves a continual process of bending one's thoughts, actions, and desires to conform to the image of Christ. Cultural and Historical Context: In the cultural and historical context of the Bible, bending or bowing was not only a religious act but also a social one. It was a sign of respect and honor in interpersonal relationships and societal structures. Understanding this context enriches the interpretation of biblical passages where bending is mentioned or implied. In summary, while the specific term "bend" may not be frequently used in the Bible, the concept is deeply embedded in the themes of worship, submission, and humility. It serves as a powerful reminder of the believer's call to live a life surrendered to God, acknowledging His authority and seeking His will above all else.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v. t.) To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.2. (v. t.) To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.3. (v. t.) To apply closely or with interest; to direct.4. (v. t.) To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.5. (v. t.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.6. (v. i.) To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.7. (v. i.) To jut over; to overhang.8. (v. i.) To be inclined; to be directed.9. (v. i.) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.10. (n.) A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.11. (n.) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.12. (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.13. (n.) The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See Butt.14. (n.) Hard, indurate clay; bind.15. (n.) Same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.16. (n.) A band.17. (n.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4781.htm">4781. sugkampto -- to bend together</a> ... to bend together. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sugkampto Phonetic Spelling: (soong-kamp'-to) Short Definition: I oppress, bend together Definition: I ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4781.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2578.htm">2578. kampto -- to bend</a> ... kampto. 2579 . to bend. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kampto Phonetic Spelling: (kamp'-to) Short Definition: I bend, bow Definition: I bend, bow. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2578.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2827.htm">2827. klino -- to cause to bend</a> ... to cause to bend. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: klino Phonetic Spelling: (klee'-no) Short Definition: I rest, recline, make to yield Definition: trans ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2827.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4794.htm">4794. sugkupto -- to bend forwards, bow down</a> ... to bend forwards, bow down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sugkupto Phonetic Spelling: (soong-koop'-to) Short Definition: I am bent double Definition: I ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4794.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2634a.htm">2634a. katakupto -- to bend down</a> ... to bend down. Transliteration: katakupto Short Definition: stooped. Word Origin from kata and kupto Definition to bend down NASB Word Usage stooped down (1). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2634a.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/1593.htm">1593. ekneuo -- to bend the head away, to withdraw</a> ... to bend the head away, to withdraw. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekneuo Phonetic Spelling: (ek-nyoo'-o) Short Definition: I retire, withdraw Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1593.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2634.htm">2634. katakurieuo -- to bend down</a> ... to bend down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katakurieuo Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ak-oo-ree-yoo'-o) Short Definition: I exercise authority over, overpower ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2634.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2955.htm">2955. kupto -- to stoop down</a> ... to stoop down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kupto Phonetic Spelling: (koop'-to) Short Definition: I bend, stoop down Definition: I bend, stoop down ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2955.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1578.htm">1578. ekklino -- to deviate, to turn away (from someone or ...</a> ... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekklino Phonetic Spelling: (ek-klee'-no) Short Definition: I fall away from, turn away Definition: (lit: I bend away from ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1578.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/43.htm">43. agkale -- the bent arm</a> ... Word Origin from agkos (a bend) Definition the bent arm NASB Word Usage arms (1). arm. From agkos (a bend, "ache"); an arm (as curved) -- arm. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/43.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3721.htm">3721. kaphaph -- to bend, bend down, be bent or bowed</a> ... kaphaph. 3722 . to bend, bend down, be bent or bowed. Transliteration: kaphaph Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-faf') Short Definition: down. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/3721.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm">5186. natah -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</a> ... 5185, 5186. natah. 5187 . to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend. Transliteration: natah Phonetic Spelling: (naw-taw') Short Definition: stretched ... /hebrew/5186.htm - 7k <a href="/hebrew/5753a.htm">5753a. avah -- to bend, twist</a> ... 5753, 5753a. avah. 5753b . to bend, twist. Transliteration: avah Short Definition: perverse. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ... /hebrew/5753a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm">2583. chanah -- to decline, bend down, encamp</a> ... 2582, 2583. chanah. 2584 . to decline, bend down, encamp. Transliteration: chanah Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-naw') Short Definition: camped. Word Origin a prim ... /hebrew/2583.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6808.htm">6808. tsaah -- to stoop, bend, incline</a> ... 6807b, 6808. tsaah. 6809 . to stoop, bend, incline. Transliteration: tsaah Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-aw') Short Definition: exile. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/6808.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6127.htm">6127. aqal -- to bend, twist</a> ... to bend, twist. Transliteration: aqal Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kal') Short Definition: perverted. ... root Definition to bend, twist NASB Word Usage perverted (1). ... /hebrew/6127.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/1457.htm">1457. gahar -- to bend, crouch</a> ... 1456, 1457. gahar. 1458 . to bend, crouch. Transliteration: gahar Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-har') Short Definition: stretched. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/1457.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3728.htm">3728. kaphash -- to make bent, press or bend together</a> ... kaphash. 3729 . to make bent, press or bend together. Transliteration: kaphash Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-fash') Short Definition: cower. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/3728.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2654b.htm">2654b. chaphats -- to bend down</a> ... chaphats. 2655 . to bend down. Transliteration: chaphats Short Definition: bends. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to bend down NASB Word Usage bends (1). ... /hebrew/2654b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/7164.htm">7164. qaras -- to bend down, stoop, crouch</a> ... 7163b, 7164. qaras. 7165 . to bend down, stoop, crouch. Transliteration: qaras Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-ras') Short Definition: over. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/7164.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_of_saint_augustine/chapter_v_i_resolved_then.htm">I Resolved Then to Bend My Mind to the Holy Scriptures...</a> ... Book III Chapter VI resolved then to bend my mind to the holy Scriptures? I resolved then to bend my mind to the holy Scriptures ... /.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter v i resolved then.htm<a href="/library/cassian/the_conferences_of_john_cassian/chapter_xi_an_inquiry_why.htm">An Inquiry Why in Egypt they do not Fast During all the Fifty Days ...</a> ... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XI. An inquiry why in Egypt they do not fast during all the fifty days (of Easter) nor bend their knees in prayer. ... /.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xi an inquiry why.htm<a href="/library/various/the_hymnal_of_the_protestant_episcopal_church_in_the_usa/ash_wednesday_and_lent_124.htm">O Lord, when we Bend Before Thy Throne</a> ... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Ash Wednesday and Lent 124. O Lord, when we bend before thy throne. CM ... Joseph D. Carlyle, 1802. O Lord, when we bend before thy throne,. ... /.../ash wednesday and lent 124.htm<a href="/library/various/the_st_gregory_hymnal_and_catholic_choir_book/no_82_this_is_the.htm">This is the Image of the Queen</a> ... Most holy Mary! at thy feet I bend a suppliant knee; In this thy own sweet month of May, Dear Mother of my God, I pray, Do thou remember me. ... /.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 82 this is the.htm<a href="/library/various/the_hymnal_of_the_protestant_episcopal_church_in_the_usa/trinity_sunday_206_father_of.htm">Father of All, Whose Love Profound</a> ... A ransom for our souls hath found,. Before thy throne we sinners bend; ... Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,. Before thy throne we sinners bend; ... /.../trinity sunday 206 father of.htm<a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/surrender_a_law_of_life.htm">Surrender a Law of Life.</a> ... Bend your head down, bend down your neck, even though it's a bit stiff going your own way, and fit it into this yoke of mine. Surrender to Me as your Master. ... /.../gordon/quiet talks on service/surrender a law of life.htm<a href="/library/various/book_of_hymns_for_public_and_private_devotion/98_7s_m_mrs_hemans.htm">M. Mrs. Hemans. All must Pray.</a> ... 2 Father, by the breeze of eve Called thy daily toil to leave; Pray! ere yet the dark hours be, Lift the heart, and bend the knee! ... /.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/98 7s m mrs hemans.htm<a href="/library/unknown/the_gospel_of_nicodemus_/chapter_10_the_sentence_to.htm">The Sentence to this Effect, Then, Having Been Passed by Pilate...</a> ... And looking to the cross, she said: Bend down, O cross, that I may embrace and kiss my son, whom I suckled at these breasts after a strange manner, as not ... /.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 10 the sentence to.htm<a href="/library/hippolytus/the_extant_works_and_fragments_of_hippolytus/expository_treatise_against_the_jews.htm">Expository Treatise against the Jews.</a> ... as having forsaken the way that saith, "I am the way." [1570] Furthermore, hear this yet more serious word: "And their back do thou bend always;" that means ... /.../expository treatise against the jews.htm<a href="/library/hession/the_calvary_road/chapter_4_the_highway_of.htm">The Highway of Holiness</a> ... reactions. Before we can enter the Highway, God must bend and break that stiff-necked self, so that Christ reigns in its stead. ... //christianbookshelf.org/hession/the calvary road/chapter 4 the highway of.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/bend.htm">Bend (29 Occurrences)</a> ... vt) To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow ... /b/bend.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/d/decline.htm">Decline (10 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (vi) To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend. ... /d/decline.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/s/stoop.htm">Stoop (10 Occurrences)</a> ... 4. (vi) To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a ... /s/stoop.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/b/buckle.htm">Buckle</a> ... 2. (n.) A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal. ... 6. (n.) To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted. ... /b/buckle.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/c/crouch.htm">Crouch (7 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear. ... /c/crouch.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/n/nod.htm">Nod (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (vi) To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes. ... 6. (vt) To cause to bend. ... /n/nod.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/w/wind.htm">Wind (180 Occurrences)</a> ... encircle. 3. (vt) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern. 4 ... /w/wind.htm - 45k<a href="/topical/e/elbow.htm">Elbow (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. 2. (n.) Any ... /e/elbow.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/c/curb.htm">Curb (5 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To bend or curve. 2. (vt) To guide and ... of earth. 4. (vi) To bend; to crouch; to cringe. 5. (n.) That ... /c/curb.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/s/spring.htm">Spring (122 Occurrences)</a> ... 5. (vi) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning. ... /s/spring.htm - 40k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/does-God-hate-me.html">Does God hate me? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/corporate-prayer.html">Is corporate prayer important? Is corporate prayer more powerful than an individual praying alone? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/theodicy.html">What is theodicy? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/bend.htm">Bend: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <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>Bend (29 Occurrences)<a href="/luke/13-11.htm">Luke 13:11</a> and lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together, and not able to bend back at all, (YLT)<a href="/luke/21-28.htm">Luke 21:28</a> and these things beginning to happen bend yourselves back, and lift up your heads, because your redemption doth draw nigh.' (YLT)<a href="/romans/11-10.htm">Romans 11:10</a> Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times. (See NAS RSV)<a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">1 Peter 1:12</a> to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking. (YLT)<a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">Genesis 49:15</a> He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor. (See NIV)<a href="/judges/11-35.htm">Judges 11:35</a> And it cometh to pass, when he seeth her, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, 'Alas, my daughter, thou hast caused me greatly to bend, and thou hast been among those troubling me; and I -- I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I am not able to turn back.' (YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/22-35.htm">2 Samuel 22:35</a> He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/15-29.htm">Job 15:29</a> He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth. (See JPS NAS)<a href="/job/31-10.htm">Job 31:10</a> Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend. (YLT)<a href="/job/40-17.htm">Job 40:17</a> He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together. (Root in DBY YLT NAS)<a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalms 7:12</a> If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready; (See NIV)<a href="/psalms/11-2.htm">Psalms 11:2</a> For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalms 17:13</a> Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword, (YLT)<a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Psalms 18:34</a> He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Psalms 37:14</a> The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way; (See RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalms 64:3</a> Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Psalms 78:31</a> And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend. (YLT)<a href="/psalms/95-6.htm">Psalms 95:6</a> Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker: (See JPS YLT)<a href="/proverbs/16-26.htm">Proverbs 16:26</a> A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused 'him' to bend over it. (YLT)<a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Isaiah 46:2</a> They bend, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, and themselves are gone into captivity. (DBY)<a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a> Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me. (See NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3</a> They bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don't know me, says Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Jeremiah 46:9</a> Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/jeremiah/50-14.htm">Jeremiah 50:14</a> Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a> Call together the archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow; encamp against her all around; let none of it escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has done, do to her; for she has been proud against Yahweh, against the Holy One of Israel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Jeremiah 51:3</a> Against him who bends let the archer bend his bow, and against him who lifts himself up in his coat of mail: and don't spare her young men; utterly destroy all her army. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7</a> There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Zephaniah 2:1</a> Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired, (YLT)<a href="/zechariah/9-13.htm">Zechariah 9:13</a> For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man. 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