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In the context of the Bible, the concept of vastness can be applied to various aspects of God's creation, His attributes, and His works. The Bible frequently uses imagery and language that convey the vastness of God's power, wisdom, and love, as well as the expansiveness of His creation.<br><br><b>Creation and Nature</b><br><br>The vastness of God's creation is a recurring theme in Scripture. The heavens and the earth are depicted as immense and awe-inspiring, reflecting the glory and majesty of the Creator. <a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a> states, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." This verse highlights the vastness of the universe as a testament to God's creative power.<br><br>In <a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, the account of creation emphasizes the breadth and depth of God's work. The creation of the heavens, the earth, the seas, and all living creatures showcases the vastness of God's creative ability. The sheer scale of the universe, with its countless stars and galaxies, points to the infinite nature of God's handiwork.<br><br><b>God's Attributes</b><br><br>The vastness of God's attributes is another significant theme in the Bible. God's wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are described as immeasurable and beyond human comprehension. In <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a> , it is written, "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out."<br><br>Similarly, the vastness of God's love and mercy is emphasized throughout Scripture. <a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18-19</a> speaks of the desire for believers to "grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge." This passage underscores the boundless nature of God's love for humanity.<br><br><b>God's Works and Plans</b><br><br>The vastness of God's works and plans is evident in His dealings with humanity and the unfolding of His divine purposes. The Bible recounts numerous instances where God's plans are revealed to be far-reaching and comprehensive. In <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a> , the apostle Paul exclaims, "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!"<br><br>The vastness of God's redemptive plan is particularly highlighted in the narrative of salvation history. From the calling of Abraham to the establishment of Israel, and ultimately to the coming of Jesus Christ, God's plan of salvation spans generations and encompasses all nations. The Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a> further illustrates the vast scope of God's mission, as Jesus commands His disciples to "go and make disciples of all nations."<br><br><b>Human Response</b><br><br>In light of the vastness of God and His works, the appropriate human response is one of awe, reverence, and worship. The psalmist captures this sentiment in <a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3-4</a> , "When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?"<br><br>The vastness of God and His creation calls believers to a posture of humility and trust, recognizing their own limitations and the greatness of the One who holds all things together. As finite beings, humans are invited to marvel at the infinite and to place their faith in the God whose vastness is matched by His faithfulness and love.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>superl.</I>) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.<p>2. (<I>superl.</I>) of the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.<p>3. (<I>superl.</I>) Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.<p>4. (<I>superl.</I>) Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) A waste region; boundless space; immensity.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5082.htm"><span class="l">5082. telikoutos -- such as this, of persons so old, of things so <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> large, important. 5082 (a strengthened form of , "so great") -- <b>vast</b><br> (very great) -- , reaching (). Word Origin from a comp. of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5082.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5118.htm"><span class="l">5118. tosoutos -- so great, so much, pl. so many</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From tosos (so much; apparently from ho and hos) and houtos (including its variations);<br> so <b>vast</b> as this, ie Such (in quantity, amount, number of space) -- as <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5118.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6105a.htm"><span class="l">6105a. atsom -- to be <b>vast</b>, mighty, numerous</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6105, 6105a. atsom. 6105b . to be <b>vast</b>, mighty, numerous. Transliteration:<br> atsom Short Definition: numerous. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6105a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6105.htm"><span class="l">6105. atsam -- to be <b>vast</b>, mighty, numerous</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6104, 6105. atsam. 6105a . to be <b>vast</b>, mighty, numerous. Transliteration:<br> atsam Phonetic Spelling: (aw-tsam') Short Definition: bones. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6105.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm"><span class="l">1419. gadol -- great</span></a><br><b>...</b> and great (1), more* (1), much (1), nobles (1), old (1), older (8), oldest (3),<br> prominent (1), rich (1), screamed* (1), severe (1), spacious (1), <b>vast</b> (1), very <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1419.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7342.htm"><span class="l">7342. rachab -- wide, broad</span></a><br><b>...</b> broad NASB Word Usage arrogant (2), broad (7), broader (1), extensive (1), large*<br> (2), liberty (1), proud (1), spacious (1), spacious* (1), <b>vast</b> (1), wide (3). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7342.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3524.htm"><span class="l">3524. kabbir -- great, mighty, much</span></a><br><b>...</b> From kabar; <b>vast</b>, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged),<br> or in number, many -- + feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3524.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/42_it_is_a_vast.htm"><span class="l">It is a <b>Vast</b> and Endless Task to Examine Each Kind Separately...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book III. 42 It is a <b>vast</b> and endless task to examine each kind separately?<br> It is a <b>vast</b> and endless task to examine each kind <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/42 it is a vast.htm</font><p><a href="/library/corelli/the_master-christian/xxxii_away_in_paris_a.htm"><span class="l">Away in Paris, a <b>Vast</b> Concourse of People were Assembled Round an <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> XXXII. Away in Paris, a <b>vast</b> concourse of people were assembled round an<br> open grave in? Away in Paris, a <b>vast</b> concourse of people <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/corelli/the master-christian/xxxii away in paris a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/irenaeus/fragments_from_the_lost_writings_of_irenaeus/fragment_vi_since_god_is.htm"><span class="l">Fragment vi. Since God is <b>Vast</b>, and the Architect of the World...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Fragment VI. Since God is <b>vast</b>, and the Architect of the world? Since<br> [4810] God is <b>vast</b>, and the Architect of the world, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../fragments from the lost writings of irenaeus/fragment vi since god is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/traherne/centuries_of_meditations/16_of_what_vast_importance.htm"><span class="l">Of what <b>Vast</b> Importance Right Principles are we May See by This</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE FOURTH CENTURY 16 Of what <b>vast</b> importance right principles are we may<br> see by this. Of what <b>vast</b> importance right principles are <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/16 of what vast importance.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athenagoras/a_plea_for_the_christians/chapter_xxxiv_the_vast_difference_in.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Vast</b> Difference in Morals Between the Christians and their <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter XXXIV."The <b>Vast</b> Difference in Morals Between the Christians and<br> Their Accusers. But though such is our character (Oh! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../athenagoras/a plea for the christians/chapter xxxiv the vast difference in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_12_that_the_romans_added.htm"><span class="l">That the Romans Added a <b>Vast</b> Number of Gods to those Introduced by <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book III. Chapter 12."That the Romans Added a <b>Vast</b> Number of Gods to Those Introduced<br> by Numa, and that Their Numbers Helped Them Not at All. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 12 that the romans added.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/5_did_we_bring_it.htm"><span class="l">Did we Bring it About, that Ten Thousand Years Ago a <b>Vast</b> Number <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book I. 5 Did we bring it about, that ten thousand years ago a <b>vast</b> number<br> of men? Did we bring it about, that ten thousand years <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/5 did we bring it.htm</font><p><a href="/library/dibble/thoughts_on_missions/chapter_iv_the_saviours_last.htm"><span class="l">The Saviour's Last Command.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> decayed magnificence; some to search out the sources of the Nile and the course<br> of the Niger; some to possess the best of the soil; and a <b>vast</b> multitude have <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../dibble/thoughts on missions/chapter iv the saviours last.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/29_you_press_me_to.htm"><span class="l">You Press Me to Give My Opinions About the Nature of Things. If <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> But Oh! how <b>vast</b> was the wealth contained in that trireme which had come full of<br> all the wares of Egypt and the East to enrich the poverty of the city of Rome. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../29 you press me to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/16_these_are_his_own.htm"><span class="l">These are his Own Words, He Cannot Deny Them. Now I do not Want to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Do you not know that I possess the whole of Origen's works and have read a <b>vast</b><br> number of them? 16. These are his own words, he cannot deny them. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../16 these are his own.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/v/vast.htm"><span class="l"><b>Vast</b> (54 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. 2. (superl.)<br> of the <b>vast</b> ocean; <b>vast</b> mountains; the <b>vast</b> empire of Russia. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vast.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lake.htm"><span class="l">Lake (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEY NIV). Mark 3:7 Accordingly Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the Lake,<br> and a <b>vast</b> crowd of people from Galilee followed Him; (WEY NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lake.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vastly.htm"><span class="l">Vastly (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) To a <b>vast</b> extent or degree; very greatly;<br> immensely. Multi-Version Concordance Vastly (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vastly.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm"><span class="l">Nineveh (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> A little more than forty years ago the French consul at Mosul began to search<br> the <b>vast</b> mounds that lay along the opposite bank of the river. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nineveh.htm - 52k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gog.htm"><span class="l">Gog (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> They are represented as a <b>vast</b> mixed horde from the far-off parts of the North,<br> the limits of the horizon, completely armed and equipped for war. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gog.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/phenicia.htm"><span class="l">Phenicia (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and Tigris forwarding their goods by way of Tyre to the Nile, to Arabia, and to<br> the west; and, on the other hand, the productions of the <b>vast</b> regions bordering <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/phenicia.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/board.htm"><span class="l">Board (47 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 9:1 Accordingly He went on board, and crossing over came to His own town.<br> (WEY DBY). Matthew 13:2 when a <b>vast</b> multitude of people crowded round Him. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/board.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chaldea.htm"><span class="l">Chaldea (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The country so named is a <b>vast</b> plain formed by the deposits of the Euphrates and<br> the Tigris, extending to about 400 miles along the course of these rivers, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chaldea.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abyss.htm"><span class="l">Abyss (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; specifically, hell, or<br> the bottomless pit. 2. (n.) Infinite time; a <b>vast</b> intellectual or moral depth. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abyss.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shore.htm"><span class="l">Shore (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEY NAS). Mark 4:1 Once more He began to teach by the side of the Lake, and<br> a <b>vast</b> multitude of people came together to listen to Him. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shore.htm - 22k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/vast-universe.html">Why did God create such a vast universe and other planets if there is only life on Earth? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/dead-sea-scrolls.html">What are the Dead Sea Scrolls and why are they important? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/idealist-Revelation.html">What is the idealist interpretation of the book of Revelation? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/vast.htm">Vast: 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">Vast (54 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/8-30.htm">Matthew 8:30</a></span><br />Now at some distance from them a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> herd of swine were feeding. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Matthew 13:2</a></span><br />when a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> multitude of people crowded round Him. He therefore went on board a boat and sat there, while all the people stood on the shore.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Matthew 15:33</a></span><br />"Where can we," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so <span class="boldtext">vast</span> a multitude?"<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/19-2.htm">Matthew 19:2</a></span><br />And a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> multitude followed him, and He cured them there.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/3-7.htm">Mark 3:7</a></span><br />Accordingly Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the Lake, and a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> crowd of people from Galilee followed Him;<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/3-8.htm">Mark 3:8</a></span><br />and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> crowd, hearing of all that He was doing.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/4-1.htm">Mark 4:1</a></span><br />Once more He began to teach by the side of the Lake, and a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> multitude of people came together to listen to Him. He therefore went on board the boat and sat there, a little way from the land; and all the people were on the shore close to the water.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/5-21.htm">Mark 5:21</a></span><br />When Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the other side, a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> multitude came crowding to Him; and He was on the shore of the Lake,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/6-34.htm">Mark 6:34</a></span><br />So when Jesus landed, He saw a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> multitude; and His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were like sheep which have no shepherd, and He proceeded to teach them many things.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/5-6.htm">Luke 5:6</a></span><br />This they did, and enclosed a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> number of fish; and their nets began to break.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Luke 14:25</a></span><br />On His journey <span class="boldtext">vast</span> crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/16-26.htm">Luke 16:26</a></span><br />And, besides all this, a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> chasm is immovably fixed between us and you, put there in order that those who desire to cross from this side to you may not be able, nor any be able to cross over from your side to us.'<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27</a></span><br />A <span class="boldtext">vast</span> crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/6-2.htm">John 6:2</a></span><br />A <span class="boldtext">vast</span> multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/21-25.htm">John 21:25</a></span><br />But there are also many other things which Jesus did--so <span class="boldtext">vast</span> a number indeed that if they were all described in detail, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/11-21.htm">Acts 11:21</a></span><br />The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> number who believed and turned to the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/19-26.htm">Acts 19:26</a></span><br />and you see and hear that, not in Ephesus only but throughout almost the whole province of Asia, this fellow Paul has led away a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> number of people by inducing them to believe that they are not gods at all that are made by men's hands.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a></span><br />For those whom He has known beforehand He has also pre-destined to bear the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Eldest in a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> family of brothers;<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/15-29.htm">Romans 15:29</a></span><br />and I know that when I come to you it will be with a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> amount of blessing from Christ. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/1-27.htm">Colossians 1:27</a></span><br />to whom it was His will to make known how <span class="boldtext">vast</span> a wealth of glory for the Gentile world is implied in this truth--the truth that 'Christ is in you, the hope of glory.'<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/10-35.htm">Hebrews 10:35</a></span><br />Therefore do not cast from you your confident hope, for it will receive a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> reward.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore, surrounded as we are by such a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> cloud of witnesses, let us fling aside every encumbrance and the sin that so readily entangles our feet. And let us run with patient endurance the race that lies before us,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5</a></span><br />In the same way the tongue is an insignificant part of the body, but it is immensely boastful. Remember how a mere spark may set a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> forest in flames.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/8-11.htm">Revelation 8:11</a></span><br />The name of the star is 'Wormwood;' and a third part of the waters were turned into wormwood, and <span class="boldtext">vast</span> numbers of the people died from drinking the water, because it had become bitter.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Revelation 9:2</a></span><br />and he opened the depths of the bottomless pit. And smoke came up out of the pit resembling the smoke of a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> furnace, so that the sun was darkened, and the air also, by reason of the smoke of the pit.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/9-9.htm">Revelation 9:9</a></span><br />They had breast-plates which seemed to be made of steel; and the noise caused by their wings was like that of a <span class="boldtext">vast</span> number of horses and chariots hurrying into battle. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />And they threw dust upon their heads, and cried out, weeping aloud and sorrowing. 'Alas, alas,' they said, 'for this great city, in which, through her <span class="boldtext">vast</span> wealth, the owners of all the ships on the sea have grown rich; because in one short hour she has been laid waste!'<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a></span><br />So in the Spirit he carried me to the top of a <span class="boldtext">vast</span>, lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1</a></span><br />The heavens and the earth were finished, and all their <span class="boldtext">vast</span> array.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Deuteronomy 1:19</a></span><br />We traveled from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as Yahweh our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Deuteronomy 2:7</a></span><br />For Yahweh your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand; he has known your walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Yahweh your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15</a></span><br />who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></span><br />So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-13.htm">1 Kings 20:13</a></span><br />Behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, "Thus says Yahweh,'Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.'"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">1 Kings 20:28</a></span><br />A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, "Thus says Yahweh,'Because the Syrians have said, "Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys;" therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.'"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">2 Chronicles 7:8</a></span><br />So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8</a></span><br />Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9</a></span><br />There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">2 Chronicles 14:11</a></span><br />Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength: help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God; don't let man prevail against you.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">2 Chronicles 20:2</a></span><br />Then there came some who told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea from Syria; and behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar (the same is En Gedi).<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-12.htm">2 Chronicles 20:12</a></span><br />Our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are on you.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">2 Chronicles 20:15</a></span><br />and he said, Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat: Thus says Yahweh to you, Don't you be afraid, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-24.htm">2 Chronicles 20:24</a></span><br />When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-7.htm">2 Chronicles 32:7</a></span><br />Be strong and of good courage, don't be afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there is a greater with us than with him:<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/1-4.htm">Esther 1:4</a></span><br />He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/1-20.htm">Esther 1:20</a></span><br />When the king's decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small."<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Esther 5:11</a></span><br />Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4</a></span><br />God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/38-18.htm">Job 38:18</a></span><br />Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/139-17.htm">Psalms 139:17</a></span><br />How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How <span class="boldtext">vast</span> is the sum of them!<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Isaiah 22:18</a></span><br />Twisting you round and round like a ball he will send you out into a wide country: there you will come to your end, and there will be the carriages of your pride, O shame of your lord's house!<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Lamentations 2:13</a></span><br />What shall I testify to you? what shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach is great like the sea: who can heal you?<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Ezekiel 26:19</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord Yahweh: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep on you, and the great waters shall cover you;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Ezekiel 37:10</a></span><br />So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/v/vast.htm">Vast</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vat.htm">Vat (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/y/yahweh.htm">Yahweh 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