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Bible Verses About Cities

This collection includes 50 passages about Cities. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.

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And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.

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And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?

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And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

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And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,

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As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

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And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

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And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs:

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And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

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And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

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Thus saith the Lord God; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.

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And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.

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And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

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Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

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Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.

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And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

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And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs:

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For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

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And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

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So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

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And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

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All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.

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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

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How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

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And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

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And Iron, and Migdal–el, Horem, and Beth–anath, and Beth–shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

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And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

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And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

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For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

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Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

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And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

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And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

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And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

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Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

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And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

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And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

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Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

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Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

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For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

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For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

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