Bible Verses About Nimrod
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He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.
Scripture Passages
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the Lord commanded.
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.
And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
And the men of Babylon made Succothβbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
And Nebo, and Baalβmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
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