Definition and Context
The term "rounds" does not appear explicitly in the Bible; however, the concept of circular or cyclical patterns can be found throughout Scripture. In biblical times, the idea of rounds or cycles can be associated with various aspects of life, including time, seasons, and rituals. The Bible often uses cyclical imagery to convey spiritual truths and divine order.

Biblical References and Symbolism
1. Cycles of Time and Seasons: The Bible frequently refers to the cyclical nature of time and seasons, which can be understood as "rounds" in the sense of recurring patterns. In Genesis 1:14 , God establishes the celestial bodies to "serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years." This cyclical order reflects God's sovereignty over time and creation.

2. Rituals and Festivals: The Israelites observed various feasts and festivals that occurred in regular cycles, such as the Passover, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. These annual events, described in Leviticus 23, were part of the religious "rounds" that reminded the people of God's provision and covenant.

3. The Cycle of Sin and Redemption: The Book of Judges illustrates a recurring cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance among the Israelites. This pattern, seen throughout Judges, highlights the human tendency to fall away from God and His continual mercy in providing deliverance.

4. The Circular Nature of Life: Ecclesiastes 1:9 states, "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." This verse reflects the repetitive nature of human experience and the futility of life without God.

5. The Eternal Nature of God: While human life is marked by cycles and rounds, God is eternal and unchanging. Isaiah 40:28 declares, "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."

Theological Implications
The concept of rounds or cycles in the Bible underscores the order and structure God has established in creation. It serves as a reminder of His faithfulness and the constancy of His promises. While human life is subject to change and repetition, God's eternal nature offers hope and stability. The cyclical patterns in Scripture also point to the ultimate redemption and restoration that God promises through Jesus Christ, breaking the cycle of sin and death for those who believe.

Practical Application
Believers are encouraged to recognize the cyclical patterns in their own lives and to seek God's guidance in breaking negative cycles. Through prayer, repentance, and reliance on the Holy Spirit, Christians can experience transformation and renewal. The regular observance of spiritual disciplines, such as prayer, Bible study, and worship, can help maintain a focus on God's eternal truths amidst life's rounds.5437. sabab -- to turn about, go around, surround
... 1), faced* (2), flows around (2), form (1), gathered around (2), go about (3), go
around (4), led around (2), made a circuit (1), make the rounds (2), march ...
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Titus Thought Fit to Encompass the City Round with a Wall; after ...
... 4. However, when Titus, in going his rounds along those valleys, saw them full of
dead bodies, and the thick putrefaction running about them, he gave a groan ...
/.../chapter 12 titus thought fit.htm

The Charge of the Watchers in the Temple
... These priests might have said"'When we go our rounds through the empty and echoing
corridors of the dark Temple, we perform the charge which God gave us; and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the charge of the watchers.htm

Saints, Sages, and Saviors: the Law of Service
... won; Bright honor rounds the hoary head that mighty works hath done; ... life; And
brighter honor rounds the brow of him who, 'mid the scorns. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/allen/the way of peace/saints sages and saviors the.htm

The Power of Meditation
... weary pilgrim that turns his back upon self and the world, and sets his face resolutely
toward the Father's Home, must plant his feet upon its golden rounds. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/allen/the way of peace/the power of meditation.htm

A Funeral Oration.
... The above is from the Boston Investigator. It has gone the rounds of the press,
and it is regarded as a very fine literary production. ...
/.../a funeral oration.htm

The Races --A Letter
... At last I came to a crowd, and in the midst of it, one of those great French
merry-go-rounds turned by machinery, with pictures of languishing ladies round the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xv the racesa letter.htm

Lessons.
... not have set its mark, as of old, on the door-posts and lintels of that consecrated
dwelling, so that the destroyer, in going his rounds elsewhere, may pass by ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/iii lessons.htm

Steadfast unto the End
... standstill. Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly
kindness, and charity are the rounds of the ladder. ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 52 steadfast unto the.htm

What Old Bill could not Do
... He was still the leader of a company, who called themselves the "bunch." Each night
they made the rounds of the saloons, then at a late hour staggered homeward ...
//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk eighteen what old bill.htm

A Living Sacrifice.
... And these had seemed to transform her completely. She went about her rounds
always as cheery and bright as a bit of sunshine. She ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/a living sacrifice.htm

Rounds (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Rounds (2 Occurrences). Song of Songs 3:3 The
watchmen have found me, (Who are going round about the city ...
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Patrol (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels;
to traverse a police district or beat. 2. (v.) t ...
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Round (664 Occurrences)
... began; a circuit; a beat; especially, one frequently or regularly traversed; also,
the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round; the rounds of the ...
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Rouse (25 Occurrences)

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Ladder (1 Occurrence)
... usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of
two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps. ...
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Roundness (1 Occurrence)

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Boss
... 4. (n.) A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung
by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. ...
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Job (60 Occurrences)
... Beginning with Job's curse of his day (Job 3), Job and his three friends answer
each other back and forth in three rounds of speeches, complete except that ...
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Backslide
... Beginning with Job's curse of his day (Job 3), Job and his three friends answer
each other back and forth in three rounds of speeches, complete except that ...
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