LXX Concordance for εἴπωσιν

And Abraham named that place The LORD Will Provide,[fn] so today it is said, “It will be provided[fn] on the LORD's mountain.”

“Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He brought them out with an evil intent to kill them in the mountains and eliminate them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce anger and relent concerning this disaster planned for your people.

“Otherwise, those in the land you brought us from will say, ‘Because the LORD wasn't able to bring them into the land he had promised them, and because he hated them, he brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.'

“if I had not feared provocation from the enemy,

or feared that these foes might misunderstand

and say, ‘Our own hand has prevailed;

it wasn't the LORD who did all this.' ”

He quickly called his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, or they'll say about me, ‘A woman killed him.' ” So his armor-bearer ran him through, and he died.

“If they say, ‘Wait until we reach you,' then we will stay where we are and not go up to them.

But ask the animals, and they will instruct you;

ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.

Why should the nations ask,

“Where is their God? ”

Before our eyes,

let vengeance for the shed blood of your servants

be known among the nations.

Why should the nations say,

“Where is their God? ”

Sheol; a childless womb;

earth, which is never satisfied with water;

and fire, which never says, “Enough! ”

When they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the spiritists who chirp and mutter,” shouldn't a people inquire of their God?[fn] Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?

For he says,

“Aren't all my commanders kings?

A fool will no longer be called a noble,

nor a scoundrel said to be important.

“Say this to them: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Every jar should be filled with wine.' Then they will respond to you, ‘Don't we know that every jar should be filled with wine? '

“If they ask you, ‘Where will we go? ' tell them: This is what the LORD says:

Those destined for death, to death;

those destined for the sword, to the sword.

Those destined for famine, to famine;

those destined for captivity, to captivity.

“When you tell these people all these things, they will say to you, ‘Why has the LORD declared all this terrible disaster against us? What is our iniquity? What is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? '

“As for the prophet, priest, or people who say, ‘The burden of the LORD,' I will punish that man and his household.

“In those days, it will never again be said,

‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,

and the children's teeth are set on edge.'

“Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put a stop to this proverb, and they will not use it again in Israel.' But say to them, ‘The days have arrived, as well as the fulfillment of every vision.

“And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning? ' then say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will become weak. Every spirit will be discouraged, and all knees will run with urine.[fn] Yes, it is coming and it will happen. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.' ”

Let the priests, the LORD's ministers,

weep between the portico and the altar.

Let them say,

“Have pity on your people, LORD,

and do not make your inheritance a disgrace,

an object of scorn among the nations.

Why should it be said among the peoples,

‘Where is their God? ' ”