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T-APN
Occurrences: 3093 times in 2426 verses
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Accusative Plural Neuter
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:10 - God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:21 - So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:22 - Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:25 - God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:31 - Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:2 - On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested[fn] from all his work.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:19 - So the LORD God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man[fn] to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:24 - After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:5 - The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:19 - Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:20 - rising more than twenty-two feet[fn] above the highest peaks.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:4 - exactly five months from the time the flood began,[fn] the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:2 - All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:3 - I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:23 - Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:32 - These are the clans that descended from Noah's sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:9 - That is why the city was called Babel,[fn] because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:5 - He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:11 - The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16 - Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot with his possessions and all the women and other captives.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:1 - Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:10 - So Abram presented all these to him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side by side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:11 - Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:11 - Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:17 - When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, “Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:25 - He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:26 - But Lot's wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:8 - Abimelech got up early the next morning and quickly called all his servants together. When he told them what had happened, his men were terrified.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:1 - Some time later, God tested Abraham's faith. “Abraham!” God called.
“Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:6 - So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:9 - When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:20 - Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor's wife, had borne Nahor eight sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:13 - and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. “No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:16 - So Abraham agreed to Ephron's price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:28 - The young woman ran home to tell her family everything that had happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30 - He had seen the nose-ring and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man had said. So he rushed out to the spring, where the man was still standing beside his camels.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:33 - Then food was served. But Abraham's servant said, “I don't want to eat until I have told you why I have come.”
“All right,” Laban said, “tell us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:47 - “Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?' She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.' So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:59 - So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham's servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah's childhood nurse went along with her.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:66 - Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:5 - Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31 - “All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33 - But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.” So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:5 - I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:15 - So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac's wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug by the servants of his father, Abraham.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:18 - He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham's death. Isaac also restored the names Abraham had given them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:9 - Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I'll use them to prepare your father's favorite dish.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:16 - She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:17 - Then she gave Jacob the delicious meal, including freshly baked bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - When Esau heard his father's words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiting to be watered. But a heavy stone covered the mouth of the well.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering the animals. Afterward the stone would be placed back over the mouth of the well.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:7 - Jacob said, “Look, it's still broad daylight—too early to round up the animals. Why don't you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8 - “We can't water the animals until all the flocks have arrived,” they replied. “Then the shepherds move the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water all the sheep and goats.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:9 - Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father's flock, for she was a shepherd.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:10 - And because Rachel was his cousin—the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother—and because the sheep and goats belonged to his uncle Laban, Jacob went over to the well and moved the stone from its mouth and watered his uncle's flock.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:12 - He explained to Rachel that he was her cousin on her father's side—the son of her aunt Rebekah. So Rachel quickly ran and told her father, Laban.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:27 - “But wait until the bridal week is over, then we'll give you Rachel, too—provided you promise to work another seven years for me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:28 - So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:26 - Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31 - “What wages do you want?” Laban asked again.
Jacob replied, “Don't give me anything. Just do this one thing, and I'll continue to tend and watch over your flocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:32 - Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:36 - who took them a three-days' journey from where Jacob was. Meanwhile, Jacob stayed and cared for the rest of Laban's flock.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:40 - Jacob separated those lambs from Laban's flock. And at mating time he turned the flock to face Laban's animals that were streaked or black. This is how he built his own flock instead of increasing Laban's.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:1 - But Jacob soon learned that Laban's sons were grumbling about him. “Jacob has robbed our father of everything!” they said. “He has gained all his wealth at our father's expense.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:9 - In this way, God has taken your father's animals and given them to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:10 - “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:12 - “The angel said, ‘Look up, and you will see that only the streaked, speckled, and spotted males are mating with the females of your flock. For I have seen how Laban has treated you.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:17 - So Jacob put his wives and children on camels,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:18 - and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:19 - At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father's household idols and took them with her.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:21 - So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River,[fn] heading for the hill country of Gilead.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:28 - Why didn't you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:31 - “I rushed away because I was afraid,” Jacob answered. “I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:34 - But Rachel had taken the household idols and hidden them in her camel saddle, and now she was sitting on them. When Laban had thoroughly searched her tent without finding them,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:35 - she said to her father, “Please, sir, forgive me if I don't get up for you. I'm having my monthly period.” So Laban continued his search, but he could not find the household idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 - You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7 - Jacob was terrified at the news. He divided his household, along with the flocks and herds and camels, into two groups.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:15 - 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:21 - So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:22 - During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two servant wives, and his eleven sons and crossed the Jabbok River with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:23 - After taking them to the other side, he sent over all his possessions.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1 - Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2 - He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:5 - Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?”
“These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:10 - But Jacob insisted, “No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:28 - They seized all the flocks and herds and donkeys—everything they could lay their hands on, both inside the town and outside in the fields.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:29 - They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children and wives and led them away as captives.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:4 - So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near Shechem.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:6 - Esau took his wives, his children, and his entire household, along with his livestock and cattle—all the wealth he had acquired in the land of Canaan—and moved away from his brother, Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:24 - The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was grazing his father's donkeys.)
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father's flocks. He worked for his half brothers, the sons of his father's wives Bilhah and Zilpah. But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his brothers were doing.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:12 - Soon after this, Joseph's brothers went to pasture their father's flocks at Shechem.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:29 - Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:34 - Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:12 - Some years later Judah's wife died. After the time of mourning was over, Judah and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah to supervise the shearing of his sheep.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:13 - Someone told Tamar, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:14 - Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow's clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:19 - Afterward she went back home, took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothing as usual.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:7 - and Potiphar's wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:11 - One day, however, no one else was around when he went in to do his work.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:12 - She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, “Come on, sleep with me!” Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:13 - When she saw that she was holding his cloak and he had fled,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:15 - When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:16 - She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:17 - Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you've brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:18 - “But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:19 - Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife's story about how Joseph had treated her.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:1 - Some time later, Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended their royal master.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:7 - “Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:34 - Then Pharaoh should appoint supervisors over the land and let them collect one-fifth of all the crops during the seven good years.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:35 - Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh's storehouses. Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:36 - That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:48 - During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:50 - During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9 - And he remembered the dreams he'd had about them many years before. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:12 - “Yes, you are!” Joseph insisted. “You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - One of you must go and get your brother. I'll keep the rest of you here in prison. Then we'll find out whether or not your story is true. By the life of Pharaoh, if it turns out that you don't have a younger brother, then I'll know you are spies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:25 - Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men's sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother's payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:29 - When the brothers came to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:15 - So the men packed Jacob's gifts and double the money and headed off with Benjamin. They finally arrived in Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:25 - They were told they would be eating there, so they prepared their gifts for Joseph's arrival at noon.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:26 - When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them according to age, from oldest to youngest.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:6 - When the palace manager caught up with the men, he spoke to them as he had been instructed.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:7 - “What are you talking about?” the brothers responded. “We are your servants and would never do such a thing!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:13 - When the brothers saw this, they tore their clothing in despair. Then they loaded their donkeys again and returned to the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:24 - “So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:34 - For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn't bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:17 - Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘This is what you must do: Load your pack animals, and hurry back to the land of Canaan.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:18 - Then get your father and all of your families, and return here to me. I will give you the very best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the best that the land produces.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:21 - So the sons of Jacob[fn] did as they were told. Joseph provided them with wagons, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he gave them supplies for the journey.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:23 - He also sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with the finest products of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other supplies he would need on his journey.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:27 - But when they repeated to Jacob everything Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, their father's spirits revived.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:6 - They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt—
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:32 - These men are shepherds, and they raise livestock. They have brought with them their flocks and herds and everything they own.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:16 - Joseph replied, “Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:17 - So they brought their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food. In exchange for their horses, flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and donkeys, Joseph provided them with food for another year.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:1 - One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.” So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:16 - the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
may he bless these boys.
May they preserve my name
and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
And may their descendants multiply greatly
throughout the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - May I never join in their meetings;
may I never be a party to their plans.
For in their anger they murdered men,
and they crippled oxen just for sport.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - Dan will be a snake beside the road,
a poisonous viper along the path
that bites the horse's hooves
so its rider is thrown off.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - But his bow remained taut,
and his arms were strengthened
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:4 - When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh's advisers and said, “Please do me this favor and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:8 - Joseph also took his entire household and his brothers and their households. But they left their little children and flocks and herds in the land of Goshen.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:15 - But now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became fearful. “Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him,” they said.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:25 - Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, and he said, “When God comes to help you and lead you back, you must take my bones with you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:17 - But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king's orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:18 - So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. “Why have you done this?” he demanded. “Why have you allowed the boys to live?”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:16 - Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father's flocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:17 - But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:19 - “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered. “And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 - One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro,[fn] the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai,[fn] the mountain of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:15 - Talk to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will instruct you both in what to do.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:17 - And take your shepherd's staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:20 - So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - And the LORD told Moses, “When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have empowered you to do. But I will harden his heart so he will refuse to let the people go.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:28 - Moses then told Aaron everything the LORD had commanded him to say. And he told him about the miraculous signs the LORD had commanded him to perform.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:30 - Aaron told them everything the LORD had told Moses, and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:4 - Pharaoh replied, “Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to work!
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:13 - Meanwhile, the Egyptian slave drivers continued to push hard. “Meet your daily quota of bricks, just as you did when we provided you with straw!” they demanded.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:3 - But I will make Pharaoh's heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:19 - Then the LORD said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:2 - If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs across your entire land.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3 - The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into your bedroom and onto your bed! They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:5 - [fn]Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs over all the land.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:6 - So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land!
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:26 - But Moses replied, “That wouldn't be right. The Egyptians detest the sacrifices that we offer to the LORD our God. Look, if we offer our sacrifices here where the Egyptians can see us, they will stone us.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:9 - The ashes will spread like fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering boils to break out on people and animals throughout the land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:11 - Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:14 - If you don't, I will send more plagues on you[fn] and your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:19 - Quick! Order your livestock and servants to come in from the fields to find shelter. Any person or animal left outside will die when the hail falls.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:20 - Some of Pharaoh's officials were afraid because of what the LORD had said. They quickly brought their servants and livestock in from the fields.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:21 - But those who paid no attention to the word of the LORD left theirs out in the open.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:22 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky so hail may fall on the people, the livestock, and all the plants throughout the land of Egypt.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:25 - It left all of Egypt in ruins. The hail struck down everything in the open field—people, animals, and plants alike. Even the trees were destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:1 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn[fn] so I can display my miraculous signs among them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:2 - I've also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and so you will know that I am the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:4 - If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will bring a swarm of locusts on your country.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14 - And the locusts swarmed over the whole land of Egypt, settling in dense swarms from one end of the country to the other. It was the worst locust plague in Egyptian history, and there has never been another one like it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:26 - All our livestock must go with us, too; not a hoof can be left behind. We must choose our sacrifices for the LORD our God from among these animals. And we won't know how we are to worship the LORD until we get there.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:2 - Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:9 - Now the LORD had told Moses earlier, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, but then I will do even more mighty miracles in the land of Egypt.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:10 - Moses and Aaron performed these miracles in Pharaoh's presence, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he wouldn't let the Israelites leave the country.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:8 - That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:10 - Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:11 - “These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed,[fn] wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the LORD's Passover.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:32 - Take your flocks and herds, as you said, and be gone. Go, but bless me as you leave.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:34 - The Israelites took their bread dough before yeast was added. They wrapped their kneading boards in their cloaks and carried them on their shoulders.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:41 - In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the LORD's forces left the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:12 - you must present all firstborn sons and firstborn male animals to the LORD, for they belong to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the LORD—except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:19 - Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear to do this. He said, “God will certainly come to help you. When he does, you must take my bones with you from this place.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:6 - So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:23 - Then the Egyptians—all of Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and charioteers—chased them into the middle of the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:26 - When all the Israelites had reached the other side, the LORD said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the sea again. Then the waters will rush back and cover the Egyptians and their chariots and charioteers.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:28 - Then the waters returned and covered all the chariots and charioteers—the entire army of Pharaoh. Of all the Egyptians who had chased the Israelites into the sea, not a single one survived.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:26 - He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:27 - After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual—four quarts[fn] for each person instead of two. Then all the leaders of the community came and asked Moses for an explanation.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:29 - They must realize that the Sabbath is the LORD's gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there will be enough for two days. On the Sabbath day you must each stay in your place. Do not go out to pick up food on the seventh day.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:3 - But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:14 - After the victory, the LORD instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:16 - When a dispute arises, they come to me, and I am the one who settles the case between the quarreling parties. I inform the people of God's decrees and give them his instructions.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:19 - Now listen to me, and let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people's representative before God, bringing their disputes to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:20 - Teach them God's decrees, and give them his instructions. Show them how to conduct their lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:22 - They should always be available to solve the people's common disputes, but have them bring the major cases to you. Let the leaders decide the smaller matters themselves. They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:6 - And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.' This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will come to you in a thick cloud, Moses, so the people themselves can hear me when I speak with you. Then they will always trust you.”
Moses told the LORD what the people had said.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:10 - Then the LORD told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:14 - So Moses went down to the people. He consecrated them for worship, and they washed their clothes.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:6 - But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those[fn] who love me and obey my commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:9 - You have six days each week for your ordinary work,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:11 - For in six days the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:24 - “Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me—your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:5 - But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don't want to go free.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:10 - “If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:11 - If he fails in any of these three obligations, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:19 - If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished but must compensate his victim for lost wages and provide for his full recovery.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:5 - “If an animal is grazing in a field or vineyard and the owner lets it stray into someone else's field to graze, then the animal's owner must pay compensation from the best of his own grain or grapes.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:29 - “You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine.
“You must give me your firstborn sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:10 - “Plant and harvest your crops for six years,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:11 - but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:12 - “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:18 - “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:22 - But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:24 - You must not worship the gods of these nations or serve them in any way or imitate their evil practices. Instead, you must utterly destroy them and smash their sacred pillars.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - “I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:31 - And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea,[fn] and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River.[fn] I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:3 - Then Moses went down to the people and repeated all the instructions and regulations the LORD had given him. All the people answered with one voice, “We will do everything the LORD has commanded.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:4 - Then Moses carefully wrote down all the LORD's instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:7 - Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the LORD has commanded. We will obey.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:12 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone on which I have inscribed the instructions and commands so you can teach the people.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:12 - Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:16 - When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,[fn] which I will give to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19 - Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:26 - Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:29 - Make special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, pans, pitchers, and jars—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:38 - The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:13 - Allow 18 inches[fn] of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:19 - Also make forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:21 - with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:25 - So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:2 - Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:3 - Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:4 - Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:7 - Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:9 - “Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the tribes of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:10 - Six names will be on each stone, arranged in the order of the births of the original sons of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:12 - Fasten the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that Aaron represents the people of Israel. Aaron will carry these names on his shoulders as a constant reminder whenever he goes before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 - then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:21 - Each stone will represent one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe will be engraved on it like a seal.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - “In this way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the sacred chestpiece[fn] over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place. This will be a continual reminder that he represents the people when he comes before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:38 - Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the LORD will accept the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:14 - Then take the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burn it outside the camp as a sin offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:17 - Cut the ram into pieces, and wash off the internal organs and the legs. Set them alongside the head and the other pieces of the body,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - Then slaughter it, and apply some of its blood to the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons. Also put it on the thumbs of their right hands and the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:24 - Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons to be lifted up as a special offering to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:31 - “Take the ram used in the ordination ceremony, and boil its meat in a sacred place.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:32 - Then Aaron and his sons will eat this meat, along with the bread in the basket, at the Tabernacle entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:34 - If any of the ordination meat or bread remains until the morning, it must be burned. It may not be eaten, for it is holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:3 - Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:4 - Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:20 - They must wash with water whenever they go into the Tabernacle to appear before the LORD and when they approach the altar to burn up their special gifts to the LORD—or they will die!
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:27 - the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and all its accessories, the incense altar,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:28 - the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the washbasin with its stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:5 - He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:8 - the table and its utensils;
the pure gold lampstand with all its accessories;
the incense altar;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:13 - “Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:14 - You must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:16 - The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by observing it from generation to generation. This is a covenant obligation for all time.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:2 - So Aaron said, “Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:3 - All the people took the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:13 - Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.[fn] You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:16 - How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don't go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:23 - Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:1 - Then the LORD told Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:10 - The LORD replied, “Listen, I am making a covenant with you in the presence of all your people. I will perform miracles that have never been performed anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD—the awesome power I will display for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:13 - Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:24 - I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the LORD your God three times each year.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:26 - “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God.
“You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:27 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:28 - Moses remained there on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the LORD[fn] wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments[fn]—on the stone tablets.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:11 - the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:13 - the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14 - for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:16 - the altar of burnt offering;
the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils;
the washbasin with its stand;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:17 - the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:21 - All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the LORD. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle,[fn] for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:24 - And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:29 - So the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:32 - He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:33 - He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - The LORD has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:1 - “The LORD has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the LORD has commanded.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2 - So Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the others who were specially gifted by the LORD and were eager to get to work.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:3 - Moses gave them the materials donated by the people of Israel as sacred offerings for the completion of the sanctuary. But the people continued to bring additional gifts each morning.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:4 - Finally the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary left their work.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:5 - They went to Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the LORD has commanded us to do!”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:16 - Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, pans, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21 - There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:3 - Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze—the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:24 - The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds,[fn] as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:27 - The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:31 - Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:17 - They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18 - They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:19 - Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:28 - The turban and the special head coverings were made of fine linen, and the undergarments were also made of finely woven linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:33 - And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses:
the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:34 - the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:36 - the table and all its utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:38 - the gold altar;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:40 - the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
the ropes and tent pegs;
all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:43 - Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the LORD had commanded him, he blessed them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:8 - Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:9 - “Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:10 - Anoint the altar of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate them. Then the altar will become absolutely holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20 - He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them[fn] inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—on top of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:33 - Then he hung the curtains forming the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar. And he set up the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard. So at last Moses finished the work.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:2 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:8 - They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:9 - But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:12 - Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:5 - and Aaron's sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:7 - The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:8 - Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:18 - He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - He must lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:25 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:30 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:34 - Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - “Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the LORD. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - “Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it must be slaughtered in the LORD's presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3 - The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:13 - This peace offering of thanksgiving must also be accompanied by loaves of bread made with yeast.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:30 - Present it to the LORD with your own hands as a special gift to the LORD. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:38 - The LORD gave these instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai when he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:11 - He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:17 - He took the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned it on a fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:20 - Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:24 - Next Moses presented Aaron's sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:31 - Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:35 - Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the LORD requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the LORD has commanded.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:7 - Then Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to purify yourself and the people. Then present the offerings of the people to purify them, making them right with the LORD,[fn] just as he has commanded.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:9 - His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger in it and put it on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:11 - The meat and the hide, however, he burned outside the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:20 - He placed these fat portions on top of the breasts of these animals and burned them on the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:22 - After that, Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. Then, after presenting the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down from the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:24 - Fire blazed forth from the LORD's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:6 - Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed[fn] or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the LORD's anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the LORD's fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:11 - And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:19 - Then Aaron answered Moses, “Today my sons presented both their sin offering and their burnt offering to the LORD. And yet this tragedy has happened to me. If I had eaten the people's sin offering on such a tragic day as this, would the LORD have been pleased?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11 - They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:14 - the kite, falcons of all kinds,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:15 - ravens of all kinds,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:16 - the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:19 - the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:22 - The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:25 - If you pick up their carcasses, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:28 - If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40 - If you eat any of its meat or carry away its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:47 - By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:6 - On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a rash. The person's clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:34 - On the seventh day he will examine the sore again. If it has not spread and appears to be no more than skin-deep, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. The person's clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8 - “The persons being purified must then wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean and may return to the camp. However, they must remain outside their tents for seven days.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9 - On the seventh day they must again shave all the hair from their heads, including the hair of the beard and eyebrows. They must also wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - He will then slaughter the male lamb in the sacred area where sin offerings and burnt offerings are slaughtered. As with the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest. It is a most holy offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:45 - It must be torn down, and all its stones, timbers, and plaster must be carried out of town to the place designated as ceremonially unclean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:47 - and all who sleep or eat in the house must wash their clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:5 - So if you touch the man's bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:6 - If you sit where the man with the discharge has sat, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - If you touch the man with the discharge, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8 - If the man spits on you, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:10 - If you touch anything that was under the man, you will be unclean until evening. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11 - If the man touches you without first rinsing his hands, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:13 - “When the man with the discharge is healed, he must count off seven days for the period of purification. Then he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in fresh water, and he will be ceremonially clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:21 - If any of you touch her bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:22 - If you touch any object she has sat on, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:27 - If any of you touch these things, you will be ceremonially unclean. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:18 - “Then Aaron will come out to purify the altar that stands before the LORD. He will do this by taking some of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it on each of the horns of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:26 - “The man chosen to drive the scapegoat into the wilderness of Azazel must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Then he may return to the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:27 - “The bull and the goat presented as sin offerings, whose blood Aaron takes into the Most Holy Place for the purification ceremony, will be carried outside the camp. The animals' hides, internal organs, and dung are all to be burned.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:28 - The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water before returning to the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - “And if any native-born Israelites or foreigners eat the meat of an animal that died naturally or was torn up by wild animals, they must wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:16 - But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be punished for their sin.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:3 - So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:4 - You must obey all my regulations and be careful to obey my decrees, for I am the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:5 - If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:26 - You must obey all my decrees and regulations. You must not commit any of these detestable sins. This applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:27 - “All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - So obey my instructions, and do not defile yourselves by committing any of these detestable practices that were committed by the people who lived in the land before you. I am the LORD your God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:3 - “Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:8 - Anyone who eats it on the third day will be punished for defiling what is holy to the LORD and will be cut off from the community.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:9 - “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:19 - “You must obey all my decrees.
“Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:30 - “Keep my Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:37 - “You must be careful to keep all of my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice. I am the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and brought shame on my holy name by offering their children to Molech.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:8 - Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the LORD who makes you holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:22 - “You must keep all my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice; otherwise the land to which I am bringing you as your new home will vomit you out.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:8 - You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:10 - “The high priest has the highest rank of all the priests. The anointing oil has been poured on his head, and he has been ordained to wear the priestly garments. He must never leave his hair uncombed[fn] or tear his clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:17 - “Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who has any defect will qualify to offer food to his God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:22 - However, he may eat from the food offered to God, including the holy offerings and the most holy offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:3 - Give them the following instructions.
“In all future generations, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean when he approaches the sacred offerings that the people of Israel consecrate to the LORD, he must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:9 - “The priests must follow my instructions carefully. Otherwise they will be punished for their sin and will die for violating my instructions. I am the LORD who makes them holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:15 - The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the LORD
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:16 - by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. This would bring guilt upon them and require them to pay compensation. I am the LORD who makes them holy.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:18 - “Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.
“If you present a gift as a burnt offering to the LORD, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - But you must not slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:14 - Do not eat any bread or roasted grain or fresh kernels on that day until you bring this offering to your God. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:22 - “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:32 - This will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and on that day you must deny yourselves. This day of rest will begin at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth day.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:39 - “Remember that this seven-day festival to the LORD—the Festival of Shelters—begins on the fifteenth day of the appointed month,[fn] after you have harvested all the produce of the land. The first day and the eighth day of the festival will be days of complete rest.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:5 - And don't store away the crops that grow on their own or gather the grapes from your unpruned vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:11 - This fiftieth year will be a jubilee for you. During that year you must not plant your fields or store away any of the crops that grow on their own, and don't gather the grapes from your unpruned vines.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:12 - It will be a jubilee year for you, and you must keep it holy. But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18 - “If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:19 - Then the land will yield large crops, and you will eat your fill and live securely in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:20 - But you might ask, ‘What will we eat during the seventh year, since we are not allowed to plant or harvest crops that year?'
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:21 - Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:27 - he then has the right to redeem it from the one who bought it. The price of the land will be discounted according to the number of years until the next Year of Jubilee. In this way the original owner can then return to the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:37 - Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:51 - If many years still remain until the jubilee, they will repay the proper proportion of what they received when they sold themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:52 - If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, they will repay a small amount for their redemption.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:2 - You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:4 - I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:14 - “However, if you do not listen to me or obey all these commands,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:16 - I will punish you. I will bring sudden terrors upon you—wasting diseases and burning fevers that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:22 - I will send wild animals that will rob you of your children and destroy your livestock. Your numbers will dwindle, and your roads will be deserted.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:30 - I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols,[fn] and I will despise you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:31 - I will make your cities desolate and destroy your places of pagan worship. I will take no pleasure in your offerings that should be a pleasing aroma to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:33 - I will scatter you among the nations and bring out my sword against you. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:34 - Then at last the land will enjoy its neglected Sabbath years as it lies desolate while you are in exile in the land of your enemies. Then the land will finally rest and enjoy the Sabbaths it missed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:43 - For the land must be abandoned to enjoy its years of Sabbath rest as it lies deserted. At last the people will pay for their sins, for they have continually rejected my regulations and despised my decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:18 - But if the field is dedicated after the Year of Jubilee, the priest will assess the land's value in proportion to the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. Its assessed value is reduced each year.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:5 - “These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you:
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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:50 - Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant,[fn] along with all its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and they must take care of it and camp around it.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:7 - They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:8 - They will also maintain all the furnishings of the sacred tent,[fn] serving in the Tabernacle on behalf of all the Israelites.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:26 - the curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:36 - These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:41 - The Levites must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn sons of Israel; I am the LORD. And the Levites' livestock must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the whole nation of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:45 - “Take the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. And take the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me; I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:46 - There are 273 more firstborn sons of Israel than there are Levites. To redeem these extra firstborn sons,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:49 - So Moses collected the silver for redeeming the firstborn sons of Israel who exceeded the number of Levites.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:51 - And Moses gave the silver for the redemption to Aaron and his sons, just as the LORD had commanded.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:3 - List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:4 - “The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7 - “Next they must spread a blue cloth over the table where the Bread of the Presence is displayed, and on the cloth they will place the bowls, pans, jars, pitchers, and the special bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - “Next they must cover the lampstand with a blue cloth, along with its lamps, lamp snuffers, trays, and special jars of olive oil.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:10 - Then they must cover the lampstand and its accessories with fine goatskin leather and place the bundle on a carrying frame.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - They must take all the remaining furnishings of the sanctuary and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine goatskin leather, and place them on the carrying frame.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - All the altar utensils—the firepans, meat forks, shovels, basins, and all the containers—must be placed on the cloth, and a covering of fine goatskin leather must be spread over them. Finally, they must put the carrying poles in place.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:15 - The camp will be ready to move when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the sacred articles. The Kohathites will come and carry these things to the next destination. But they must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. So these are the things from the Tabernacle that the Kohathites must carry.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:19 - This is what you must do so they will live and not die when they approach the most sacred objects. Aaron and his sons must always go in with them and assign a specific duty or load to each person.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:20 - The Kohathites must never enter the sanctuary to look at the sacred objects for even a moment, or they will die.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:23 - List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - They are also to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. The Gershonites are responsible for all these items.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:27 - Aaron and his sons will direct the Gershonites regarding all their duties, whether it involves moving the equipment or doing other work. They must assign the Gershonites responsibility for the loads they are to carry.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:30 - List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:31 - “Their only duty at the Tabernacle will be to carry loads. They will carry the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:32 - also the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and all the accessories and everything else related to their use. Assign the various loads to each man by name.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:39 - The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:43 - The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:47 - All the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle and for its transportation
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:9 - All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:10 - Each priest may keep all the sacred donations that he receives.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:1 - On the day Moses set up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and set it apart as holy. He also anointed and set apart all its furnishings and the altar with its utensils.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - Together they brought six large wagons and twelve oxen. There was a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. They presented these to the LORD in front of the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:5 - “Receive their gifts, and use these oxen and wagons for transporting the Tabernacle.[fn] Distribute them among the Levites according to the work they have to do.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:9 - But he gave none of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - The LORD said to Moses, “Let one leader bring his gift each day for the dedication of the altar.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:7 - Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:11 - Raising his hands, Aaron must then present the Levites to the LORD as a special offering from the people of Israel, thus dedicating them to the LORD's service.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:15 - After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:19 - And of all the Israelites, I have assigned the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They will serve in the Tabernacle on behalf of the Israelites and make sacrifices to purify[fn] the people so no plague will strike them when they approach the sanctuary.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:21 - The Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron lifted them up and presented them to the LORD as a special offering. He then offered a sacrifice to purify them and make them right with the LORD.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:21 - Next came the Kohathite division of the Levites, carrying the sacred objects from the Tabernacle. Before they arrived at the next camp, the Tabernacle would already be set up at its new location.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:32 - If you do, we'll share with you all the blessings the LORD gives us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:5 - “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:24 - So Moses went out and reported the LORD's words to the people. He gathered the seventy elders and stationed them around the Tabernacle.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:6 - Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:22 - not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the miraculous signs I performed both in Egypt and in the wilderness, but again and again they have tested me by refusing to listen to my voice.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:23 - They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:28 - Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very things I heard you say.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:29 - You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:31 - “‘You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:32 - But as for you, you will drop dead in this wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:33 - And your children will be like shepherds, wandering in the wilderness for forty years. In this way, they will pay for your faithlessness, until the last of you lies dead in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:39 - When Moses reported the LORD's words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:27 - So all the people stood back from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrances of their tents, together with their wives and children and little ones.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:28 - And Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things that I have done—for I have not done them on my own.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:32 - The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:37 - “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pull all the incense burners from the fire, for they are holy. Also tell him to scatter the burning coals.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:38 - Take the incense burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and hammer the metal into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. Since these burners were used in the LORD's presence, they have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the people of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:39 - So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 bronze incense burners that had been used by the men who died in the fire, and he hammered them into a thin sheet to overlay the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:3 - But as the Levites go about all their assigned duties at the Tabernacle, they must be careful not to go near any of the sacred objects or the altar. If they do, both you and they will die.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - “The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the LORD will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:18 - The meat of these animals will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh that are presented by lifting them up as a special offering before the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:23 - Only the Levites may serve at the Tabernacle, and they will be held responsible for any offenses against it. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. The Levites will receive no allotment of land among the Israelites,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:24 - because I have given them the Israelites' tithes, which have been presented as sacred offerings to the LORD. This will be the Levites' share. That is why I said they would receive no allotment of land among the Israelites.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:27 - The LORD will consider this offering to be your harvest offering, as though it were the first grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:32 - You will not be considered guilty for accepting the LORD's tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:5 - As Eleazar watches, the heifer must be burned—its hide, meat, blood, and dung.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:7 - “Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Afterward he may return to the camp, though he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:8 - The man who burns the animal must also wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he, too, will remain unclean until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:10 - The man who gathers up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel and any foreigners who live among them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:18 - Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19 - On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:20 - “But those who become defiled and do not purify themselves will be cut off from the community, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. Since the water of purification has not been sprinkled on them, they remain defiled.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:21 - This is a permanent law for the people. Those who sprinkle the water of purification must afterward wash their clothes, and anyone who then touches the water used for purification will remain defiled until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:4 - Why have you brought the congregation of the LORD's people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock?
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:8 - “You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, speak to the rock over there, and it will pour out its water. You will provide enough water from the rock to satisfy the whole community and their livestock.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:17 - Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:28 - At the summit, Moses removed the priestly garments from Aaron and put them on Eleazar, Aaron's son. Then Aaron died there on top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar went back down.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:22 - “Let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road until we have passed through your territory.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:4 - The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!”
So Balak, king of Moab,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7 - Balak's messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel.[fn] They went to Balaam and delivered Balak's message to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:21 - No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob;
no trouble is in store for Israel.
For the LORD their God is with them;
he has been proclaimed their king.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 - God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:11 - But if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. This is a legal requirement for the people of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:2 - “Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:39 - “You must present these offerings to the LORD at your annual festivals. These are in addition to the sacrifices and offerings you present in connection with vows, or as voluntary offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, or peace offerings.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:6 - Then Moses sent them out, 1,000 men from each tribe, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest led them into battle. They carried along the holy objects of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the charge.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:9 - Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:11 - After they had gathered the plunder and captives, both people and animals,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:12 - they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:24 - On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:27 - Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:13 - “The LORD was angry with Israel and made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the entire generation that sinned in the LORD's sight had died.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:23 - But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:30 - But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:38 - Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:47 - They left Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains east of the river,[fn] near Mount Nebo.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:52 - you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:5 - From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:6 - “Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:8 - then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:9 - and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:10 - “The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:2 - “Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:4 - The pastureland assigned to the Levites around these towns will extend 1,500 feet[fn] from the town walls in every direction.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:5 - Measure off 3,000 feet[fn] outside the town walls in every direction—east, south, west, north—with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:7 - In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:8 - These towns will come from the property of the people of Israel. The larger tribes will give more towns to the Levites, while the smaller tribes will give fewer. Each tribe will give property in proportion to the size of its land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:24 - If this should happen, the community must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim's nearest relative:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:26 - “But if the slayer ever leaves the limits of the city of refuge,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:10 - The LORD your God has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:36 - except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the LORD completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:41 - “Then you confessed, ‘We have sinned against the LORD! We will go into the land and fight for it, as the LORD our God has commanded us.' So your men strapped on their weapons, thinking it would be easy to attack the hill country.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:18 - ‘Today you will cross the border of Moab at Ar
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:34 - We conquered all his towns and completely destroyed[fn] everyone—men, women, and children. Not a single person was spared.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:35 - We took all the livestock as plunder for ourselves, along with anything of value from the towns we ransacked.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:37 - However, we avoided the land of the Ammonites all along the Jabbok River and the towns in the hill country—all the places the LORD our God had commanded us to leave alone.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:4 - We conquered all sixty of his towns—the entire Argob region in his kingdom of Bashan. Not a single town escaped our conquest.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:6 - We completely destroyed[fn] the kingdom of Bashan, just as we had destroyed King Sihon of Heshbon. We destroyed all the people in every town we conquered—men, women, and children alike.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:7 - But we kept all the livestock for ourselves and took plunder from all the towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, ‘How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:10 - Never forget the day when you stood before the LORD your God at Mount Sinai,[fn] where he told me, ‘Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:13 - He proclaimed his covenant—the Ten Commandments[fn]—which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:25 - “In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the LORD your God and will arouse his anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:36 - He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:40 - If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you for all time.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:1 - Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, “Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:5 - I stood as an intermediary between you and the LORD, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said:
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:10 - But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those[fn] who love me and obey my commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:13 - You have six days each week for your ordinary work,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:22 - “The LORD spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:31 - But you stand here with me so I can give you all my commands, decrees, and regulations. You must teach them to the people so they can obey them in the land I am giving them as their possession.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:2 - and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the LORD your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:17 - You must diligently obey the commands of the LORD your God—all the laws and decrees he has given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:24 - And the LORD our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:5 - This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:6 - For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:7 - “The LORD did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:11 - Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:12 - “If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the LORD your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:13 - He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:14 - You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16 - “You must destroy all the nations the LORD your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19 - Remember the great terrors the LORD your God sent against them. You saw it all with your own eyes! And remember the miraculous signs and wonders, and the strong hand and powerful arm with which he brought you out of Egypt. The LORD your God will use this same power against all the people you fear.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:25 - “You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:2 - Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:11 - “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:4 - “After the LORD your God has done this for you, don't say in your hearts, ‘The LORD has given us this land because we are such good people!' No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:7 - “Remember and never forget how angry you made the LORD your God out in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until now, you have been constantly rebelling against him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:24 - Yes, you have been rebelling against the LORD as long as I have known you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:27 - Please overlook the stubbornness and the awful sin of these people, and remember instead your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:2 - and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed. Then place the tablets in the Ark.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:13 - And you must always obey the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:15 - Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:21 - He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:22 - When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:1 - “You must love the LORD your God and obey all his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:2 - Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the LORD your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:3 - They didn't see the miraculous signs and wonders he performed in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his land.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:4 - They didn't see what the LORD did to the armies of Egypt and to their horses and chariots—how he drowned them in the Red Sea[fn] as they were chasing you. He destroyed them, and they have not recovered to this very day!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:7 - But you have seen the LORD perform all these mighty deeds with your own eyes!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:18 - “So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:19 - Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:23 - Then the LORD will drive out all the nations ahead of you, though they are much greater and stronger than you, and you will take over their land.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:24 - Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:32 - you must be careful to obey all the decrees and regulations I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6 - There you will bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, your offerings to fulfill a vow, your voluntary offerings, and your offerings of the firstborn animals of your herds and flocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:11 - you must bring everything I command you—your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, and your offerings to fulfill a vow—to the designated place of worship, the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:13 - Be careful not to sacrifice your burnt offerings just anywhere you like.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:14 - You may do so only at the place the LORD will choose within one of your tribal territories. There you must offer your burnt offerings and do everything I command you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17 - “But you may not eat your offerings in your hometown—neither the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, nor the firstborn of your flocks and herds, nor any offering to fulfill a vow, nor your voluntary offerings, nor your sacred offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - “When the LORD your God expands your territory as he has promised, and you have the urge to eat meat, you may freely eat meat whenever you want.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:26 - “Take your sacred gifts and your offerings given to fulfill a vow to the place the LORD chooses.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:27 - You must offer the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out on the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:29 - “When the LORD your God goes ahead of you and destroys the nations and you drive them out and live in their land,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:31 - You must not worship the LORD your God the way the other nations worship their gods, for they perform for their gods every detestable act that the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:15 - you must attack that town and completely destroy[fn] all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:16 - Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the open square and burn it. Burn the entire town as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:13 - the kite, the falcon, buzzards of all kinds,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:14 - ravens of all kinds,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:17 - the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:18 - the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19 - “You must set aside for the LORD your God all the firstborn males from your flocks and herds. Do not use the firstborn of your herds to work your fields, and do not shear the firstborn of your flocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:14 - “You are about to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, ‘We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:19 - He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the LORD his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:3 - “These are the parts the priests may claim as their share from the cattle, sheep, and goats that the people bring as offerings: the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:9 - “When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:14 - The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the LORD your God forbids you to do such things.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:1 - “When the LORD your God destroys the nations whose land he is giving you, you will take over their land and settle in their towns and homes.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:3 - Survey the territory,[fn] and divide the land the LORD your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Then anyone who has killed someone can flee to one of the cities of refuge for safety.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:8 - “And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors, and gives you all the land he promised them,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:14 - But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:18 - This will prevent the people of the land from teaching you to imitate their detestable customs in the worship of their gods, which would cause you to sin deeply against the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:19 - “When you are attacking a town and the war drags on, you must not cut down the trees with your axes. You may eat the fruit, but do not cut down the trees. Are the trees your enemies, that you should attack them?
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:13 - and change the clothes she was wearing when she was captured. She will stay in your home, but let her mourn for her father and mother for a full month. Then you may marry her, and you will be her husband and she will be your wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:16 - When the man divides his inheritance, he may not give the larger inheritance to his younger son, the son of the wife he loves, as if he were the firstborn son.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father's virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:7 - You may take the young, but let the mother go, so that you may prosper and enjoy a long life.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:15 - Then the woman's father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:17 - He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:23 - But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:20 - When you beat the olives from your olive trees, don't go over the boughs twice. Leave the remaining olives for the foreigners, orphans, and widows.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:21 - When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, don't glean the vines after they are picked. Leave the remaining grapes for the foreigners, orphans, and widows.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:13 - Then you must declare in the presence of the LORD your God, ‘I have taken the sacred gift from my house and have given it to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, just as you commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten any of your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:16 - “Today the LORD your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:17 - You have declared today that the LORD is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:10 - So you must obey the LORD your God by keeping all these commands and decrees that I am giving you today.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:12 - The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:20 - “The LORD himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:33 - A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:34 - You will go mad because of all the tragedy you see around you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35 - The LORD will cover your knees and legs with incurable boils. In fact, you will be covered from head to foot.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:42 - Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:45 - “If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:51 - Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will be destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, and you will starve to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:53 - “The siege and terrible distress of the enemy's attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:54 - The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:58 - “If you refuse to obey all the words of instruction that are written in this book, and if you do not fear the glorious and awesome name of the LORD your God,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:62 - Though you become as numerous as the stars in the sky, few of you will be left because you would not listen to the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:64 - For the LORD will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:3 - all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:17 - You have seen their detestable practices and their idols[fn] made of wood, stone, silver, and gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:19 - “Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.' This would lead to utter ruin!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:24 - “And all the surrounding nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why was he so angry?'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:29 - “The LORD our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:10 - The LORD your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:16 - For I command you this day to love the LORD your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:3 - But the LORD your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy the nations living there, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua will lead you across the river, just as the LORD promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:9 - So Moses wrote this entire body of instruction in a book and gave it to the priests, who carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, and to the elders of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:11 - you must read this Book of Instruction to all the people of Israel when they assemble before the LORD your God at the place he chooses.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:12 - Call them all together—men, women, children, and the foreigners living in your towns—so they may hear this Book of Instruction and learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully obey all the terms of these instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:19 - “So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Even now, while I am still alive and am here with you, you have rebelled against the LORD. How much more rebellious will you be after my death!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28 - “Now summon all the elders and officials of your tribes, so that I can speak to them directly and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:30 - So Moses recited this entire song publicly to the assembly of Israel:
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22 - For my anger blazes forth like fire
and burns to the depths of the grave.[fn]
It devours the earth and all its crops
and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:23 - I will heap disasters upon them
and shoot them down with my arrows.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 - I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword will devour flesh—
the blood of the slaughtered and the captives,
and the heads of the enemy leaders.”'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:44 - So Moses came with Joshua[fn] son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:9 - The Levites obeyed your word
and guarded your covenant.
They were more loyal to you
than to their own parents.
They ignored their relatives
and did not acknowledge their own children.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:10 - They teach your regulations to Jacob;
they give your instructions to Israel.
They present incense before you
and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 - Bless the ministry of the Levites, O LORD,
and accept all the work of their hands.
Hit their enemies where it hurts the most;
strike down their foes so they never rise again.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:16 - with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty,
and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush.
May these blessings rest on Joseph's head,
crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:3 - the Negev; the Jordan Valley with Jericho—the city of palms—as far as Zoar.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:12 - With mighty power, Moses performed terrifying acts in the sight of all Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:8 - Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:23 - Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:6 - Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the LORD until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:11 - Israel has sinned and broken my covenant! They have stolen some of the things that I commanded must be set apart for me. And they have not only stolen them but have lied about it and hidden the things among their own belongings.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:24 - Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the valley of Achor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:2 - You will destroy them as you destroyed Jericho and its king. But this time you may keep the plunder and the livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the town.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:12 - That night Joshua sent 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:20 - When the men of Ai looked behind them, smoke from the town was filling the sky, and they had nowhere to go. For the Israelites who had fled in the direction of the wilderness now turned on their pursuers.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:34 - Joshua then read to them all the blessings and curses Moses had written in the Book of Instruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:35 - Every word of every command that Moses had ever given was read to the entire assembly of Israel, including the women and children and the foreigners who lived among them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:6 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel as dead men. Then you must cripple their horses and burn their chariots.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:9 - Then Joshua crippled the horses and burned all the chariots, as the LORD had instructed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:14 - And the Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of the ravaged towns for themselves. But they killed all the people, leaving no survivors.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:16 - So Joshua conquered the entire region—the hill country, the entire Negev, the whole area around the town of Goshen, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley,[fn] the mountains of Israel, and the Galilean foothills.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:17 - The Israelite territory now extended all the way from Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir in the south, as far north as Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon in the valley of Lebanon. Joshua killed all the kings of those territories,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:11 - It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:2 - From Bethel (that is, Luz)[fn] it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:3 - Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:7 - The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:19 - ran past the north slope of Beth-hoglah, and ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea,[fn] which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This was the southern boundary.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:12 - In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:2 - They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:3 - So by the command of the LORD the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:8 - So the Israelites obeyed the LORD's command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:11 - Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:13 - The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:14 - Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:15 - Holon, Debir,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:16 - Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:17 - From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:18 - Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:21 - Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:22 - Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:23 - The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:24 - Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:25 - The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:27 - The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:28 - From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:29 - Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:30 - From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:31 - Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:32 - From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:34 - The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:35 - Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:36 - From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:37 - Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:38 - From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:39 - Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:4 - I have allotted to you as your homeland all the land of the nations yet unconquered, as well as the land of those we have already conquered—from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea[fn] in the west.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:5 - This land will be yours, for the LORD your God will himself drive out all the people living there now. You will take possession of their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:6 - “So be very careful to follow everything Moses wrote in the Book of Instruction. Do not deviate from it, turning either to the right or to the left.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:7 - Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less swear by them or serve them or worship them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:13 - then know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive them out of your land. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap to you, a whip for your backs and thorny brambles in your eyes, and you will vanish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:14 - “Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the LORD your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:15 - But as surely as the LORD your God has given you the good things he promised, he will also bring disaster on you if you disobey him. He will completely destroy you from this good land he has given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:18 - It was the LORD who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living here in the land. So we, too, will serve the LORD, for he alone is our God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:19 - Then Joshua warned the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:26 - Joshua recorded these things in the Book of God's Instructions. As a reminder of their agreement, he took a huge stone and rolled it beneath the terebinth tree beside the Tabernacle of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - Joshua said to all the people, “This stone has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:31 - The people of Israel served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him—those who had personally experienced all that the LORD had done for Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:32 - The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought along with them when they left Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the parcel of ground Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor for 100 pieces of silver.[fn] This land was located in the territory allotted to the descendants of Joseph.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:6 - Adoni-bezek escaped, but the Israelites soon captured him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:7 - Adoni-bezek said, “I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18 - In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:27 - The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shan,[fn] Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this?
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:23 - That is why the LORD left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:1 - These are the nations that the LORD left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:17 - He brought the tribute money to Eglon, who was very fat.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:18 - After delivering the payment, Ehud started home with those who had helped carry the tribute.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:26 - While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:7 - And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin's army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:13 - he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-haggoyim to the Kishon River.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:15 - When Barak attacked, the LORD threw Sisera and all his chariots and warriors into a panic. Sisera leaped down from his chariot and escaped on foot.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:9 - My heart is with the commanders of Israel,
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:16 - Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds—
to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks?
Yes, in the tribe of Reuben
there was great indecision.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:4 - camping in the land and destroying crops as far away as Gaza. They left the Israelites with nothing to eat, taking all the sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:19 - Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket[fn] of flour he baked some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out and presented them to the angel, who was under the great tree.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:20 - The angel of God said to him, “Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock, and pour the broth over it.” And Gideon did as he was told.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:21 - Then the angel of the LORD touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the LORD disappeared.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:3 - Therefore, tell the people, ‘Whoever is timid or afraid may leave this mountain[fn] and go home.'” So 22,000 of them went home, leaving only 10,000 who were willing to fight.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 - When Gideon took his warriors down to the water, the LORD told him, “Divide the men into two groups. In one group put all those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs. In the other group put all those who kneel down and drink with their mouths in the stream.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6 - Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:15 - And the thornbush replied to the trees,
‘If you truly want to make me your king,
come and take shelter in my shade.
If not, let fire come out from me
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:54 - He quickly said to his young armor bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me! Don't let it be said that a woman killed Abimelech!” So the young man ran him through with his sword, and he died.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:35 - When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You've brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the LORD, and I cannot take it back.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:37 - But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:38 - “You may go,” Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:5 - Then he lit the torches and let the foxes run through the grain fields of the Philistines. He burned all their grain to the ground, including the sheaves and the uncut grain. He also destroyed their vineyards and olive groves.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:18 - Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come back one more time,” she said, “for he has finally told me his secret.” So the Philistine rulers returned with the money in their hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:10 - “Stay here with me,” Micah said, “and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces[fn] of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:23 - They were shouting as they caught up with them. The men of Dan turned around and said to Micah, “What's the matter? Why have you called these men together and chased after us like this?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:29 - When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine's body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each tribe throughout all the territory of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:4 - Be sure to notice where he lies down; then go and uncover his feet and lie down there. He will tell you what to do.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:7 - After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he lay down at the far end of the pile of grain and went to sleep. Then Ruth came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:17 - and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:5 - And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion[fn] because the LORD had given her no children.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the LORD had kept her from having children.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13 - Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28 - I chose your ancestor Aaron[fn] from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest[fn] as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35 - “Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:11 - Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:12 - A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3 - But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the LORD! So they took Dagon and put him in his place again.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:4 - But the next morning the same thing happened—Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the LORD again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:7 - “Now build a new cart, and find two cows that have just given birth to calves. Make sure the cows have never been yoked to a cart. Hitch the cows to the cart, but shut their calves away from them in a pen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:8 - Put the Ark of the LORD on the cart, and beside it place a chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors you are sending as a guilt offering. Then let the cows go wherever they want.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:10 - So these instructions were carried out. Two cows were hitched to the cart, and their newborn calves were shut up in a pen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:14 - The cart came into the field of a man named Joshua and stopped beside a large rock. So the people broke up the wood of the cart for a fire and killed the cows and sacrificed them to the LORD as a burnt offering.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:15 - Several men of the tribe of Levi lifted the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors from the cart and placed them on the large rock. Many sacrifices and burnt offerings were offered to the LORD that day by the people of Beth-shemesh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:3 - Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you are really serious about wanting to return to the LORD, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Determine to obey only the LORD; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:4 - So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:2 - Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:5 - “Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:8 - Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:15 - He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:16 - He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle[fn] and donkeys for his own use.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:17 - He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:20 - “We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:21 - So Samuel repeated to the LORD what the people had said,
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:11 - As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water. So Saul and his servant asked, “Is the seer here today?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:12 - “Yes,” they replied. “Stay right on this road. He is at the town gates. He has just arrived to take part in a public sacrifice up at the place of worship.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:19 - “I am the seer!” Samuel replied. “Go up to the place of worship ahead of me. We will eat there together, and in the morning I'll tell you what you want to know and send you on your way.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:20 - And don't worry about those donkeys that were lost three days ago, for they have been found. And I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel's hopes.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:4 - They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:7 - After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:9 - As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel's signs were fulfilled that day.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!' Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by tribes and clans.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:20 - So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel before the LORD, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4 - When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the people about their plight, everyone broke into tears.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:5 - Saul had been plowing a field with his oxen, and when he returned to town, he asked, “What's the matter? Why is everyone crying?” So they told him about the message from Jabesh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:6 - Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:21 - (The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce of silver[fn] for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, and an eighth of an ounce[fn] for sharpening an ax, a sickle, or an ox goad.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:1 - One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let's go over to where the Philistines have their outpost.” But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:6 - “Let's go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the LORD will help us, for nothing can hinder the LORD. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:7 - “Do what you think is best,” the armor bearer replied. “I'm with you completely, whatever you decide.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:12 - Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan, “Come on up here, and we'll teach you a lesson!”
“Come on, climb right behind me,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “for the LORD will help us defeat them!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:13 - So they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer killed those who came behind them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:14 - They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:17 - “Call the roll and find out who's missing,” Saul ordered. And when they checked, they found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were gone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:3 - Now go and completely destroy[fn] the entire Amalekite nation—men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:9 - Saul and his men spared Agag's life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs—everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:12 - Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:15 - “It's true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the LORD your God. We have destroyed everything else.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:19 - Why haven't you obeyed the LORD? Why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the LORD's sight?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:21 - Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:11 - Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he's out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.”
“Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:21 - So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:7 - The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver's beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds.[fn] His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:11 - When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:46 - Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel!
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:54 - (David took the Philistine's head to Jerusalem, but he stored the man's armor in his own tent.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - When Saul's men said these things to David, he replied, “How can a poor man from a humble family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:24 - When Saul's men reported this back to the king,
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:26 - David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired,
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:4 - The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He's never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:7 - Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:13 - Then she took an idol[fn] and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat's hair at its head.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:16 - But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat's hair at its head.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:24 - He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presence of Samuel. The people who were watching exclaimed, “What? Is even Saul a prophet?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:13 - But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the LORD strike me and even kill me if I don't warn you so you can escape and live. May the LORD be with you as he used to be with my father.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:40 - Then Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and told him to take them back to town.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:4 - “We don't have any regular bread,” the priest replied. “But there is the holy bread, which you can have if your young men have not slept with any women recently.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:5 - “Don't worry,” David replied. “I never allow my men to be with women when they are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:8 - David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or sword? The king's business was so urgent that I didn't even have time to grab a weapon!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:12 - David heard these comments and was very afraid of what King Achish of Gath might do to him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:13 - So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:3 - But David's men said, “We're afraid even here in Judah. We certainly don't want to go to Keilah to fight the whole Philistine army!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:5 - So David and his men went to Keilah. They slaughtered the Philistines and took all their livestock and rescued the people of Keilah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 - David came out and shouted after him, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked around, David bowed low before him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:16 - When David had finished speaking, Saul called back, “Is that really you, my son David?” Then he began to cry.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:2 - There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:6 - “Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own!
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:8 - Ask your own men, and they will tell you this is true. So would you be kind to us, since we have come at a time of celebration? Please share any provisions you might have on hand with us and with your friend David.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:9 - David's young men gave this message to Nabal in David's name, and they waited for a reply.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:11 - Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I've slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:12 - So David's young men returned and told him what Nabal had said.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:21 - David had just been saying, “A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:24 - She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don't pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests.[fn] But I never even saw the young men you sent.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:37 - In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke,[fn] and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This isn't good at all! I swear by the LORD that you and your men deserve to die, because you failed to protect your master, the LORD's anointed! Look around! Where are the king's spear and the jug of water that were beside his head?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:2 - They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:14 - We were on our way back from raiding the Kerethites in the Negev, the territory of Judah, and the land of Caleb, and we had just burned Ziklag.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:19 - Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:20 - He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. “This plunder belongs to David!” they said.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:21 - Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:22 - But some evil troublemakers among David's men said, “They didn't go with us, so they can't have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:24 - Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5 - When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died beside the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:6 - So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and his troops all died together that same day.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:8 - The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:9 - So they cut off Saul's head and stripped off his armor. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul's death in their pagan temple and to the people throughout the land of Philistia.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:10 - They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13 - Then they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:7 - When he turned and saw me, he cried out for me to come to him. ‘How can I help?' I asked him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:11 - David and his men tore their clothes in sorrow when they heard the news.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:19 - Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills!
Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - The bow of Jonathan was powerful,
and the sword of Saul did its mighty work.
They shed the blood of their enemies
and pierced the bodies of mighty heroes.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24 - O women of Israel, weep for Saul,
for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing,
in garments decorated with gold.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:25 - Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen in battle!
Jonathan lies dead on the hills.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:6 - May the LORD be loyal to you in return and reward you with his unfailing love! And I, too, will reward you for what you have done.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14 - Then Abner suggested to Joab, “Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.”
“All right,” Joab agreed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:20 - When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, “Is that you, Asahel?”
“Yes, it is,” he replied.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Abner shouted down to Joab, “Must we always be killing each other? Don't you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:19 - Abner also spoke with the men of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron to tell David that all the people of Israel and Benjamin had agreed to support him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:31 - Then David said to Joab and all those who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on burlap. Mourn for Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the procession to the grave.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:11 - The Ark of the LORD remained there in Obed-edom's house for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:12 - Then King David was told, “The LORD has blessed Obed-edom's household and everything he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:28 - For you are God, O Sovereign LORD. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:2 - David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David's subjects and paid him tribute money.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:4 - David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers,[fn] and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:8 - along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer's towns of Tebah[fn] and Berothai.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:22 - So the messenger went to Jerusalem and gave a complete report to David.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:20 - Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions,[fn] and changed his clothes. He went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the LORD. After that, he returned to the palace and was served food and ate.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29 - So at Absalom's signal they murdered Amnon. Then the other sons of the king jumped on their mules and fled.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:31 - The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - But just then Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimea, arrived and said, “No, don't believe that all the king's sons have been killed! It was only Amnon! Absalom has been plotting this ever since Amnon raped his sister Tamar.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:19 - “Did Joab put you up to this?”
And the woman replied, “My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:20 - He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:30 - So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab's barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:8 - “The LORD is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul's clan. You stole his throne, and now the LORD has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's.” For the LORD had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:15 - Ten of Joab's young armor bearers then surrounded Absalom and killed him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:8 - So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him.
Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:24 - Now Mephibosheth,[fn] Saul's grandson, came down from Jerusalem to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet, trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes since the day the king left Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:30 - “Give him all of it,” Mephibosheth said. “I am content just to have you safely back again, my lord the king!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram's horn and began to chant:
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Come on, you men of Israel,
back to your homes!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:22 - Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba's head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram's horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:10 - Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the mother of two of the men, spread burlap on a rock and stayed there the entire harvest season. She prevented the scavenger birds from tearing at their bodies during the day and stopped wild animals from eating them at night.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:12 - he went to the people of Jabesh-gilead and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. (When the Philistines had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa, the people of Jabesh-gilead stole their bodies from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them.)
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:13 - So David obtained the bones of Saul and Jonathan, as well as the bones of the men the Gibeonites had executed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:14 - Then the king ordered that they bury the bones in the tomb of Kish, Saul's father, at the town of Zela in the land of Benjamin. After that, God ended the famine in the land.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:34 - He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:37 - You have made a wide path for my feet
to keep them from slipping.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:37 - Zelek from Ammon;
Naharai from Beeroth, Joab's armor bearer;
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:23 - I will give it all to you, Your Majesty, and may the LORD your God accept your sacrifice.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:3 - Observe the requirements of the LORD your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 - “And there is something else. You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me when he murdered my two army commanders, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He pretended that it was an act of war, but it was done in a time of peace,[fn] staining his belt and sandals with innocent blood.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:33 - May their blood be on Joab and his descendants forever, and may the LORD grant peace forever to David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:14 - And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:8 - These are the names of the twelve governors:
Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:3 - “You know that my father, David, was not able to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD his God because of the many wars waged against him by surrounding nations. He could not build until the LORD gave him victory over all his enemies.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:16 - and 3,600[fn] foremen to supervise the work.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:18 - Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon's and Hiram's builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:8 - The entrance to the bottom floor[fn] was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:27 - He placed them side by side in the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched at the center of the room.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:28 - He overlaid the two cherubim with gold.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32 - These double doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors, including the decorations of cherubim and palm trees, were overlaid with gold.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:5 - All the doorways and doorposts[fn] had rectangular frames and were arranged in sets of three, facing each other.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:14 - He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Huram was extremely skillful and talented in any work in bronze, and he came to do all the metal work for King Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:15 - Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:25 - The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen,[fn] all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - Both the panels and the crossbars were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreath decorations.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36 - Carvings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees decorated the panels and corner supports wherever there was room, and there were wreaths all around.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:40 - He also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls.
So at last Huram completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of the LORD:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:41 - the two pillars;
the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:42 - the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars);
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45 - the ash buckets, the shovels, and the bowls. Huram made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:47 - Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:48 - Solomon also made all the furnishings of the Temple of the LORD:
the gold altar;
the gold table for the Bread of the Presence;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place;
the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of gold;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:50 - the small bowls, lamp snuffers, bowls, dishes, and incense burners—all of solid gold;
the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, with their fronts overlaid with gold.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:51 - So King Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the LORD. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the various articles—and he stored them in the treasuries of the LORD's Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:4 - The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD along with the special tent[fn] and all the sacred items that had been in it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6 - Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:7 - The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Temple's main room—the Holy Place—but not from the outside. They are still there to this day.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:25 - “And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow me as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54 - When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the LORD, he stood up in front of the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands raised toward heaven.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:64 - That same day the king consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD's Temple. He offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar in the LORD's presence was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:66 - After the festival was over,[fn] Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad because the LORD had been good to his servant David and to his people Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:4 - “As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:6 - “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the commands and decrees I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:20 - There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:5 - she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds[fn] of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:12 - The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:21 - All of King Solomon's drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon's day!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25 - Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:11 - So now the LORD said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:35 - But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten of the tribes to you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:36 - His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:38 - If you listen to what I tell you and follow my ways and do whatever I consider to be right, and if you obey my decrees and commands, as my servant David did, then I will always be with you. I will establish an enduring dynasty for you as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:16 - When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded,
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Back to your homes, O Israel!
Look out for your own house, O David!” So the people of Israel returned home.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:11 - As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons[fn] came home and told him what the man of God had done in Bethel that day. They also told their father what the man had said to the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:31 - Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:33 - But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from the common people. He appointed anyone who wanted to become a priest for the pagan shrines.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:26 - He ransacked the treasuries of the LORD's Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:12 - He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols[fn] his ancestors had made.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:14 - Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa's heart remained completely faithful to the LORD throughout his life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:22 - Then King Asa sent an order throughout Judah, requiring that everyone, without exception, help to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the town of Geba in Benjamin and the town of Mizpah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:28 - When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:1 - Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:36 - At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,[fn] prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:14 - He replied again, “I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:21 - So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:5 - Soon Ben-hadad's messengers returned again and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have already demanded that you give me your silver, gold, wives, and children.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:6 - But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your people. They will take away everything you consider valuable!'”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:15 - So Ahab mustered the troops of the 232 provincial commanders. Then he called out the rest of the army of Israel, some 7,000 men.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:21 - However, the king of Israel destroyed the other horses and chariots and slaughtered the Arameans.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:25 - Recruit another army like the one you lost. Give us the same number of horses, chariots, and men, and we will fight against them on the plains. There's no doubt that we will beat them.” So King Ben-hadad did as they suggested.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:40 - But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!”
“Well, it's your own fault,” the king replied. “You have brought the judgment on yourself.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:16 - So Ahab immediately went down to the vineyard of Naboth to claim it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:53 - He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 - Once more the king sent a third captain with fifty men. But this time the captain went up the hill and fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, “O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:14 - He struck the water with Elijah's cloak and cried out, “Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” Then the river divided, and Elisha went across.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:19 - One day the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elisha. “We have a problem, my lord,” they told him. “This town is located in pleasant surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:21 - Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water and threw the salt into it. And he said, “This is what the LORD says: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or infertility.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:22 - And the water has remained pure ever since, just as Elisha said.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:22 - But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it appear red to the Moabites—like blood.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:23 - “It's blood!” the Moabites exclaimed. “The three armies must have attacked and killed each other! Let's go, men of Moab, and collect the plunder!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:4 - Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:6 - Soon every container was full to the brim!
“Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons.
“There aren't any more!” he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:7 - When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “This man sends me a leper to heal! Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? I can see that he's just trying to pick a fight with me.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:8 - But when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes in dismay, he sent this message to him: “Why are you so upset? Send Naaman to me, and he will learn that there is a true prophet here in Israel.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:12 - Aren't the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than any of the rivers of Israel? Why shouldn't I wash in them and be healed?” So Naaman turned and went away in a rage.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:26 - But Elisha asked him, “Don't you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants?
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:4 - So he went with them.
When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:30 - When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing burlap under his robe next to his skin.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:4 - As she came in, the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God. The king had just said, “Tell me some stories about the great things Elisha has done.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:6 - “Is this true?” the king asked her. And she told him the story. So he directed one of his officials to see that everything she had lost was restored to her, including the value of any crops that had been harvested during her absence.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:9 - So Hazael loaded down forty camels with the finest products of Damascus as a gift for Elisha. He went to him and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?'”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:12 - “What's the matter, my lord?” Hazael asked him.
Elisha replied, “I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn their fortified cities, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:21 - So Jehoram[fn] went with all his chariots to attack the town of Zair.[fn] The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went out at night and attacked them[fn] under cover of darkness. But Jehoram's army deserted him and fled to their homes.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:23 - The rest of the events in Jehoram's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:7 - You are to destroy the family of Ahab, your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder of my prophets and all the LORD's servants who were killed by Jezebel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:18 - So a horseman went out to meet Jehu and said, “The king wants to know if you are coming in peace.”
Jehu replied, “What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!”
The watchman called out to the king, “The messenger has met them, but he's not returning.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:19 - So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode up to them and said, “The king wants to know if you come in peace.”
Again Jehu answered, “What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:26 - ‘I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the LORD, for the murder of Naboth and his sons that I saw yesterday.' So throw him out on Naboth's property, just as the LORD said.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:35 - But when they went out to bury her, they found only her skull, her feet, and her hands.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:24 - So they were all inside the temple to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the building and had warned them, “If you let anyone escape, you will pay for it with your own life.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:8 - Form a bodyguard around the king and keep your weapons in hand. Kill anyone who tries to break through. Stay with the king wherever he goes.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:14 - When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar, as was the custom at times of coronation. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:18 - And all the people of the land went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
Jehoiada the priest stationed guards at the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - Then they gave the money to the construction supervisors, who used it to pay the people working on the LORD's Temple—the carpenters, the builders,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:14 - It was paid to the workmen, who used it for the Temple repairs.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:15 - No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:18 - King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the LORD's Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:4 - Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:14 - He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of the LORD. He also seized the treasures from the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:16 - At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah[fn] and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:35 - But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:3 - Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel, even sacrificing his own son in the fire.[fn] In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:17 - Then the king removed the side panels and basins from the portable water carts. He also removed the great bronze basin called the Sea from the backs of the bronze oxen and placed it on the stone pavement.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:11 - They offered sacrifices on all the hilltops, just like the nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of them. So the people of Israel had done many evil things, arousing the LORD's anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:13 - Again and again the LORD had sent his prophets and seers to warn both Israel and Judah: “Turn from all your evil ways. Obey my commands and decrees—the entire law that I commanded your ancestors to obey, and that I gave you through my servants the prophets.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the LORD's command not to imitate them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:32 - These new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests to offer sacrifices at their places of worship.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:34 - And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the LORD and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:37 - Be careful at all times to obey the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands that he wrote for you. You must not worship other gods.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:41 - So while these new residents worshiped the LORD, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:16 - Hezekiah even stripped the gold from the doors of the LORD's Temple and from the doorposts he had overlaid with gold, and he gave it all to the Assyrian king.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:22 - “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:37 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:1 - When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:14 - After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD's Temple and spread it out before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:17 - “It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest corners
and explored its deepest forests.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:28 - And because of your raging against me
and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth.
I will make you return
by the same road on which you came.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:29 - Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true:
“This year you will eat only what grows up by itself,
and next year you will eat what springs up from that.
But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them;
you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:5 - “Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10 - “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:13 - Hezekiah received the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-houses—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:15 - “What did they see in your palace?” Isaiah asked.
“They saw everything,” Hezekiah replied. “I showed them everything I own—all my royal treasuries.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:17 - The time is coming when everything in your palace—all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now—will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:2 - He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:3 - He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had destroyed. He constructed altars for Baal and set up an Asherah pole, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:9 - But the people refused to listen, and Manasseh led them to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the LORD had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:11 - “King Manasseh of Judah has done many detestable things. He is even more wicked than the Amorites, who lived in this land before Israel. He has caused the people of Judah to sin with his idols.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:12 - So this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of those who hear about it will tingle with horror.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:5 - Entrust this money to the men assigned to supervise the Temple's restoration. Then they can use it to pay workers to repair the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:9 - Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your officials have turned over the money collected at the Temple of the LORD to the workers and supervisors at the Temple.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:11 - When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:13 - “Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the LORD's great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:19 - You were sorry and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I said against this city and its people—that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:3 - The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the LORD's presence. He pledged to obey the LORD by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. In this way, he confirmed all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll, and all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:4 - Then the king instructed Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second rank and the Temple gatekeepers to remove from the LORD's Temple all the articles that were used to worship Baal, Asherah, and all the powers of the heavens. The king had all these things burned outside Jerusalem on the terraces of the Kidron Valley, and he carried the ashes away to Bethel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:8 - Josiah brought to Jerusalem all the priests who were living in other towns of Judah. He also defiled the pagan shrines, where they had offered sacrifices—all the way from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the shrines at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the governor of Jerusalem. This gate was located to the left of the city gate as one enters the city.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:12 - Josiah tore down the altars that the kings of Judah had built on the palace roof above the upper room of Ahaz. The king destroyed the altars that Manasseh had built in the two courtyards of the LORD's Temple. He smashed them to bits[fn] and scattered the pieces in the Kidron Valley.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:14 - He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. Then he desecrated these places by scattering human bones over them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:16 - Then Josiah turned around and noticed several tombs in the side of the hill. He ordered that the bones be brought out, and he burned them on the altar at Bethel to desecrate it. (This happened just as the LORD had promised through the man of God when Jeroboam stood beside the altar at the festival.)
Then Josiah turned and looked up at the tomb of the man of God[fn] who had predicted these things.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:18 - Josiah replied, “Leave it alone. Don't disturb his bones.” So they did not burn his bones or those of the old prophet from Samaria.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:19 - Then Josiah demolished all the buildings at the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria, just as he had done at Bethel. They had been built by the various kings of Israel and had made the LORD[fn] very angry.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:20 - He executed the priests of the pagan shrines on their own altars, and he burned human bones on the altars to desecrate them. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:24 - Josiah also got rid of the mediums and psychics, the household gods, the idols,[fn] and every other kind of detestable practice, both in Jerusalem and throughout the land of Judah. He did this in obedience to the laws written in the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the LORD's Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:13 - As the LORD had said beforehand, Nebuchadnezzar carried away all the treasures from the LORD's Temple and the royal palace. He stripped away[fn] all the gold objects that King Solomon of Israel had placed in the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:14 - They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, dishes, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:15 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, also took the incense burners and basins, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:17 - Each of the pillars was 27 feet[fn] tall. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7½ feet[fn] high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:29 - He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king's presence for the rest of his life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:10 - He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:16 - The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:55 - This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:56 - but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:57 - So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge),[fn] Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:58 - Holon,[fn] Debir,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:59 - Ain,[fn] Juttah,[fn] and Beth-shemesh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:60 - And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[fn] Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:64 - So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:67 - Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim),[fn] Gezer,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:68 - Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:69 - Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:70 - The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:71 - The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:72 - From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:73 - Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:74 - From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:75 - Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:76 - From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:77 - The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah,[fn] Rimmon,[fn] and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:78 - From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz,[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:79 - Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:80 - And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:81 - Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:21 - Zabad, Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were killed trying to steal livestock from the local farmers near Gath.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:28 - Some of the gatekeepers were assigned to care for the various articles used in worship. They checked them in and out to avoid any loss.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - But it was the priests who blended the spices.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:31 - Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:5 - When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:9 - So they stripped off Saul's armor and cut off his head. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul's death before their idols and to the people throughout the land of Philistia.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:10 - They placed his armor in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to the temple of Dagon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:12 - all their mighty warriors brought the bodies of Saul and his sons back to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones beneath the great tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:23 - These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as the LORD had promised.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:14 - The Ark of God remained there in Obed-edom's house for three months, and the LORD blessed the household of Obed-edom and everything he owned.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:17 - So David's fame spread everywhere, and the LORD caused all the nations to fear David.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:8 - Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what he has done.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:9 - Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:12 - Remember the wonders he has performed,
his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:14 - He is the LORD our God.
His justice is seen throughout the land.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:40 - They sacrificed the regular burnt offerings to the LORD each morning and evening on the altar set aside for that purpose, obeying everything written in the Law of the LORD, as he had commanded Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:26 - For you are God, O LORD. And you have promised these good things to your servant.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:4 - David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:8 - along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer's towns of Tebah[fn] and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:10 - he sent his son Joram[fn] to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:17 - And David said to God, “I am the one who called for the census! I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? O LORD my God, let your anger fall against me and my family, but do not destroy your people.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:23 - “Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish,” Araunah said to David. “I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, and the threshing boards for wood to build a fire on the altar, and the wheat for the grain offering. I will give it all to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the LORD gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:19 - Now seek the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Build the sanctuary of the LORD God so that you can bring the Ark of the LORD's Covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the LORD's name.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:4 - Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the LORD. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:24 - These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:26 - Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:28 - The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the LORD. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:29 - They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1 - David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God's messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:2 - David rose to his feet and said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a temple where the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, God's footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:7 - And if he continues to obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last forever.'
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7 - For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold,[fn] 10,000 gold coins,[fn] 375 tons of silver,[fn] 675 tons of bronze,[fn] and 3,750 tons of iron.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:12 - Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:14 - But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:16 - “O LORD our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:19 - Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:20 - Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the LORD your God!” And the entire assembly praised the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the LORD and the king.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:7 - He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:6 - He also made ten smaller basins for washing the utensils for the burnt offerings. He set five on the south side and five on the north. But the priests washed themselves in the Sea.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:11 - Huram-abi also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls.
So at last Huram-abi completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of God:
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:13 - the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars);
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:16 - the ash buckets, the shovels, the meat hooks, and all the related articles. Huram-abi made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:18 - Solomon used such great quantities of bronze that its weight could not be determined.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:19 - Solomon also made all the furnishings for the Temple of God:
the gold altar;
the tables for the Bread of the Presence;
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:21 - the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of the purest gold;
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:22 - the lamp snuffers, bowls, dishes, and incense burners—all of solid gold;
the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, overlaid with gold.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:1 - So Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the LORD. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the various articles—and he stored them in the treasuries of the Temple of God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:5 - The priests and Levites brought up the Ark along with the special tent[fn] and all the sacred items that had been in it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7 - Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13 - Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7½ feet long, 7½ feet wide, and 4½ feet high[fn] and had placed it at the center of the Temple's outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:40 - “O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:42 - O LORD God, do not reject the king you have anointed. Remember your unfailing love for your servant David.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:1 - When Solomon finished praying, fire flashed down from heaven and burned up the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:7 - Solomon then consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD's Temple. He offered burnt offerings and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar he had built could not hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrificial fat.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:10 - Then at the end of the celebration,[fn] Solomon sent the people home. They were all joyful and glad because the LORD had been so good to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:17 - “As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:19 - “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:4 - she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers and their robes, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds[fn] of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never before had there been spices as fine as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:11 - The king used the sandalwood to make steps[fn] for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had such beautiful things been seen in Judah.)
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12 - King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for—gifts of greater value than the gifts she had given him. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:24 - Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:16 - When all Israel realized[fn] that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded,
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Back to your homes, O Israel!
Look out for your own house, O David!” So all the people of Israel returned home.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:14 - The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to serve the LORD as priests.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:9 - So King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem. He ransacked the treasuries of the LORD's Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:3 - He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:5 - Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah's towns. So Asa's kingdom enjoyed a period of peace.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:8 - When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet,[fn] he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the entry room of the LORD's Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:18 - He brought into the Temple of God the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:6 - Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:3 - The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father's early years[fn] and did not worship the images of Baal.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:4 - He sought his father's God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:6 - He was deeply committed to[fn] the ways of the LORD. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:21 - After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the LORD and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang:
“Give thanks to the LORD;
his faithful love endures forever!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:25 - King Jehoshaphat and his men went out to gather the plunder. They found vast amounts of equipment, clothing,[fn] and other valuables—more than they could carry. There was so much plunder that it took them three days just to collect it all!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33 - During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:9 - So Jehoram went out with his full army and all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went out at night and attacked them[fn] under cover of darkness.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:9 - Then Jehoiada supplied the commanders with the spears and the large and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:11 - Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out Joash, the king's son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God's laws.[fn] They anointed him and proclaimed him king, and everyone shouted, “Long live the king!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:17 - And all the people went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:18 - Jehoiada now put the priests and Levites in charge of the Temple of the LORD, following all the directions given by David. He also commanded them to present burnt offerings to the LORD, as prescribed by the Law of Moses, and to sing and rejoice as David had instructed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7 - Over the years the followers of wicked Athaliah had broken into the Temple of God, and they had used all the dedicated things from the Temple of the LORD to worship the images of Baal.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the construction supervisors, who hired masons and carpenters to restore the Temple of the LORD. They also hired metalworkers, who made articles of iron and bronze for the LORD's Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:13 - The men in charge of the renovation worked hard and made steady progress. They restored the Temple of God according to its original design and strengthened it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:23 - In the spring of the year[fn] the Aramean army marched against Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the nation. Then they sent all the plunder back to their king in Damascus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:9 - Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?”
The man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:24 - He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-edom. He also seized the treasures of the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6 - Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:3 - He offered sacrifices in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, even sacrificing his own sons in the fire.[fn] In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:8 - The armies of Israel captured 200,000 women and children from Judah and seized tremendous amounts of plunder, which they took back to Samaria.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:14 - So the warriors released the prisoners and handed over the plunder in the sight of the leaders and all the people.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:21 - Ahaz took valuable items from the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:24 - The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the LORD's Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:18 - Then the Levites went to King Hezekiah and gave him this report: “We have cleansed the entire Temple of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the Bread of the Presence with all its utensils.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:19 - We have also recovered all the items discarded by King Ahaz when he was unfaithful and closed the Temple. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD, purified and ready for use.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:24 - The priests then killed the goats as a sin offering and sprinkled their blood on the altar to make atonement for the sins of all Israel. The king had specifically commanded that this burnt offering and sin offering should be made for all Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:27 - Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be placed on the altar. As the burnt offering was presented, songs of praise to the LORD were begun, accompanied by the trumpets and other instruments of David, the former king of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:14 - They set to work and removed the pagan altars from Jerusalem. They took away all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:16 - Then they took their places at the Temple as prescribed in the Law of Moses, the man of God. The Levites brought the sacrificial blood to the priests, who then sprinkled it on the altar.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:24 - King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:1 - When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:12 - the people faithfully brought all the tithes and gifts to the Temple. Conaniah the Levite was put in charge, assisted by his brother Shimei.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:14 - Kore son of Imnah the Levite, who was the gatekeeper at the East Gate, was put in charge of distributing the voluntary offerings given to God, the gifts, and the things that had been dedicated to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:3 - he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:4 - They organized a huge work crew to stop the flow of the springs, cutting off the brook that ran through the fields. For they said, “Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:12 - Don't you realize that Hezekiah is the very person who destroyed all the LORD's shrines and altars? He commanded Judah and Jerusalem to worship only at the altar at the Temple and to offer sacrifices on it alone.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - Hezekiah was very wealthy and highly honored. He built special treasury buildings for his silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, and for his shields and other valuable items.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:28 - He also constructed many storehouses for his grain, new wine, and olive oil; and he made many stalls for his cattle and pens for his flocks of sheep and goats.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:31 - However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:3 - He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had broken down. He constructed altars for the images of Baal and set up Asherah poles. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:6 - Manasseh also sacrificed his own sons in the fire[fn] in the valley of Ben-Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the LORD's sight, arousing his anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:8 - If the Israelites will be careful to obey my commands—all the laws, decrees, and regulations given through Moses—I will not send them into exile from this land that I set aside for your ancestors.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:9 - But Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the LORD had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:15 - Manasseh also removed the foreign gods and the idol from the LORD's Temple. He tore down all the altars he had built on the hill where the Temple stood and all the altars that were in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:19 - Manasseh's prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers.[fn] It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:4 - He ordered that the altars of Baal be demolished and that the incense altars which stood above them be broken down. He also made sure that the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images were smashed and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:5 - He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:7 - He destroyed the pagan altars and the Asherah poles, and he crushed the idols into dust. He cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:10 - He entrusted the money to the men assigned to supervise the restoration of the LORD's Temple. Then they paid the workers who did the repairs and renovation of the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13 - were put in charge of the laborers of the various trades. Still others assisted as secretaries, officials, and gatekeepers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:19 - When the king heard what was written in the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:21 - “Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for all the remnant of Israel and Judah. Inquire about the words written in the scroll that has been found. For the LORD's great anger has been poured out on us because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the LORD. We have not been doing everything this scroll says we must do.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:27 - You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:28 - So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You yourself will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city and its people.'”
So they took her message back to the king.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33 - So Josiah removed all detestable idols from the entire land of Israel and required everyone to worship the LORD their God. And throughout the rest of his lifetime, they did not turn away from the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:2 - Josiah also assigned the priests to their duties and encouraged them in their work at the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:6 - Slaughter the Passover lambs, purify yourselves, and prepare to help those who come. Follow all the directions that the LORD gave through Moses.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:13 - Then they roasted the Passover lambs as prescribed; and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and brought them out quickly so the people could eat them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:14 - Afterward the Levites prepared Passover offerings for themselves and for the priests—the descendants of Aaron—because the priests had been busy from morning till night offering the burnt offerings and the fat portions. The Levites took responsibility for all these preparations.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:16 - The entire ceremony for the LORD's Passover was completed that day. All the burnt offerings were sacrificed on the altar of the LORD, as King Josiah had commanded.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - This Passover celebration took place in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, even though he had taken an oath of loyalty in God's name. Zedekiah was a hard and stubborn man, refusing to turn to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:17 - So the LORD brought the king of Babylon against them. The Babylonians[fn] killed Judah's young men, even chasing after them into the Temple. They had no pity on the people, killing both young men and young women, the old and the infirm. God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:18 - The king took home to Babylon all the articles, large and small, used in the Temple of God, and the treasures from both the LORD's Temple and from the palace of the king and his officials.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:21 - So the message of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the seventy years were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:7 - King Cyrus himself brought out the articles that King Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his own gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:2 - Then Jeshua son of Jehozadak[fn] joined his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel with his family in rebuilding the altar of the God of Israel. They wanted to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as instructed in the Law of Moses, the man of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:8 - The construction of the Temple of God began in midspring,[fn] during the second year after they arrived in Jerusalem. The work force was made up of everyone who had returned from exile, including Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his fellow priests, and all the Levites. The Levites who were twenty years old or older were put in charge of rebuilding the LORD's Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:9 - The workers at the Temple of God were supervised by Jeshua with his sons and relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, all descendants of Hodaviah.[fn] They were helped in this task by the Levites of the family of Henadad.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - And the king should know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much to your disadvantage, for the Jews will then refuse to pay their tribute, customs, and tolls to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west of the Euphrates River will be lost to you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10 - And we demanded their names so that we could tell you who the leaders were.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:15 - The king instructed him to return the cups to their place in Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple of God there on its original site.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:3 - “In the first year of King Cyrus's reign, a decree was sent out concerning the Temple of God at Jerusalem. “Let the Temple be rebuilt on the site where Jews used to offer their sacrifices, using the original foundations. Its height will be ninety feet, and its width will be ninety feet.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:17 - During the dedication ceremony for the Temple of God, 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs were sacrificed. And 12 male goats were presented as a sin offering for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:1 - Many years later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia,[fn] there was a man named Ezra. He was the son[fn] of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:19 - “But as for the cups we are entrusting to you for the service of the Temple of your God, deliver them all to the God of Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:25 - to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:33 - On the fourth day after our arrival, the silver, gold, and other valuables were weighed at the Temple of our God and entrusted to Meremoth son of Uriah the priest and to Eleazar son of Phinehas, along with Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui—both of whom were Levites.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:34 - Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the total weight was officially recorded.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:35 - Then the exiles who had come out of captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel. They presented twelve bulls for all the people of Israel, as well as ninety-six rams and seventy-seven male lambs. They also offered twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was given as a burnt offering to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:3 - When I heard this, I tore my cloak and my shirt, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down utterly shocked.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:5 - At the time of the sacrifice, I stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I fell to my knees and lifted my hands to the LORD my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:9 - For we were slaves, but in his unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, he caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:12 - Don't let your daughters marry their sons! Don't take their daughters as wives for your sons. Don't ever promote the peace and prosperity of those nations. If you follow these instructions, you will be strong and will enjoy the good things the land produces, and you will leave this prosperity to your children forever.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:3 - Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:7 - We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:16 - The city officials did not know I had been out there or what I was doing, for I had not yet said anything to anyone about my plans. I had not yet spoken to the Jewish leaders—the priests, the nobles, the officials, or anyone else in the administration.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:13 - So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23 - During this time, none of us—not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guards who were with me—ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all times, even when we went for water.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:14 - Remember, O my God, all the evil things that Tobiah and Sanballat have done. And remember Noadiah the prophet and all the prophets like her who have tried to intimidate me.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:6 - “You alone are the LORD. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:34 - Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey your Law or listen to the warnings in your commands and laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:33 - This will provide for the Bread of the Presence; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon celebrations, and the annual festivals; for the holy offerings; and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel. It will provide for everything necessary for the work of the Temple of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:35 - “We promise to bring the first part of every harvest to the LORD's Temple year after year—whether it be a crop from the soil or from our fruit trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:36 - We agree to give God our oldest sons and the firstborn of all our herds and flocks, as prescribed in the Law. We will present them to the priests who minister in the Temple of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:38 - “A priest—a descendant of Aaron—will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:5 - had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah's disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, various articles for the Temple, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil (which were prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers), as well as the offerings for the priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:8 - I became very upset and threw all of Tobiah's belongings out of the room.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:9 - Then I demanded that the rooms be purified, and I brought back the articles for God's Temple, the grain offerings, and the frankincense.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:18 - “Wasn't it just this sort of thing that your ancestors did that caused our God to bring all this trouble upon us and our city? Now you are bringing even more wrath upon Israel by permitting the Sabbath to be desecrated in this way!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:15 - “What must be done to Queen Vashti?” the king demanded. “What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king's orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:17 - Women everywhere will begin to despise their husbands when they learn that Queen Vashti has refused to appear before the king.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:18 - Before this day is out, the wives of all the king's nobles throughout Persia and Media will hear what the queen did and will start treating their husbands the same way. There will be no end to their contempt and anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:9 - Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king's palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:20 - Esther continued to keep her family background and nationality a secret. She was still following Mordecai's directions, just as she did when she lived in his home.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:22 - But Mordecai heard about the plot and gave the information to Queen Esther. She then told the king about it and gave Mordecai credit for the report.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:3 - Then the palace officials at the king's gate asked Mordecai, “Why are you disobeying the king's command?”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:8 - Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire who keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their laws are different from those of any other people, and they refuse to obey the laws of the king. So it is not in the king's interest to let them live.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:13 - Dispatches were sent by swift messengers into all the provinces of the empire, giving the order that all Jews—young and old, including women and children—must be killed, slaughtered, and annihilated on a single day. This was scheduled to happen on March 7 of the next year.[fn] The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - When Mordecai learned about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on burlap and ashes, and went out into the city, crying with a loud and bitter wail.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:8 - If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do what I ask, please come with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for you. Then I will explain what this is all about.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:10 - However, he restrained himself and went on home.
Then Haman gathered together his friends and Zeresh, his wife,
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:2 - In those records he discovered an account of how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the door to the king's private quarters. They had plotted to assassinate King Xerxes.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12 - Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:13 - When Haman told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends what had happened, his wise advisers and his wife said, “Since Mordecai—this man who has humiliated you—is of Jewish birth, you will never succeed in your plans against him. It will be fatal to continue opposing him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:5 - Esther said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor with him, and if he thinks it is right, and if I am pleasing to him, let there be a decree that reverses the orders of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who ordered that Jews throughout all the king's provinces should be destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:7 - Then King Xerxes said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “I have given Esther the property of Haman, and he has been impaled on a pole because he tried to destroy the Jews.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:10 - The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king's signet ring. Mordecai sent the dispatches by swift messengers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king's service.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:14 - So urged on by the king's command, the messengers rode out swiftly on fast horses bred for the king's service. The same decree was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:14 - So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman's ten sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:10 - You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:16 - While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “The fire of God has fallen from heaven and burned up your sheep and all the shepherds. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:19 - Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:20 - Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:10 - But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:11 - When three of Job's friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:8 - My experience shows that those who plant trouble
and cultivate evil will harvest the same.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:7 - People are born for trouble
as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Don't I have a right to complain?
Don't wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,
and oxen bellow when they have no food?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7 - My appetite disappears when I look at it;
I gag at the thought of eating it!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:15 - I would rather be strangled—
rather die than suffer like this.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 - Does God twist justice?
Does the Almighty twist what is right?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21 - He will once again fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with shouts of joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:14 - “So who am I, that I should try to answer God
or even reason with him?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:17 - For he attacks me with a storm
and repeatedly wounds me without cause.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:1 - “I am disgusted with my life.
Let me complain freely.
My bitter soul must complain.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:2 - “Shouldn't someone answer this torrent of words?
Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:7 - “Can you solve the mysteries of God?
Can you discover everything about the Almighty?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:10 - If God comes and puts a person in prison
or calls the court to order, who can stop him?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:9 - What will happen when he finds out what you are doing?
Can you fool him as easily as you fool people?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:17 - “Listen closely to what I am about to say.
Hear me out.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:27 - You put my feet in stocks.
You examine all my paths.
You trace all my footprints.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:15 - You would call and I would answer,
and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:16 - For then you would guard my steps,
instead of watching for my sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:3 - “You must defend my innocence, O God,
since no one else will stand up for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:15 - Where then is my hope?
Can anyone find it?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened.
Their own schemes will be their downfall.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:13 - Disease eats their skin;
death devours their limbs.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:11 - They let their children frisk about like lambs.
Their little ones skip and dance.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:29 - But ask those who have been around,
and they will tell you the truth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:12 - “God is so great—higher than the heavens,
higher than the farthest stars.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:22 - Listen to his instructions,
and store them in your heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:14 - The murderer rises in the early dawn
to kill the poor and needy;
at night he is a thief.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - Can anyone claim otherwise?
Who can prove me wrong?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips will speak no evil,
and my tongue will speak no lies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:17 - But the righteous will wear that clothing,
and the innocent will divide that money.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:18 - Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it.
The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:24 - for he looks throughout the whole earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:4 - They pluck wild greens from among the bushes
and eat from the roots of broom trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:4 - Doesn't he see everything I do
and every step I take?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:11 - “I have waited all this time,
listening very carefully to your arguments,
listening to you grope for words.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:20 - I must speak to find relief,
so let me give my answers.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:1 - “Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:21 - Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:24 - he will be gracious and say,
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:8 - He chooses evil people as companions.
He spends his time with wicked men.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:13 - Did someone else put the world in his care?
Who set the whole world in place?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:22 - No darkness is thick enough
to hide the wicked from his eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:25 - He knows what they do,
and in the night he overturns and destroys them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:35 - ‘Job speaks out of ignorance;
his words lack insight.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:14 - You say you can't see him,
but he will bring justice if you will only wait.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:9 - he shows them the reason.
He shows them their sins of pride.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:11 - “If they listen and obey God,
they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives.
All their years will be pleasant.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:23 - No one can tell him what to do,
or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:23 - We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:5 - Who determined its dimensions
and stretched out the surveying line?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:33 - Do you know the laws of the universe?
Can you use them to regulate the earth?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:41 - Who provides food for the ravens
when their young cry out to God
and wander about in hunger?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:3 - They crouch down to give birth to their young
and deliver their offspring.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:6 - I have placed it in the wilderness;
its home is the wasteland.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:11 - Given its strength, can you trust it?
Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:14 - She lays her eggs on top of the earth,
letting them be warmed in the dust.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:16 - She is harsh toward her young,
as if they were not her own.
She doesn't care if they die.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:26 - “Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar
and spread its wings toward the south?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:29 - From there it hunts its prey,
keeping watch with piercing eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:13 - Bury them in the dust.
Imprison them in the world of the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:7 - After the LORD had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:11 - Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money[fn] and a gold ring.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:12 - So the LORD blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8 - Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,
the whole earth as your possession.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:6 - Many people say, “Who will show us better times?”
Let your face smile on us, LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute.

O LORD, hear me as I pray;
pay attention to my groaning.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 - He will prepare his deadly weapons
and shoot his flaming arrows.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:6 - You gave them charge of everything you made,
putting all things under their authority—
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:7 - the flocks and the herds
and all the wild animals,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8 - the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea,
and everything that swims the ocean currents.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Death of the Son.”

I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3 - My enemies retreated;
they staggered and died when you appeared.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:11 - Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem.[fn]
Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12 - For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless.
He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:5 - Yet they succeed in everything they do.
They do not see your punishment awaiting them.
They sneer at all their enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

I trust in the LORD for protection.
So why do you say to me,
“Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:3 - May the LORD cut off their flattering lips
and silence their boastful tongues.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:3 - But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.[fn]
No one does good,
not a single one!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - I have followed your commands,
which keep me from following cruel and evil people.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:5 - My steps have stayed on your path;
I have not wavered from following you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:7 - Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways.
By your mighty power you rescue
those who seek refuge from their enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:14 - By the power of your hand, O LORD,
destroy those who look to this world for their reward.
But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones.
May their children have plenty,
leaving an inheritance for their descendants.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:7 - Then the earth quaked and trembled.
The foundations of the mountains shook;
they quaked because of his anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:15 - Then at your command, O LORD,
at the blast of your breath,
the bottom of the sea could be seen,
and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:22 - I have followed all his regulations;
I have never abandoned his decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:33 - He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:36 - You have made a wide path for my feet
to keep them from slipping.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:4 - Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:5 - May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the LORD answer all your prayers.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:17 - I can count all my bones.
My enemies stare at me and gloat.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:18 - They divide my garments among themselves
and throw dice[fn] for my clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:6 - Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love,
which you have shown from long ages past.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:10 - The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness
all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7 - singing a song of thanksgiving
and telling of all your wonders.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:13 - Yet I am confident I will see the LORD's goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4 - Give them the punishment they so richly deserve!
Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness.
Pay them back for all their evil deeds!
Give them a taste of what they have done to others.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:5 - They care nothing for what the LORD has done
or for what his hands have made.
So he will tear them down,
and they will never be rebuilt!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:15 - He made their hearts,
so he understands everything they do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:20 - For the LORD protects the bones of the righteous;
not one of them is broken!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;
turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:4 - Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you your heart's desires.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:23 - The LORD directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me.
Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me.
All day long they plan their treachery.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 - He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:5 - O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us.
Your plans for us are too numerous to list.
You have no equal.
If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,
I would never come to the end of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9 - I have told all your people about your justice.
I have not been afraid to speak out,
as you, O LORD, well know.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - May those who try to destroy me
be humiliated and put to shame.
May those who take delight in my trouble
be turned back in disgrace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:7 - I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:10 - Their taunts break my bones.
They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:3 - Send out your light and your truth;
let them guide me.
Let them lead me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you live.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:10 - You make us retreat from our enemies
and allow those who hate us to plunder our land.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 - Our hearts have not deserted you.
We have not strayed from your path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:21 - God would surely have known it,
for he knows the secrets of every heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 - For the choir director: A love song to be sung to the tune “Lilies.” A psalm[fn] of the descendants of Korah.

Beautiful words stir my heart.
I will recite a lovely poem about the king,
for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:8 - Come, see the glorious works of the LORD:
See how he brings destruction upon the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:8 - God reigns above the nations,
sitting on his holy throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:10 - As your name deserves, O God,
you will be praised to the ends of the earth.
Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:11 - The grave is their eternal home,
where they will stay forever.
They may name their estates after themselves,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:17 - For when they die, they take nothing with them.
Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:11 - I know every bird on the mountains,
and all the animals of the field are mine.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:16 - But God says to the wicked:
“Why bother reciting my decrees
and pretending to obey my covenant?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:17 - For you refuse my discipline
and treat my words like trash.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:6 - But you desire honesty from the womb,[fn]
teaching me wisdom even there.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:15 - Unseal my lips, O Lord,
that my mouth may praise you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:4 - You love to destroy others with your words,
you liar!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:2 - Listen to my prayer, O God.
Pay attention to my plea.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:5 - May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them.
Do as you promised and put an end to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:8 - You keep track of all my sorrows.[fn]
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:9 - My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help.
This I know: God is on my side!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - O LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel,
wake up and punish those hostile nations.
Show no mercy to wicked traitors.
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:8 - But LORD, you laugh at them.
You scoff at all the hostile nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:2 - You have shaken our land and split it open.
Seal the cracks, for the land trembles.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:12 - unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.
Surely you repay all people
according to what they have done.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 - But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin.
They will go down into the depths of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:9 - Then everyone will be afraid;
they will proclaim the mighty acts of God
and realize all the amazing things he does.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:8 - Those who live at the ends of the earth
stand in awe of your wonders.
From where the sun rises to where it sets,
you inspire shouts of joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:10 - You drench the plowed ground with rain,
melting the clods and leveling the ridges.
You soften the earth with showers
and bless its abundant crops.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:12 - The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture,
and the hillsides blossom with joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 - Come and see what our God has done,
what awesome miracles he performs for people!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7 - For by his great power he rules forever.
He watches every movement of the nations;
let no rebel rise in defiance.
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures—
doves with wings of silver
and feathers of gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 - Rebuke these enemy nations—
these wild animals lurking in the reeds,
this herd of bulls among the weaker calves.
Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute.
Scatter the nations that delight in war.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 - Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can't find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - May those who try to kill me
be humiliated and put to shame.
May those who take delight in my trouble
be turned back in disgrace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers.
Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:17 - O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood,
and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - I will tell about your righteous deeds
all day long,
for everyone who tried to hurt me
has been shamed and humiliated.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:17 - Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:4 - There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries;
there they set up their battle standards.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:9 - We no longer see your miraculous signs.
All the prophets are gone,
and no one can tell us when it will end.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:17 - You set the boundaries of the earth,
and you made both summer and winter.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:2 - God says, “At the time I have planned,
I will bring justice against the wicked.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:10 - For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked,
but I will increase the power of the godly.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 - There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy,
the shields and swords and weapons of war.
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - The clouds poured down rain;
the thunder rumbled in the sky.
Your arrows of lightning flashed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:1 - A psalm[fn] of Asaph.

O my people, listen to my instructions.
Open your ears to what I am saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:4 - We will not hide these truths from our children;
we will tell the next generation
about the glorious deeds of the LORD,
about his power and his mighty wonders.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:43 - They did not remember his miraculous signs in Egypt,
his wonders on the plain of Zoan.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:44 - For he turned their rivers into blood,
so no one could drink from the streams.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:48 - He abandoned their cattle to the hail,
their livestock to bolts of lightning.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:50 - He turned his anger against them;
he did not spare the Egyptians' lives
but ravaged them with the plague.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56 - But they kept testing and rebelling against God Most High.
They did not obey his laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 - He routed his enemies
and sent them to eternal shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:2 - They have left the bodies of your servants
as food for the birds of heaven.
The flesh of your godly ones
has become food for the wild animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:6 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on kingdoms that do not call upon your name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:11 - We spread our branches west to the Mediterranean Sea;
our shoots spread east to the Euphrates River.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:12 - So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,
living according to their own ideas.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:16 - Utterly disgrace them
until they submit to your name, O LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:3 - Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
at a place near your altar,
O LORD of Heaven's Armies, my King and my God!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11 - For the LORD God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The LORD will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:13 - Righteousness goes as a herald before him,
preparing the way for his steps.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:8 - No pagan god is like you, O Lord.
None can do what you do!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:2 - He loves the city of Jerusalem
more than any other city in Israel.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:12 - Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?
Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:5 - All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD;
myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:31 - if they do not obey my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:34 - No, I will not break my covenant;
I will not take back a single word I said.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:40 - You have broken down the walls protecting him
and ruined every fort defending him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:16 - Let us, your servants, see you work again;
let our children see your glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:17 - And may the Lord our God show us his approval
and make our efforts successful.
Yes, make our efforts successful!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:9 - For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience,
even though they saw everything I did.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:3 - Publish his glorious deeds among the nations.
Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:8 - Let the rivers clap their hands in glee!
Let the hills sing out their songs of joy
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:7 - He spoke to Israel from the pillar of cloud,
and they followed the laws and decrees he gave them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:8 - O LORD our God, you answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,
but you punished them when they went wrong.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:24 - But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever,
don't take my life while I am so young!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:7 - He revealed his character to Moses
and his deeds to the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:3 - you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you ride upon the wings of the wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:12 - The birds nest beside the streams
and sing among the branches of the trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:1 - Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what he has done.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:2 - Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:5 - Remember the wonders he has performed,
his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:29 - He turned their water into blood,
poisoning all the fish.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - All this happened so they would follow his decrees
and obey his instructions.
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7 - Our ancestors in Egypt
were not impressed by the LORD's miraculous deeds.
They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them.
Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:34 - Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,
as the LORD had commanded them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:35 - Instead, they mingled among the pagans
and adopted their evil customs.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - Let them praise the LORD for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - They rebelled against the words of God,
scorning the counsel of the Most High.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - Let them praise the LORD for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - Let them praise the LORD for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:22 - Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving
and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:24 - They, too, observed the LORD's power in action,
his impressive works on the deepest seas.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - He calmed the storm to a whisper
and stilled the waves.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - Let them praise the LORD for his great love
and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:38 - How he blesses them!
They raise large families there,
and their herds of livestock increase.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:43 - Those who are wise will take all this to heart;
they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - My knees are weak from fasting,
and I am skin and bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:2 - How amazing are the deeds of the LORD!
All who delight in him should ponder them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:4 - For the LORD is high above the nations;
his glory is higher than the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:6 - He stoops to look down
on heaven and on earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:3 - The Red Sea[fn] saw them coming and hurried out of their way!
The water of the Jordan River turned away.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:5 - What's wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way?
What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:6 - Why, mountains, did you skip like rams?
Why, hills, like lambs?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:6 - The LORD protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death, and he saved me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:1 - Praise the LORD, all you nations.
Praise him, all you people of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:17 - I will not die; instead, I will live
to tell what the LORD has done.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2 - Joyful are those who obey his laws
and search for him with all their hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh, that my actions would consistently
reflect your decrees!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:7 - As I learn your righteous regulations,
I will thank you by living as I should!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8 - I will obey your decrees.
Please don't give up on me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:11 - I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:12 - I praise you, O LORD;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:13 - I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18 - Open my eyes to see
the wonderful truths in your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:20 - I am always overwhelmed
with a desire for your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Don't let them scorn and insult me,
for I have obeyed your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:26 - I told you my plans, and you answered.
Now teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:30 - I have chosen to be faithful;
I have determined to live by your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Give me an eagerness for your laws
rather than a love for money!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Help me abandon my shameful ways;
for your regulations are good.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - Do not snatch your word of truth from me,
for your regulations are my only hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:56 - This is how I spend my life:
obeying your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:59 - I pondered the direction of my life,
and I turned to follow your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:62 - I rise at midnight to thank you
for your just regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:64 - O LORD, your unfailing love fills the earth;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - You are good and do only good;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:71 - My suffering was good for me,
for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:79 - Let me be united with all who fear you,
with those who know your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 - I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,
but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:88 - In your unfailing love, spare my life;
then I can continue to obey your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:94 - I am yours; rescue me!
For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95 - Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me,
I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106 - I've promised it once, and I'll promise it again:
I will obey your righteous regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 - LORD, accept my offering of praise,
and teach me your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:111 - Your laws are my treasure;
they are my heart's delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:112 - I am determined to keep your decrees
to the very end.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:119 - You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum;
no wonder I love to obey your laws!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:124 - I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love,
and teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:125 - Give discernment to me, your servant;
then I will understand your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Guide my steps by your word,
so I will not be overcome by evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:135 - Look upon me with love;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:138 - Your laws are perfect
and completely trustworthy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - I am insignificant and despised,
but I don't forget your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:145 - Qoph
I pray with all my heart; answer me, LORD!
I will obey your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:146 - I cry out to you; rescue me,
that I may obey your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:148 - I stay awake through the night,
thinking about your promise.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:155 - The wicked are far from rescue,
for they do not bother with your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158 - Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart,
because they care nothing for your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:162 - I rejoice in your word
like one who discovers a great treasure.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:164 - I will praise you seven times a day
because all your regulations are just.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:167 - I have obeyed your laws,
for I love them very much.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168 - Yes, I obey your commandments and laws
because you know everything I do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:171 - Let praise flow from my lips,
for you have taught me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:175 - Let me live so I can praise you,
and may your regulations help me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 - You will be pierced with sharp arrows
and burned with glowing coals.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:6 - Pray for peace in Jerusalem.
May all who love this city prosper.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:6 - They weep as they go to plant their seed,
but they sing as they return with the harvest.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:5 - May the LORD continually bless you from Zion.
May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - May all who hate Jerusalem[fn]
be turned back in shameful defeat.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:7 - ignored by the harvester,
despised by the binder.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:2 - Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:7 - Let us go to the sanctuary of the LORD;
let us worship at the footstool of his throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:12 - If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant
and the laws that I teach them,
then your royal line
will continue forever and ever.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:3 - Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon
that falls on the mountains of Zion.
And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing,
even life everlasting.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 134:2 - Lift up holy hands in prayer,
and praise the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:8 - He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home,
both people and animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:15 - The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold,
shaped by human hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:9 - and the moon and stars to rule the night.
His faithful love endures forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:2 - We put away our harps,
hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:9 - Happy is the one who takes your babies
and smashes them against the rocks!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:1 - A psalm of David.

I give you thanks, O LORD, with all my heart;
I will sing your praises before the gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:4 - Every king in all the earth will thank you, LORD,
for all of them will hear your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 - Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:8 - The LORD will work out his plans for my life—
for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever.
Don't abandon me, for you made me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:5 - You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:9 - If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:14 - Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - Their tongues sting like a snake;
the venom of a viper drips from their lips.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:4 - O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked.
Protect me from those who are violent,
for they are plotting against me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:3 - Take control of what I say, O LORD,
and guard my lips.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:6 - When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff,
the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:7 - Like rocks brought up by a plow,
the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:4 - I look for someone to come and help me,
but no one gives me a passing thought!
No one will help me;
no one cares a bit what happens to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 - Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies!
Shoot your arrows and confuse them!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:4 - Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts;
let them proclaim your power.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:5 - I will meditate[fn] on your majestic, glorious splendor
and your wonderful miracles.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 - The LORD is good to everyone.
He showers compassion on all his creation.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:10 - All of your works will thank you, LORD,
and your faithful followers will praise you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:6 - He made heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them.
He keeps every promise forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:3 - He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:14 - He sends peace across your nation
and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:20 - He has not done this for any other nation;
they do not know his regulations.
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:1 - These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 - Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
it robs them of life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1 - My child,[fn] never forget the things I have taught you.
Store my commands in your heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:10 - Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Don't get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:5 - Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:27 - Can a man scoop a flame into his lap
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:31 - But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
even if he has to sell everything in his house.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:27 - Her house is the road to the grave.[fn]
Her bedroom is the den of death.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:21 - Those who love me inherit wealth.
I will fill their treasuries.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:28 - I was there when he set the clouds above,
when he established springs deep in the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:29 - I was there when he set the limits of the seas,
so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
And when he marked off the earth's foundations,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:2 - She has prepared a great banquet,
mixed the wines, and set the table.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:24 - Give freely and become more wealthy;
be stingy and lose everything.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:29 - The LORD is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:7 - When people's lives please the LORD,
even their enemies are at peace with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:23 - From a wise mind comes wise speech;
the words of the wise are persuasive.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:30 - With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;
with a smirk, they plan their mischief.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:22 - The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
and he receives favor from the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:7 - The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 - Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor
will be ignored in their own time of need.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:1 - While dining with a ruler,
pay attention to what is put before you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:12 - Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:16 - Everything in me will celebrate
when you speak what is right.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:31 - Don't gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is,
how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 - Don't excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn't know.”
For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
He who guards your soul knows you knew.
He will repay all people as their actions deserve.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:27 - Do your planning and prepare your fields
before building your house.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - When arguing with your neighbor,
don't betray another person's secret.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:28 - A person without self-control
is like a city with broken-down walls.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:1 - Don't brag about tomorrow,
since you don't know what the day will bring.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:13 - Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:8 - First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:19 - Her hands are busy spinning thread,
her fingers twisting fiber.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 - So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?[fn]).
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:11 - Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:6 - Don't let your mouth make you sin. And don't defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:13 - Accept the way God does things,
for who can straighten what he has made crooked?
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 - I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:18 - Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:9 - I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17 - I realized that no one can discover everything God is doing under the sun. Not even the wisest people discover everything, no matter what they claim.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 - So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:19 - A party gives laughter,
wine gives happiness,
and money gives everything!
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:5 - Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother's womb,[fn] so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:3 - How fragrant your cologne;
your name is like its spreading fragrance.
No wonder all the young women love you!
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:8 - Ah, I hear my lover coming!
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:9 - My lover is like a swift gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - Your love delights me,
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:19 - If you will only obey me,
you will have plenty to eat.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:30 - You will be like a great tree with withered leaves,
like a garden without water.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:2 - In the last days, the mountain of the LORD's house
will be the highest of all—
the most important place on earth.
It will be raised above the other hills,
and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:18 - Idols will completely disappear.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - When the LORD rises to shake the earth,
his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground.
They will hide in caves in the rocks
from the terror of the LORD
and the glory of his majesty.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:20 - On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols
they made for themselves to worship.
They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:8 - For Jerusalem will stumble,
and Judah will fall,
because they speak out against the LORD and refuse to obey him.
They provoke him to his face.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:10 - Tell the godly that all will be well for them.
They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:11 - But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:18 - On that day of judgment
the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful:
ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:20 - scarves, ankle bracelets, sashes,
perfumes, and charms;
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:21 - rings, jewels,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:22 - party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses;
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:23 - mirrors, fine linen garments,
head ornaments, and shawls.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 - Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, she will stink.
She will wear a rope for a sash,
and her elegant hair will fall out.
She will wear rough burlap instead of rich robes.
Shame will replace her beauty.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:1 - In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won't be mocked as old maids.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:5 - Then the LORD will provide shade for Mount Zion
and all who assemble there.
He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day
and smoke and flaming fire at night,
covering the glorious land.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:9 - But I have heard the LORD of Heaven's Armies
swear a solemn oath:
“Many houses will stand deserted;
even beautiful mansions will be empty.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:12 - They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties—
lyre and harp, tambourine and flute—
but they never think about the LORD
or notice what he is doing.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:25 - That is why the LORD's anger burns against his people,
and why he has raised his fist to crush them.
The mountains tremble,
and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage.
But even then the LORD's anger is not satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 - Their arrows will be sharp
and their bows ready for battle.
Sparks will fly from their horses' hooves,
and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:19 - They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, caves, and thorny places.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:4 - For before this child is old enough to say ‘Papa' or ‘Mama,' the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:1 - [fn]Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:15 - The leaders of Israel are the head,
and the lying prophets are the tail.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18 - This wickedness is like a brushfire.
It burns not only briers and thorns
but also sets the forests ablaze.
Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20 - They will attack their neighbor on the right
but will still be hungry.
They will devour their neighbor on the left
but will not be satisfied.
In the end they will even eat their own children.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:10 - Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom
whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:28 - Look, the Assyrians are now at Aiath.
They are passing through Migron
and are storing their equipment at Micmash.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:12 - He will raise a flag among the nations
and assemble the exiles of Israel.
He will gather the scattered people of Judah
from the ends of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:4 - In that wonderful day you will sing:
“Thank the LORD! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:16 - Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes.
Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18 - The attacking armies will shoot down the young men with arrows.
They will have no mercy on helpless babies
and will show no compassion for children.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:12 - “How you are fallen from heaven,
O shining star, son of the morning!
You have been thrown down to the earth,
you who destroyed the nations of the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:13 - For you said to yourself,
‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God's stars.
I will preside on the mountain of the gods
far away in the north.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:15 - Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead,
down to its lowest depths.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:21 - Kill this man's children!
Let them die because of their father's sins!
They must not rise and conquer the earth,
filling the world with their cities.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:26 - I have a plan for the whole earth,
a hand of judgment upon all the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:8 - The farms of Heshbon are abandoned;
the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted.
The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab—
that beautiful grapevine.
Its tendrils spread north as far as the town of Jazer
and trailed eastward into the wilderness.
Its shoots reached so far west
that they crossed over the Dead Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:9 - So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah;
my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh.
There are no more shouts of joy
over your summer fruits and harvest.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:10 - Gone now is the gladness,
gone the joy of harvest.
There will be no singing in the vineyards,
no more happy shouts,
no treading of grapes in the winepresses.
I have ended all their harvest joys.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12 - The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines,
but it will do them no good.
They will cry to the gods in their temples,
but no one will be able to save them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:4 - “In that day Israel's[fn] glory will grow dim;
its robust body will waste away.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:8 - They will no longer look to their idols for help
or worship what their own hands have made.
They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles
or worship at the pagan shrines they have built.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:5 - Even before you begin your attack,
while your plans are ripening like grapes,
the LORD will cut off your new growth with pruning shears.
He will snip off and discard your spreading branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - This message came to me concerning Egypt:
Look! The LORD is advancing against Egypt,
riding on a swift cloud.
The idols of Egypt tremble.
The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 - The Egyptians will lose heart,
and I will confuse their plans.
They will plead with their idols for wisdom
and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:2 - the LORD told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:9 - Now at last—look!
Here comes a man in a chariot
with a pair of horses!”
Then the watchman said,
“Babylon is fallen, fallen!
All the idols of Babylon
lie broken on the ground!”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:5 - Oh, what a day of crushing defeat!
What a day of confusion and terror
brought by the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
upon the Valley of Vision!
The walls of Jerusalem have been broken,
and cries of death echo from the mountainsides.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:9 - You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem.[fn]
You store up water in the lower pool.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:5 - The earth suffers for the sins of its people,
for they have twisted God's instructions,
violated his laws,
and broken his everlasting covenant.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare.
Destruction falls like rain from the heavens;
the foundations of the earth shake.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:2 - You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins.
Cities with strong walls are turned to rubble.
Beautiful palaces in distant lands disappear
and will never be rebuilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:7 - There he will remove the cloud of gloom,
the shadow of death that hangs over the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20 - Go home, my people,
and lock your doors!
Hide yourselves for a little while
until the LORD's anger has passed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:13 - So the LORD will spell out his message for them again,
one line at a time,
one line at a time,
a little here,
and a little there,
so that they will stumble and fall.
They will be injured, trapped, and captured.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[fn]
a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
Whoever believes need never be shaken.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:21 - The LORD will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim
and against the Amorites at Gibeon.
He will come to do a strange thing;
he will come to do an unusual deed:
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:10 - For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep.
He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:23 - For when they see their many children
and all the blessings I have given them,
they will recognize the holiness of the Holy One of Israel.
They will stand in awe of the God of Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:10 - They tell the seers,
“Stop seeing visions!”
They tell the prophets,
“Don't tell us what is right.
Tell us nice things.
Tell us lies.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:22 - Then you will destroy all your silver idols
and your precious gold images.
You will throw them out like filthy rags,
saying to them, “Good riddance!”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:29 - But the people of God will sing a song of joy,
like the songs at the holy festivals.
You will be filled with joy,
as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims
to Jerusalem, the mountain of the LORD
to the Rock of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - But this is what the LORD has told me:
“When a strong young lion
stands growling over a sheep it has killed,
it is not frightened by the shouts and noise
of a whole crowd of shepherds.
In the same way, the LORD of Heaven's Armies
will come down and fight on Mount Zion.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:7 - I know the glorious day will come when each of you will throw away the gold idols and silver images your sinful hands have made.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:3 - Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth,
and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:3 - The enemy runs at the sound of your voice.
When you stand up, the nations flee!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - Those who are honest and fair,
who refuse to profit by fraud,
who stay far away from bribes,
who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong—
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 - Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.
You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut
and whose stakes are firmly fixed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:23 - The enemies' sails hang loose
on broken masts with useless tackle.
Their treasure will be divided by the people of God.
Even the lame will take their share!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:2 - For the LORD is enraged against the nations.
His fury is against all their armies.
He will completely destroy[fn] them,
dooming them to slaughter.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:13 - Thorns will overrun its palaces;
nettles and thistles will grow in its forts.
The ruins will become a haunt for jackals
and a home for owls.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:15 - There the owl will make her nest and lay her eggs.
She will hatch her young and cover them with her wings.
And the buzzards will come,
each one with its mate.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:11 - Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew,[fn] for the people on the wall will hear.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:1 - When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:19 - And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all—only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:24 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest heights
and explored its deepest forests.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:29 - And because of your raging against me
and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth.
I will make you return
by the same road on which you came.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:36 - That night the angel of the LORD went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians[fn] woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:3 - “Remember, O LORD, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:5 - “Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:10 - I said, “In the prime of my life,
must I now enter the place of the dead?[fn]
Am I to be robbed of the rest of my years?”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:13 - I waited patiently all night,
but I was torn apart as though by lions.
Suddenly, my life was over.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:4 - “What did they see in your palace?” asked Isaiah.
“They saw everything,” Hezekiah replied. “I showed them everything I own—all my royal treasuries.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:6 - ‘The time is coming when everything in your palace—all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now—will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:2 - “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
Tell her that her sad days are gone
and her sins are pardoned.
Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over
for all her sins.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Who else has held the oceans in his hand?
Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers?
Who else knows the weight of the earth
or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:21 - Haven't you heard? Don't you understand?
Are you deaf to the words of God—
the words he gave before the world began?
Are you so ignorant?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:28 - Have you never heard?
Have you never understood?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:2 - “Who has stirred up this king from the east,
rightly calling him to God's service?
Who gives this man victory over many nations
and permits him to trample their kings underfoot?
With his sword, he reduces armies to dust.
With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:4 - Who has done such mighty deeds,
summoning each new generation from the beginning of time?
It is I, the LORD, the First and the Last.
I alone am he.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:22 - “Let them try to tell us what happened long ago
so that we may consider the evidence.
Or let them tell us what the future holds,
so we can know what's going to happen.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:23 - Yes, tell us what will occur in the days ahead.
Then we will know you are gods.
In fact, do anything—good or bad!
Do something that will amaze and frighten us.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:26 - “Who told you from the beginning
that this would happen?
Who predicted this,
making you admit that he was right?
No one said a word!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:5 - God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out.
He created the earth and everything in it.
He gives breath to everyone,
life to everyone who walks the earth.
And it is he who says,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:9 - Everything I prophesied has come true,
and now I will prophesy again.
I will tell you the future before it happens.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:16 - I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
I will not forsake them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 - But those who trust in idols,
who say, ‘You are our gods,'
will be turned away in shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:20 - You see and recognize what is right
but refuse to act on it.
You hear with your ears,
but you don't really listen.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:23 - Who will hear these lessons from the past
and see the ruin that awaits you in the future?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:8 - Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - Gather the nations together!
Assemble the peoples of the world!
Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?
Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?
Where are the witnesses of such predictions?
Who can verify that they spoke the truth?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:18 - “But forget all that—
it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:28 - That is why I have disgraced your priests;
I have decreed complete destruction[fn] for Jacob
and shame for Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:3 - For I will pour out water to quench your thirst
and to irrigate your parched fields.
And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
and my blessing on your children.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:7 - Who is like me?
Let him step forward and prove to you his power.
Let him do as I have done since ancient times
when I established a people and explained its future.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:9 - How foolish are those who manufacture idols.
These prized objects are really worthless.
The people who worship idols don't know this,
so they are all put to shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 - I expose the false prophets as liars
and make fools of fortune-tellers.
I cause the wise to give bad advice,
thus proving them to be fools.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:26 - But I carry out the predictions of my prophets!
By them I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live here again,'
and to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be rebuilt;
I will restore all your ruins!'
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28 - When I say of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,'
he will certainly do as I say.
He will command, ‘Rebuild Jerusalem';
he will say, ‘Restore the Temple.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:11 - This is what the LORD says—
the Holy One of Israel and your Creator:
“Do you question what I do for my children?
Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:1 - Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:9 - Remember the things I have done in the past.
For I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none like me.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 - Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:7 - You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!'
You did not reflect on your actions
or think about their consequences.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:3 - Long ago I told you what was going to happen.
Then suddenly I took action,
and all my predictions came true.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:6 - You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled,
but you refuse to admit it.
Now I will tell you new things,
secrets you have not yet heard.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:8 - “Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new,
things you never heard of before.
For I know so well what traitors you are.
You have been rebels from birth.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:9 - Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name,
I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:15 - “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,
I would not forget you!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:16 - See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.
Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem's walls in ruins.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:20 - The generations born in exile will return and say,
‘We need more room! It's crowded here!'
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:22 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“See, I will give a signal to the godless nations.
They will carry your little sons back to you in their arms;
they will bring your daughters on their shoulders.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:5 - The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me,
and I have listened.
I have not rebelled or turned away.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:3 - The LORD will comfort Israel[fn] again
and have pity on her ruins.
Her desert will blossom like Eden,
her barren wilderness like the garden of the LORD.
Joy and gladness will be found there.
Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:10 - Are you not the same today,
the one who dried up the sea,
making a path of escape through the depths
so that your people could cross over?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:15 - For I am the LORD your God,
who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar.
My name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:23 - Instead, I will hand that cup to your tormentors,
those who said, ‘We will trample you into the dust
and walk on your backs.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:11 - Get out! Get out and leave your captivity,
where everything you touch is unclean.
Get out of there and purify yourselves,
you who carry home the sacred objects of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:2 - “Enlarge your house; build an addition.
Spread out your home, and spare no expense!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:3 - For you will soon be bursting at the seams.
Your descendants will occupy other nations
and resettle the ruined cities.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10 - For the mountains may move
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 - “O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:13 - I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - “Come to me with your ears wide open.
Listen, and you will find life.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you.
I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:11 - It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:2 - Blessed are all those
who are careful to do this.
Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest
and keep themselves from doing wrong.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:4 - For this is what the LORD says:
I will bless those eunuchs
who keep my Sabbath days holy
and who choose to do what pleases me
and commit their lives to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:6 - “I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the LORD,
who serve him and love his name,
who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest,
and who hold fast to my covenant.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:5 - You worship your idols with great passion
beneath the oaks and under every green tree.
You sacrifice your children down in the valleys,
among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:9 - You have given olive oil to Molech[fn]
with many gifts of perfume.
You have traveled far,
even into the world of the dead,[fn]
to find new gods to love.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:12 - Now I will expose your so-called good deeds.
None of them will help you.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:1 - “Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast.
Shout aloud! Don't be timid.
Tell my people Israel[fn] of their sins!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:3 - ‘We have fasted before you!' they say.
‘Why aren't you impressed?
We have been very hard on ourselves,
and you don't even notice it!'
“I will tell you why!” I respond.
“It's because you are fasting to please yourselves.
Even while you fast,
you keep oppressing your workers.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:8 - “Then your salvation will come like the dawn,
and your wounds will quickly heal.
Your godliness will lead you forward,
and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:13 - “Keep the Sabbath day holy.
Don't pursue your own interests on that day,
but enjoy the Sabbath
and speak of it with delight as the LORD's holy day.
Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day,
and don't follow your own desires or talk idly.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:14 - Then the LORD will be your delight.
I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:12 - For our sins are piled up before God
and testify against us.
Yes, we know what sinners we are.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:4 - “Look and see, for everyone is coming home!
Your sons are coming from distant lands;
your little daughters will be carried home.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - They are ships from the ends of the earth,
from lands that trust in me,
led by the great ships of Tarshish.
They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away,
carrying their silver and gold.
They will honor the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has filled you with splendor.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:10 - “Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns,
and their kings will serve you.
For though I have destroyed you in my anger,
I will now have mercy on you through my grace.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:5 - Foreigners will be your servants.
They will feed your flocks
and plow your fields
and tend your vineyards.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:11 - The Sovereign LORD will show his justice to the nations of the world.
Everyone will praise him!
His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring,
with plants springing up everywhere.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:8 - The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength:
“I will never again hand you over to your enemies.
Never again will foreign warriors come
and take away your grain and new wine.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:10 - Go out through the gates!
Prepare the highway for my people to return!
Smooth out the road; pull out the boulders;
raise a flag for all the nations to see.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:2 - Why are your clothes so red,
as if you have been treading out grapes?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:3 - When you came down long ago,
you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations.
And oh, how the mountains quaked!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:4 - For since the world began,
no ear has heard
and no eye has seen a God like you,
who works for those who wait for him!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:7 - both for their own sins
and for those of their ancestors,”
says the LORD.
“For they also burned incense on the mountains
and insulted me on the hills.
I will pay them back in full!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:21 - In those days people will live in the houses they build
and eat the fruit of their own vineyards.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:22 - Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses
and confiscate their vineyards.
For my people will live as long as trees,
and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:3 - But those who choose their own ways—
delighting in their detestable sins—
will not have their offerings accepted.
When such people sacrifice a bull,
it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice.
When they sacrifice a lamb,
it's as though they had sacrificed a dog!
When they bring an offering of grain,
they might as well offer the blood of a pig.
When they burn frankincense,
it's as if they had blessed an idol.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:4 - I will send them great trouble—
all the things they feared.
For when I called, they did not answer.
When I spoke, they did not listen.
They deliberately sinned before my very eyes
and chose to do what they know I despise.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:8 - Who has ever seen anything as strange as this?
Who ever heard of such a thing?
Has a nation ever been born in a single day?
Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment?
But by the time Jerusalem's[fn] birth pains begin,
her children will be born.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:15 - See, the LORD is coming with fire,
and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind.
He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger
and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:17 - “Those who ‘consecrate' and ‘purify' themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center—feasting on pork and rats and other detestable meats—will come to a terrible end,” says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:18 - “I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and peoples together, and they will see my glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[fn] and Lydians[fn] (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece,[fn] and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:24 - And as they go out, they will see
the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me.
For the worms that devour them will never die,
and the fire that burns them will never go out.
All who pass by
will view them with utter horror.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:15 - Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the LORD, have spoken!
“They will set their thrones
at the gates of the city.
They will attack its walls
and all the other towns of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:7 - “And when I brought you into a fruitful land
to enjoy its bounty and goodness,
you defiled my land and
corrupted the possession I had promised you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 - “I have punished your children,
but they did not respond to my discipline.
You yourselves have killed your prophets
as a lion kills its prey.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:5 - Surely you won't be angry forever!
Surely you can forget about it!'
So you talk,
but you keep on doing all the evil you can.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:22 - “My wayward children,” says the LORD,
“come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.”
“Yes, we're coming,” the people reply,
“for you are the LORD our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:24 - From childhood we have watched
as everything our ancestors worked for—
their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters—
was squandered on a delusion.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:1 - “O Israel,” says the LORD,
“if you wanted to return to me, you could.
You could throw away your detestable idols
and stray away no more.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain!
My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still.
For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets
and the roar of their battle cries.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:24 - I looked at the mountains and hills,
and they trembled and shook.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:29 - At the noise of charioteers and archers,
the people flee in terror.
They hide in the bushes
and run for the mountains.
All the towns have been abandoned—
not a person remains!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:3 - LORD, you are searching for honesty.
You struck your people,
but they paid no attention.
You crushed them,
but they refused to be corrected.
They are determined, with faces set like stone;
they have refused to repent.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 - “Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines,
leaving a scattered few alive.
Strip the branches from the vines,
for these people do not belong to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:17 - They will devour the food of your harvest;
they will devour your sons and daughters.
They will devour your flocks and herds;
they will devour your grapes and figs.
And they will destroy your fortified towns,
which you think are so safe.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:25 - Your wickedness has deprived you of these wonderful blessings.
Your sin has robbed you of all these good things.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31 - the prophets give false prophecies,
and the priests rule with an iron hand.
Worse yet, my people like it that way!
But what will you do when the end comes?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:5 - ‘Well then, let's attack at night
and destroy her palaces!'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:6 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
“Cut down the trees for battering rams.
Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished,
for she is wicked through and through.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:9 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
“Even the few who remain in Israel
will be picked over again,
as when a harvester checks each vine a second time
to pick the grapes that were missed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:18 - “Therefore, listen to this, all you nations.
Take note of my people's situation.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:3 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says:
“‘Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:5 - But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other with justice;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:10 - and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, “We are safe!”—only to go right back to all those evils again?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:13 - While you were doing these wicked things, says the LORD, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:19 - Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the LORD. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:20 - So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “I will pour out my terrible fury on this place. Its people, animals, trees, and crops will be consumed by the unquenchable fire of my anger.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:21 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Take your burnt offerings and your other sacrifices and eat them yourselves!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:24 - “But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:30 - “The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes,” says the LORD. “They have set up their abominable idols right in the Temple that bears my name, defiling it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:1 - “In that day,” says the LORD, “the enemy will break open the graves of the kings and officials of Judah, and the graves of the priests, prophets, and common people of Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:7 - Even the stork that flies across the sky
knows the time of her migration,
as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane.[fn]
They all return at the proper time each year.
But not my people!
They do not know the LORD's laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:13 - I will surely consume them.
There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes.
Their fruit trees will all die.
Whatever I gave them will soon be gone.
I, the LORD, have spoken!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:10 - I will weep for the mountains
and wail for the wilderness pastures.
For they are desolate and empty of life;
the lowing of cattle is heard no more;
the birds and wild animals have all fled.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:19 - Hear the people of Jerusalem[fn] crying in despair,
‘We are ruined! We are completely humiliated!
We must leave our land,
because our homes have been torn down.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:26 - the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places,[fn] and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:16 - But the God of Israel[fn] is no idol!
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
including Israel, his own special possession.
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:25 - Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on the peoples that do not call upon your name.
For they have devoured your people Israel[fn];
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:18 - Then the LORD told me about the plots my enemies were making against me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:9 - My chosen people act like speckled vultures,[fn]
but they themselves are surrounded by vultures.
Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:23 - Can an Ethiopian[fn] change the color of his skin?
Can a leopard take away its spots?
Neither can you start doing good,
for you have always done evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:26 - I myself will strip you
and expose you to shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - I have seen your adultery and lust,
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem!
How long before you are pure?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 - The nobles send servants to get water,
but all the wells are dry.
The servants return with empty pitchers,
confused and desperate,
covering their heads in grief.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:16 - As for the people to whom they prophesy—their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war. There will be no one left to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters—all will be gone. For I will pour out their own wickedness on them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:3 - “I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” says the LORD. “I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:10 - “When you tell the people all these things, they will ask, ‘Why has the LORD decreed such terrible things against us? What have we done to deserve such treatment? What is our sin against the LORD our God?'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:10 - but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:11 - “Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:12 - But the people replied, “Don't waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O LORD of Heaven's Armies,
you test those who are righteous,
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
Let me see your vengeance against them,
for I have committed my cause to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:2 - “Please speak to the LORD for us and ask him to help us. King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon is attacking Judah. Perhaps the LORD will be gracious and do a mighty miracle as he has done in the past. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw his armies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:4 - ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will make your weapons useless against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians[fn] who are outside your walls attacking you. In fact, I will bring your enemies right into the heart of this city.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:6 - I will send a terrible plague upon this city, and both people and animals will die.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:14 - And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness,
says the LORD.
I will light a fire in your forests
that will burn up everything around you.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:13 - And the LORD says, “What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim,[fn]
who builds his palace with forced labor.[fn]
He builds injustice into its walls,
for he makes his neighbors work for nothing.
He does not pay them for their labor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:8 - “But the bad figs,” the LORD said, “represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:9 - I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy[fn] you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:12 - “Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins,” says the LORD. “I will make the country of the Babylonians[fn] a wasteland forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:13 - I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book—all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:15 - This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:17 - So I took the cup of anger from the LORD and made all the nations drink from it—every nation to which the LORD sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:36 - Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds.
The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair,
for the LORD is ruining their pastures.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:37 - Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland
by the LORD's fierce anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:13 - But if you stop your sinning and begin to obey the LORD your God, he will change his mind about this disaster that he has announced against you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:15 - But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the LORD sent me to speak every word you have heard.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:6 - Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:3 - Within two years I will bring back all the Temple treasures that King Nebuchadnezzar carried off to Babylon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:6 - He said, “Amen! May your prophecies come true! I hope the LORD does everything you say. I hope he does bring back from Babylon the treasures of this Temple and all the captives.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:7 - But listen now to the solemn words I speak to you in the presence of all these people.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:8 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let your prophets and fortune-tellers who are with you in the land of Babylon trick you. Do not listen to their dreams,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:29 - But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah's letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:32 - I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - It is the LORD who provides the sun to light the day
and the moon and stars to light the night,
and who stirs the sea into roaring waves.
His name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
and this is what he says:
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:23 - Our ancestors came and conquered it and lived in it, but they refused to obey you or follow your word. They have not done anything you commanded. That is why you have sent this terrible disaster upon them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:34 - They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:42 - “This is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all these calamities on them, so I will do all the good I have promised them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:9 - Then this city will bring me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see all the good I do for my people, and they will tremble with awe at the peace and prosperity I provide for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:15 - Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, “Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you would not listen to me or obey me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:17 - “Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you refuse to listen or answer when I call, I will send upon Judah and Jerusalem all the disasters I have threatened.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:2 - “Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:3 - Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:6 - So you go to the Temple on the next day of fasting, and read the messages from the LORD that I have had you write on this scroll. Read them so the people who are there from all over Judah will hear them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:13 - When Micaiah told them about the messages Baruch was reading to the people,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:15 - “Sit down and read the scroll to us,” the officials said, and Baruch did as they requested.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:21 - The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from Elishama's room and read it to the king as all his officials stood by.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:24 - Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:31 - I will punish him and his family and his attendants for their sins. I will pour out on them and on all the people of Jerusalem and Judah all the disasters I promised, for they would not listen to my warnings.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:2 - The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it's up to you; go wherever you like.”
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:10 - “As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to meet with us. Settle in the towns you have taken, and live off the land. Harvest the grapes and summer fruits and olives, and store them away.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:5 - eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the LORD. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:11 - But when Johanan son of Kareah and the other guerrilla leaders heard about Ishmael's crimes,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:16 - Then Johanan son of Kareah and the other guerrilla leaders took all the people they had rescued in Gibeon—the soldiers, women, children, and court officials[fn] whom Ishmael had captured after he killed Gedaliah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:6 - In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king's daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. The prophet Jeremiah and Baruch were also included.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:10 - Then say to the people of Judah, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will certainly bring my servant Nebuchadnezzar,[fn] king of Babylon, here to Egypt. I will set his throne over these stones that I have hidden. He will spread his royal canopy over them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:2 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: You saw the calamity I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. They now lie deserted and in ruins.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:23 - All these terrible things happened to you because you have burned incense to idols and sinned against the LORD. You have refused to obey him and have not followed his instructions, his decrees, and his laws.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:4 - Harness the horses,
and mount the stallions.
Take your positions.
Put on your helmets.
Sharpen your spears,
and prepare your armor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - “The swiftest runners cannot flee;
the mightiest warriors cannot escape.
By the Euphrates River to the north,
they stumble and fall.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:9 - Charge, you horses and chariots;
attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt!
Come, all you allies from Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia[fn]
who are skilled with the shield and bow!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10 - Cursed are those who refuse to do the LORD's work,
who hold back their swords from shedding blood!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:12 - But the time is coming soon,” says the LORD,
“when I will send men to pour him from his jar.
They will pour him out,
then shatter the jar!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:14 - “You used to boast, ‘We are heroes,
mighty men of war.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:41 - Its cities will fall,
and its strongholds will be seized.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:10 - But I will strip bare the land of Edom,
and there will be no place left to hide.
Its children, its brothers, and its neighbors
will all be destroyed,
and Edom itself will be no more.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:20 - Listen to the LORD's plans against Edom
and the people of Teman.
Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,
and their homes will be destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:29 - Their flocks and tents will be captured,
and their household goods and camels will be taken away.
Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard:
‘We are terrorized at every turn!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:6 - “My people have been lost sheep.
Their shepherds have led them astray
and turned them loose in the mountains.
They have lost their way
and can't remember how to get back to the sheepfold.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:17 - “The Israelites are like sheep
that have been scattered by lions.
First the king of Assyria ate them up.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon cracked their bones.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:25 - The LORD has opened his armory
and brought out weapons to vent his fury.
The terror that falls upon the Babylonians
will be the work of the Sovereign LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:29 - “Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon.
Surround the city so none can escape.
Do to her as she has done to others,
for she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:32 - O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,
and no one will raise you up.
For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon
that will burn up everything around them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:37 - The sword will strike her horses and chariots
and her allies from other lands,
and they will all become like women.
The sword will strike her treasures,
and they all will be plundered.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:10 - The LORD has vindicated us.
Come, let us announce in Jerusalem[fn]
everything the LORD our God has done.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - Sharpen the arrows!
Lift up the shields![fn]
For the LORD has inspired the kings of the Medes
to march against Babylon and destroy her.
This is his vengeance against those
who desecrated his Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:13 - You are a city by a great river,
a great center of commerce,
but your end has come.
The thread of your life is cut.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:19 - But the God of Israel[fn] is no idol!
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
including his people, his own special possession.
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - Her mightiest warriors no longer fight.
They stay in their barracks, their courage gone.
They have become like women.
The invaders have burned the houses
and broken down the city gates.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:32 - All the escape routes are blocked.
The marshes have been set aflame,
and the army is in a panic.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:44 - And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon,
and make him vomit up all he has eaten.
The nations will no longer come and worship him.
The wall of Babylon has fallen!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:51 - “We are ashamed,” the people say.
“We are insulted and disgraced
because the LORD's Temple
has been defiled by foreigners.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:52 - “Yes,” says the LORD, “but the time is coming
when I will destroy Babylon's idols.
The groans of her wounded people
will be heard throughout the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:60 - Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon—all the words written here.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:18 - They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, basins, dishes, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:19 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, also took the small bowls, incense burners, basins, pots, lampstands, dishes, bowls used for liquid offerings, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:22 - The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7½ feet[fn] high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:2 - She sobs through the night;
tears stream down her cheeks.
Among all her lovers,
there is no one left to comfort her.
All her friends have betrayed her
and become her enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:5 - Her oppressors have become her masters,
and her enemies prosper,
for the LORD has punished Jerusalem
for her many sins.
Her children have been captured
and taken away to distant lands.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 - In the midst of her sadness and wandering,
Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor.
But now she has fallen to her enemy,
and there is no one to help her.
Her enemy struck her down
and laughed as she fell.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:10 - The enemy has plundered her completely,
taking every precious thing she owns.
She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple,
the place the LORD had forbidden them to enter.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:11 - Her people groan as they search for bread.
They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive.
“O LORD, look,” she mourns,
“and see how I am despised.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:13 - “He has sent fire from heaven that burns in my bones.
He has placed a trap in my path and turned me back.
He has left me devastated,
racked with sickness all day long.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:14 - “He wove my sins into ropes
to hitch me to a yoke of captivity.
The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies;
I am helpless in their hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:21 - “Others heard my groans,
but no one turned to comfort me.
When my enemies heard about my troubles,
they were happy to see what you had done.
Oh, bring the day you promised,
when they will suffer as I have suffered.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:2 - Without mercy the Lord has destroyed
every home in Israel.[fn]
In his anger he has broken down
the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem.[fn]
He has brought them to the ground,
dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:3 - All the strength of Israel
vanishes beneath his fierce anger.
The Lord has withdrawn his protection
as the enemy attacks.
He consumes the whole land of Israel
like a raging fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:4 - He bends his bow against his people,
as though he were their enemy.
His strength is used against them
to kill their finest youth.
His fury is poured out like fire
on beautiful Jerusalem.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:5 - Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel
like an enemy.
He has destroyed her palaces
and demolished her fortresses.
He has brought unending sorrow and tears
upon beautiful Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:38 - Does not the Most High
send both calamity and good?
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:56 - You heard me when I cried, “Listen to my pleading!
Hear my cry for help!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:64 - Pay them back, LORD,
for all the evil they have done.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 - But now their faces are blacker than soot.
No one recognizes them in the streets.
Their skin sticks to their bones;
it is as dry and hard as wood.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:10 - Tenderhearted women
have cooked their own children.
They have eaten them
to survive the siege.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:11 - But now the anger of the LORD is satisfied.
His fierce anger has been poured out.
He started a fire in Jerusalem[fn]
that burned the city to its foundations.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:22 - O beautiful Jerusalem,[fn] your punishment will end;
you will soon return from exile.
But Edom, your punishment is just beginning;
soon your many sins will be exposed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:7 - Our ancestors sinned, but they have died—
and we are suffering the punishment they deserved!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:8 - Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:17 - The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:19 - When the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. When they flew upward, the wheels went up, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 - Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others' wings, and each had two wings covering its body.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:6 - but she has rebelled against my regulations and decrees and has been even more wicked than the surrounding nations. She has refused to obey the regulations and decrees I gave her to follow.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:7 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: You people have behaved worse than your neighbors and have refused to obey my decrees and regulations. You have not even lived up to the standards of the nations around you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:9 - Because of your detestable idols, I will punish you like I have never punished anyone before or ever will again.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:11 - “As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will cut you off completely. I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my Temple with your vile images and detestable sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:2 - “Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:3 - Proclaim this message from the Sovereign LORD against the mountains of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills and to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring war upon you, and I will smash your pagan shrines.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:5 - I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:3 - No hope remains,
for I will unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:4 - I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:8 - Soon I will pour out my fury on you
and unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
for all your detestable sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:9 - I will turn my eyes away and show no pity.
I will repay you for all your detestable sins.
Then you will know that it is I, the LORD,
who is striking the blow.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:14 - “The trumpet calls Israel's army to mobilize,
but no one listens,
for my fury is against them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:24 - I will bring the most ruthless of nations
to occupy their homes.
I will break down their proud fortresses
and defile their sanctuaries.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:3 - He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the LORD very jealous.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:7 - Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:14 - He brought me to the north gate of the LORD's Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for the god Tammuz.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:1 - Then the LORD thundered, “Bring on the men appointed to punish the city! Tell them to bring their weapons with them!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4 - He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:8 - (All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.)
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:11 - The cherubim could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. They went straight in the direction they faced, never turning aside.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:16 - When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved with them. When they lifted their wings to fly, the wheels stayed beside them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:18 - Then the glory of the LORD moved out from the door of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:19 - And as I watched, the cherubim flew with their wheels to the east gate of the LORD's Temple. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:5 - Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me, and he told me to say, “This is what the LORD says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:16 - “Therefore, tell the exiles, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:18 - “When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their vile images and detestable idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:4 - Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:24 - “There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:20 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare my people like birds. I will tear them from your arms, setting my people free like birds set free from a cage.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:21 - I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp. They will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:3 - “Son of man, these leaders have set up idols[fn] in their hearts. They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:4 - Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the LORD, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:6 - “Therefore, tell the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent and turn away from your idols, and stop all your detestable sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - I, the LORD, will answer all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts and so fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:22 - Yet there will be survivors, and they will come here to join you as exiles in Babylon. You will see with your own eyes how wicked they are, and then you will feel better about what I have done to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - When you meet them and see their behavior, you will understand that these things are not being done to Israel without cause. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:12 - a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:17 - You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them. This is adultery against me!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:21 - Must you also slaughter my children by sacrificing them to idols?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:25 - On every street corner you defiled your beauty, offering your body to every passerby in an endless stream of prostitution.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:27 - That is why I struck you with my fist and reduced your boundaries. I handed you over to your enemies, the Philistines, and even they were shocked by your lewd conduct.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:36 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have poured out your lust and exposed yourself in prostitution to all your lovers, and because you have worshiped detestable idols,[fn] and because you have slaughtered your children as sacrifices to your gods,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - Then I will give you to these many nations who are your lovers, and they will destroy you. They will knock down your pagan shrines and the altars to your idols. They will strip you and take your beautiful jewels, leaving you stark naked.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:3 - Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers,
covered with many-colored plumage,
came to Lebanon.
He seized the top of a cedar tree
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:4 - and plucked off its highest branch.
He carried it away to a city filled with merchants.
He planted it in a city of traders.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - It took root there and
grew into a low, spreading vine.
Its branches turned up toward the eagle,
and its roots grew down into the ground.
It produced strong branches
and put out shoots.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:7 - But then another great eagle came
with broad wings and full plumage.
So the vine now sent its roots and branches
toward him for water,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:6 - He does not feast in the mountains before Israel's idols[fn] or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:9 - and faithfully obeys my decrees and regulations. Anyone who does these things is just and will surely live, says the Sovereign LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:15 - This son refuses to worship idols on the mountains and does not commit adultery.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:19 - “‘What?' you ask. ‘Doesn't the child pay for the parent's sins?' No! For if the child does what is just and right and keeps my decrees, that child will surely live.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:22 - All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live because of the righteous things they have done.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:9 - With hooks, they dragged him into a cage
and brought him before the king of Babylon.
They held him in captivity,
so his voice could never again be heard
on the mountains of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But the vine was uprooted in fury
and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
and was destroyed by fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:7 - Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, get rid of the vile images you are so obsessed with. Do not defile yourselves with the idols[fn] of Egypt, for I am the LORD your God.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:8 - “But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:11 - There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:12 - And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the LORD, who had set them apart to be holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:13 - “But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They wouldn't obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:16 - For they had rejected my regulations, refused to follow my decrees, and violated my Sabbath days. Their hearts were given to their idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:18 - “Then I warned their children not to follow in their parents' footsteps, defiling themselves with their idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:19 - ‘I am the LORD your God,' I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:20 - and keep my Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the LORD your God.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:21 - “But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:24 - because they did not obey my regulations. They scorned my decrees by violating my Sabbath days and longing for the idols of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:39 - “As for you, O people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go right ahead and worship your idols, but sooner or later you will obey me and will stop bringing shame on my holy name by worshiping idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:43 - You will look back on all the ways you defiled yourselves and will hate yourselves because of the evil you have done.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:44 - You will know that I am the LORD, O people of Israel, when I have honored my name by treating you mercifully in spite of your wickedness. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:2 - “Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:8 - You despise my holy things and violate my Sabbath days of rest.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:26 - Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. And they do not teach my people the difference between what is ceremonially clean and unclean. They disregard my Sabbath days so that I am dishonored among them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:26 - They will strip you of your beautiful clothes and jewels.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:37 - They have committed both adultery and murder—adultery by worshiping idols and murder by burning as sacrifices the children they bore to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:38 - Furthermore, they have defiled my Temple and violated my Sabbath day!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:39 - On the very day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they boldly came into my Temple to worship! They came in and defiled my house.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:4 - Fill it with choice pieces of meat—
the rump and the shoulder
and all the most tender cuts.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:5 - Use only the best sheep from the flock,
and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot.
Bring the pot to a boil,
and cook the bones along with the meat.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:10 - Yes, heap on the wood!
Let the fire roar to make the pot boil.
Cook the meat with many spices,
and afterward burn the bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:14 - “I, the LORD, have spoken! The time has come, and I won't hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:16 - “Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:21 - and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judea will be slaughtered by the sword.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:25 - Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold—their joy and glory, their heart's desire, their dearest treasure—I will also take away their sons and daughters.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:26 - And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:3 - Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign LORD: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! Because you cheered when my Temple was defiled, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:4 - I will allow nomads from the eastern deserts to overrun your country. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents on your land. They will harvest all your fruit and drink the milk from your livestock.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:4 - They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:9 - He will pound your walls with battering rams and demolish your towers with sledgehammers.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:12 - “They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6 - They carved your oars
from the oaks of Bashan.
Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus[fn]
was inlaid with ivory.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:16 - Your rich commerce led you to violence,
and you sinned.
So I banished you in disgrace
from the mountain of God.
I expelled you, O mighty guardian,
from your place among the stones of fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - You defiled your sanctuaries
with your many sins and your dishonest trade.
So I brought fire out from within you,
and it consumed you.
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - It will be the lowliest of all the nations, never again great enough to rise above its neighbors.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:19 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, plundering everything it has so he can pay his army.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt,
it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too.
A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes,
and its daughters will be led away as captives.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:23 - I will scatter the Egyptians to many lands throughout the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:24 - I will strengthen the arms of Babylon's king and put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he will lie there mortally wounded, groaning in pain.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:26 - I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, dispersing them throughout the earth. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:4 - Deep springs watered it
and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant.
The water flowed around it like a river,
streaming to all the trees nearby.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:5 - This great tree towered high,
higher than all the other trees around it.
It prospered and grew long thick branches
because of all the water at its roots.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:13 - “The birds roost on its fallen trunk,
and the wild animals lie among its branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:4 - I will leave you stranded on the land to die.
All the birds of the heavens will land on you,
and the wild animals of the whole earth
will gorge themselves on you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:5 - I will scatter your flesh on the hills
and fill the valleys with your bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 - When I blot you out,
I will veil the heavens and darken the stars.
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give you its light.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:9 - “I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:13 - I will destroy all your flocks and herds
that graze beside the streams.
Never again will people or animals
muddy those waters with their feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:18 - “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations.[fn] For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - I will completely destroy the land and demolish her pride. Her arrogant power will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate that no one will even travel through them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:29 - When I have completely destroyed the land because of their detestable sins, then they will know that I am the LORD.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:30 - “Son of man, your people talk about you in their houses and whisper about you at the doors. They say to each other, ‘Come on, let's go hear the prophet tell us what the LORD is saying!'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:32 - You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don't act on it!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't shepherds feed their sheep?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:3 - You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:5 - So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:8 - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. And though you were my shepherds, you didn't search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:10 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold them responsible for what has happened to my flock. I will take away their right to feed the flock, and I will stop them from feeding themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths; the sheep will no longer be their prey.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:11 - “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:13 - I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:15 - I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:18 - Isn't it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn't it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:19 - Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:22 - So I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be abused. I will judge between one animal of the flock and another.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:10 - “For you said, ‘The lands of Israel and Judah will be ours. We will take possession of them. What do we care that the LORD is there!'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:1 - “Son of man, prophesy to Israel's mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:5 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: My jealous anger burns against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for themselves as plunder.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:7 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I have taken a solemn oath that those nations will soon have their own shame to endure.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:11 - I will increase not only the people, but also your animals. O mountains of Israel, I will bring people to live on you once again. I will make you even more prosperous than you were before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:19 - I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:20 - But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said, ‘These are the people of the LORD, but he couldn't keep them safe in his own land!'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:27 - And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:30 - I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:31 - Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:4 - Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:12 - Therefore, prophesy to them and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:24 - “My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:26 - And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers,[fn] and I will put my Temple among them forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:28 - And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the LORD, who makes Israel holy.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:2 - I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:3 - I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:4 - You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:10 - They won't need to cut wood from the fields or forests, for these weapons will give them all the fuel they need. They will plunder those who planned to plunder them, and they will rob those who planned to rob them, says the Sovereign LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:17 - “And now, son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Call all the birds and wild animals. Say to them: Gather together for my great sacrificial feast. Come from far and near to the mountains of Israel, and there eat flesh and drink blood!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:21 - “In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I have inflicted on them and the power of my fist when I strike.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:24 - I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:9 - It was 14 feet[fn] across, with supporting columns 3½ feet[fn] thick. This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:10 - There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:16 - There were recessed windows that narrowed inward through the walls of the guard alcoves and their dividing walls. There were also windows in the entry room. The surfaces of the dividing walls were decorated with carved palm trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:21 - Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and an entry room. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:22 - The windows, the entry room, and the palm tree decorations were identical to those in the east gateway. There were seven steps leading up to the gateway entrance, and the entry room was at the inner end of the gateway passage.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:24 - Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and they were exactly the same as in the others.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:26 - This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:28 - Then the man took me to the south gateway leading into the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:29 - Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those in the others. It also had windows along its walls and in the entry room. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:32 - Then he took me to the east gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:33 - Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the entry room. The gateway passage measured 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:35 - Then he took me around to the north gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:36 - The guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room of this gateway had the same measurements as in the others and the same window arrangements. The gateway passage measured 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:37 - Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:38 - A door led from the entry room of one of the inner gateways into a side room, where the meat for sacrifices was washed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:39 - On each side of this entry room were two tables, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:41 - So there were eight tables in all—four inside and four outside—where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:42 - There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31½ inches square and 21 inches high.[fn] On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:47 - Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:7 - Each level was wider than the one below it, corresponding to the narrowing of the Temple wall as it rose higher. A stairway led up from the bottom level through the middle level to the top level.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:13 - Then the man measured the Temple, and it was 175 feet[fn] long. The courtyard around the building, including its walls, was an additional 175 feet in length.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:14 - The inner courtyard to the east of the Temple was also 175 feet wide.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:15 - The building to the west, including its two walls, was also 175 feet wide.
The sanctuary, the inner room, and the entry room of the Temple
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:20 - from the floor to the top of the walls, including the outer wall of the sanctuary.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:25 - The doors leading into the sanctuary were decorated with carved cherubim and palm trees, just as on the walls. And there was a wooden roof at the front of the entry room to the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:26 - On both sides of the entry room were recessed windows decorated with carved palm trees. The side rooms along the outside wall also had roofs.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:11 - There was a walkway between the two blocks of rooms just like the complex on the north side of the Temple. This complex of rooms was the same length and width as the other one, and it had the same entrances and doors. The dimensions of each were identical.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:12 - So there was an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the inner block of rooms, and another on the east at the end of the interior walkway.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:13 - Then the man told me, “These rooms that overlook the Temple from the north and south are holy. Here the priests who offer sacrifices to the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. And because these rooms are holy, they will be used to store the sacred offerings—the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:20 - So the area was 875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to separate what was holy from what was common.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:11 - and they will be ashamed[fn] of what they have done. Describe to them all the specifications of the Temple—including its entrances and exits—and everything else about it. Tell them about its decrees and laws. Write down all these specifications and decrees as they watch so they will be sure to remember and follow them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:12 - And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:16 - The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:20 - You will take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the upper ledge, and the curb that runs around that ledge. This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:27 - On the eighth day, and on each day afterward, the priests will sacrifice on the altar the burnt offerings and peace offerings of the people. Then I will accept you. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:5 - And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the LORD's Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple's entrances and exits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:9 - “So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people of Israel, will enter my sanctuary if they have not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:11 - They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burnt offerings and be present to help the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:13 - They may not approach me to minister as priests. They may not touch any of my holy things or the holy offerings, for they must bear the shame of all the detestable sins they have committed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:14 - They are to serve as the Temple caretakers, taking charge of the maintenance work and performing general duties.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:16 - They alone will enter my sanctuary and approach my table to serve me. They will fulfill all my requirements.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:24 - “They will serve as judges to resolve any disagreements among my people. Their decisions must be based on my regulations. And the priests themselves must obey my instructions and decrees at all the sacred festivals, and see to it that the Sabbaths are set apart as holy days.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:29 - Their food will come from the gifts and sacrifices brought to the Temple by the people—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Whatever anyone sets apart[fn] for the LORD will belong to the priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:30 - The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the LORD will go to the priests. The first samples of each grain harvest and the first of your flour must also be given to the priests so the LORD will bless your homes.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:7 - “Two special sections of land will be set apart for the prince. One section will share a border with the east side of the sacred lands and city, and the second section will share a border on the west side. Then the far eastern and western borders of the prince's lands will line up with the eastern and western boundaries of the tribal areas.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:17 - The prince will be required to provide offerings that are given at the religious festivals, the new moon celebrations, the Sabbath days, and all other similar occasions. He will provide the sin offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, and peace offerings to purify the people of Israel, making them right with the LORD.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:25 - “During the seven days of the Festival of Shelters, which occurs every year in early autumn,[fn] the prince will provide these same sacrifices for the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the grain offering, along with the required olive oil.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:2 - The prince will enter the entry room of the gateway from the outside. Then he will stand by the gatepost while the priest offers his burnt offering and peace offering. He will bow down in worship inside the gateway passage and then go back out the way he came. The gateway will not be closed until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:3 - The common people will bow down and worship the LORD in front of this gateway on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:4 - “Each Sabbath day the prince will present to the LORD a burnt offering of six lambs and one ram, all with no defects.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:12 - When the prince offers a voluntary burnt offering or peace offering to the LORD, the east gateway to the inner courtyard will be opened for him, and he will offer his sacrifices as he does on Sabbath days. Then he will leave, and the gateway will be shut behind him.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:20 - He explained, “This is where the priests will cook the meat from the guilt offerings and sin offerings and bake the flour from the grain offerings into bread. They will do it here to avoid carrying the sacrifices through the outer courtyard and endangering the people by transmitting holiness to them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:21 - Then he brought me back to the outer courtyard and led me to each of its four corners. In each corner I saw an enclosure.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:22 - Each of these enclosures was 70 feet long and 52½ feet wide,[fn] surrounded by walls.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:24 - The man said to me, “These are the kitchens to be used by the Temple assistants to boil the sacrifices offered by the people.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:1 - In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:13 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Divide the land in this way for the twelve tribes of Israel: The descendants of Joseph will be given two shares of land.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:17 - So the northern border will run from the Mediterranean to Hazar-enan, on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus to the south.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:18 - “The eastern border starts at a point between Hauran and Damascus and runs south along the Jordan River between Israel and Gilead, past the Dead Sea[fn] and as far south as Tamar.[fn] This will be the eastern border.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16 - The city will measure 1½ miles[fn] on each side—north, south, east, and west.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:18 - Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3⅓ miles to the east and 3⅓ miles to the west[fn] along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:2 - The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia[fn] and placed them in the treasure-house of his god.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:10 - But he responded, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. If you become pale and thin compared to the other youths your age, I am afraid the king will have me beheaded.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:15 - At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:2 - He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers,[fn] and he demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood before the king,
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:22 - He reveals deep and mysterious things
and knows what lies hidden in darkness,
though he is surrounded by light.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - At Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be in charge of all the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king's court.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:2 - Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king's command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:2 - “I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:11 - The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - The messenger shouted, “Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Chase the wild animals from its shade and the birds from its branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:22 - That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:2 - While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor,[fn] Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23 - For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10 - But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:13 - Then they told the king, “That man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is ignoring you and your law. He still prays to his God three times a day.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:18 - Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:22 - My God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions' den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 - Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, the one so different from the others and so terrifying. It had devoured and crushed its victims with iron teeth and bronze claws, trampling their remains beneath its feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:6 - headed toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7 - The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat's power.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:19 - Then he said, “I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:20 - The two-horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:27 - Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for several days. Afterward I got up and performed my duties for the king, but I was greatly troubled by the vision and could not understand it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:12 - You have kept your word and done to us and our rulers exactly as you warned. Never has there been such a disaster as happened in Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:10 - Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:4 - But at the height of his power, his kingdom will be broken apart and divided into four parts. It will not be ruled by the king's descendants, nor will the kingdom hold the authority it once had. For his empire will be uprooted and given to others.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:6 - “Some years later an alliance will be formed between the king of the north and the king of the south. The daughter of the king of the south will be given in marriage to the king of the north to secure the alliance, but she will lose her influence over him, and so will her father. She will be abandoned along with her supporters.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:7 - But when one of her relatives[fn] becomes king of the south, he will raise an army and enter the fortress of the king of the north and defeat him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:26 - His own household will cause his downfall. His army will be swept away, and many will be killed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:6 - One of them asked the man dressed in linen, who was now standing above the river, “How long will it be until these shocking events are over?”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:7 - The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:4 - And I will not love her children,
for they were conceived in prostitution.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - Their mother is a shameless prostitute
and became pregnant in a shameful way.
She said, ‘I'll run after other lovers
and sell myself to them for food and water,
for clothing of wool and linen,
and for olive oil and drinks.'
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - “But now I will take back the ripened grain and new wine
I generously provided each harvest season.
I will take away the wool and linen clothing
I gave her to cover her nakedness.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:11 - I will put an end to her annual festivals,
her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days—
all her appointed festivals.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:13 - I will punish her for all those times
when she burned incense to her images of Baal,
when she put on her earrings and jewels
and went out to look for her lovers
but forgot all about me,”
says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:15 - I will return her vineyards to her
and transform the Valley of Trouble[fn] into a gateway of hope.
She will give herself to me there,
as she did long ago when she was young,
when I freed her from her captivity in Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:17 - O Israel, I will wipe the many names of Baal from your lips,
and you will never mention them again.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:9 - ‘And what the priests do, the people also do.'
So now I will punish both priests and people
for their wicked deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:12 - But as they fly about,
I will throw my net over them
and bring them down like a bird from the sky.
I will punish them for all the evil they do.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:12 - Even though I gave them all my laws,
they act as if those laws don't apply to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:14 - Israel has forgotten its Maker and built great palaces,
and Judah has fortified its cities.
Therefore, I will send down fire on their cities
and will burn up their fortresses.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:12 - Even if you do have children who grow up,
I will take them from you.
It will be a terrible day when I turn away
and leave you alone.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:13 - I have watched Israel become as beautiful as Tyre.
But now Israel will bring out her children for slaughter.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:16 - The people of Israel are struck down.
Their roots are dried up,
and they will bear no more fruit.
And if they give birth,
I will slaughter their beloved children.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:1 - How prosperous Israel is—
a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit.
But the richer the people get,
the more pagan altars they build.
The more bountiful their harvests,
the more beautiful their sacred pillars.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 - The hearts of the people are fickle;
they are guilty and must be punished.
The LORD will break down their altars
and smash their sacred pillars.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 - And the pagan shrines of Aven,[fn] the place of Israel's sin, will crumble.
Thorns and thistles will grow up around their altars.
They will beg the mountains, “Bury us!”
and plead with the hills, “Fall on us!”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:9 - The LORD says, “O Israel, ever since Gibeah,
there has been only sin and more sin!
You have made no progress whatsoever.
Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked?
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:1 - “When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and I called my son out of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:7 - For my people are determined to desert me.
They call me the Most High,
but they don't truly honor me.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:2 - Now the LORD is bringing charges against Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob[fn] for all his deceitful ways,
and pay him back for all he has done.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:15 - Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers,
but the east wind—a blast from the LORD
will arise in the desert.
All their flowing springs will run dry,
and all their wells will disappear.
Every precious thing they own
will be plundered and carried away.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:4 - After the cutting locusts finished eating the crops,
the swarming locusts took what was left!
After them came the hopping locusts,
and then the stripping locusts,[fn] too!
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:19 - LORD, help us!
The fire has consumed the wilderness pastures,
and flames have burned up all the trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:20 - Even the wild animals cry out to you
because the streams have dried up,
and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:2 - It is a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of thick clouds and deep blackness.
Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains,
a great and mighty army appears.
Nothing like it has been seen before
or will ever be seen again.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:7 - The attackers march like warriors
and scale city walls like soldiers.
Straight forward they march,
never breaking rank.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:13 - Don't tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the LORD your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:20 - I will drive away these armies from the north.
I will send them into the parched wastelands.
Those in the front will be driven into the Dead Sea,
and those at the rear into the Mediterranean.[fn]
The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land.”
Surely the LORD has done great things!
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!
Rejoice in the LORD your God!
For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.
Once more the autumn rains will come,
as well as the rains of spring.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:2 - I will gather the armies of the world
into the valley of Jehoshaphat.[fn]
There I will judge them
for harming my people, my special possession,
for scattering my people among the nations,
and for dividing up my land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:3 - They threw dice[fn] to decide which of my people
would be their slaves.
They traded boys to obtain prostitutes
and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:5 - You have taken my silver and gold and all my precious treasures, and have carried them off to your pagan temples.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:10 - Hammer your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks into spears.
Train even your weaklings to be warriors.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:11 - Come quickly, all you nations everywhere.
Gather together in the valley.”
And now, O LORD, call out your warriors!
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:12 - “Let the nations be called to arms.
Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat.
There I, the LORD, will sit
to pronounce judgment on them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:7 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:10 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:13 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders,
they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:1 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Moab have sinned again and again,[fn]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They desecrated the bones of Edom's king,
burning them to ashes.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:4 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Judah have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They have rejected the instruction of the LORD,
refusing to obey his decrees.
They have been led astray by the same lies
that deceived their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:7 - They trample helpless people in the dust
and shove the oppressed out of the way.
Both father and son sleep with the same woman,
corrupting my holy name.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:8 - At their religious festivals,
they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security.
In the house of their gods,[fn]
they drink wine bought with unjust fines.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14 - “On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,
I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.
The horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:4 - “Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel.
Keep on disobeying at Gilgal.
Offer sacrifices each morning,
and bring your tithes every three days.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:13 - For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains,
stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.
He turns the light of dawn into darkness
and treads on the heights of the earth.
The LORD God of Heaven's Armies is his name!
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:15 - Hate evil and love what is good;
turn your courts into true halls of justice.
Perhaps even yet the LORD God of Heaven's Armies
will have mercy on the remnant of his people.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:6 - You drink wine by the bowlful
and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions.
You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:10 - And when a relative who is responsible to dispose of the dead[fn] goes into the house to carry out the bodies, he will ask the last survivor, “Is anyone else with you?” When the person begins to swear, “No, by . . . ,” he will interrupt and say, “Stop! Don't even mention the name of the LORD.”)
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:3 - In that day the singing in the Temple will turn to wailing. Dead bodies will be scattered everywhere. They will be carried out of the city in silence. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:7 - Now the LORD has sworn this oath
by his own name, the Pride of Israel[fn]:
“I will never forget
the wicked things you have done!
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 - Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,
“Strike the tops of the Temple columns,
so that the foundation will shake.
Bring down the roof
on the heads of the people below.
I will kill with the sword those who survive.
No one will escape!
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel,
I will search them out and capture them.
Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean,
I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11 - “In that day I will restore the fallen house[fn] of David.
I will repair its damaged walls.
From the ruins I will rebuild it
and restore its former glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:12 - And Israel will possess what is left of Edom
and all the nations I have called to be mine.[fn]
The LORD has spoken,
and he will do these things.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:13 - “The time will come,” says the LORD,
“when the grain and grapes will grow faster
than they can be harvested.
Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel
will drip with sweet wine!
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:1 - This is the vision that the Sovereign LORD revealed to Obadiah concerning the land of Edom.
We have heard a message from the LORD
that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say,
“Get ready, everyone!
Let's assemble our armies and attack Edom!”
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:5 - “If thieves came at night and robbed you
(what a disaster awaits you!),
they would not take everything.
Those who harvest grapes
always leave a few for the poor.
But your enemies will wipe you out completely!
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:15 - “The day is near when I, the LORD,
will judge all godless nations!
As you have done to Israel,
so it will be done to you.
All your evil deeds
will fall back on your own heads.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:10 - When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:3 - Look! The LORD is coming!
He leaves his throne in heaven
and tramples the heights of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:6 - “So I, the LORD, will make the city of Samaria
a heap of ruins.
Her streets will be plowed up
for planting vineyards.
I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below,
exposing her foundations.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:7 - All her carved images will be smashed.
All her sacred treasures will be burned.
These things were bought with the money
earned by her prostitution,
and they will now be carried away
to pay prostitutes elsewhere.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:16 - Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow,
for the children you love will be snatched away.
Make yourselves as bald as a vulture,
for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:9 - You have evicted women from their pleasant homes
and forever stripped their children of all that God would give them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:2 - but you are the very ones
who hate good and love evil.
You skin my people alive
and tear the flesh from their bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:3 - Yes, you eat my people's flesh,
strip off their skin,
and break their bones.
You chop them up
like meat for the cooking pot.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7 - Then you seers will be put to shame,
and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced.
And you will cover your faces
because there is no answer from God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Listen to me, you leaders of Israel!
You hate justice and twist all that is right.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:3 - The LORD will mediate between peoples
and will settle disputes between strong nations far away.
They will hammer their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
nor train for war anymore.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:13 - “Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!”[fn]
says the LORD.
“For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves,
so you can trample many nations to pieces.
You will present their stolen riches to the LORD,
their wealth to the LORD of all the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:6 - They will rule Assyria with drawn swords
and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod.
He will rescue us from the Assyrians
when they pour over the borders to invade our land.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:10 - “In that day,” says the LORD,
“I will slaughter your horses
and destroy your chariots.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:11 - I will tear down your walls
and demolish your defenses.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:12 - I will put an end to all witchcraft,
and there will be no more fortune-tellers.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:13 - I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars,
so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:14 - I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles
and destroy your pagan cities.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:1 - Listen to what the LORD is saying:
“Stand up and state your case against me.
Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:16 - You keep only the laws of evil King Omri;
you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab!
Therefore, I will make an example of you,
bringing you to complete ruin.
You will be treated with contempt,
mocked by all who see you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:1 - How miserable I am!
I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest
who can find nothing to eat.
Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig
can be found to satisfy my hunger.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:19 - Once again you will have compassion on us.
You will trample our sins under your feet
and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:14 - And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh:
“You will have no more children to carry on your name.
I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods.
I am preparing a grave for you
because you are despicable!”
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:15 - [fn]Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news!
He is bringing a message of peace.
Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah,
and fulfill all your vows,
for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again.
They will be completely destroyed!
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 - Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah,
the LORD will restore its honor.
Israel's vine has been stripped of branches,
but he will restore its splendor.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:4 - The chariots race recklessly along the streets
and rush wildly through the squares.
They flash like firelight
and move as swiftly as lightning.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:5 - The king shouts to his officers;
they stumble in their haste,
rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:9 - Loot the silver!
Plunder the gold!
There's no end to Nineveh's treasures—
its vast, uncounted wealth.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion tore up meat for his cubs
and strangled prey for his mate.
He filled his den with prey,
his caverns with his plunder.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:5 - “I am your enemy!”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“And now I will lift your skirts
and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:10 - Yet Thebes fell,
and her people were led away as captives.
Her babies were dashed to death
against the stones of the streets.
Soldiers threw dice[fn] to get Egyptian officers as servants.
All their leaders were bound in chains.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:16 - Your merchants have multiplied
until they outnumber the stars.
But like a swarm of locusts,
they strip the land and fly away.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:18 - Your shepherds are asleep, O Assyrian king;
your princes lie dead in the dust.
Your people are scattered across the mountains
with no one to gather them together.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:6 - I am raising up the Babylonians,[fn]
a cruel and violent people.
They will march across the world
and conquer other lands.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:14 - Are we only fish to be caught and killed?
Are we only sea creatures that have no leader?
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:16 - Then they will worship their nets
and burn incense in front of them.
“These nets are the gods who have made us rich!”
they will claim.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:5 - Wealth[fn] is treacherous,
and the arrogant are never at rest.
They open their mouths as wide as the grave,[fn]
and like death, they are never satisfied.
In their greed they have gathered up many nations
and swallowed many peoples.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - “But soon their captives will taunt them.
They will mock them, saying,
‘What sorrow awaits you thieves!
Now you will get what you deserve!
You've become rich by extortion,
but how much longer can this go on?'
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 - “What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!
You force your cup on them
so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:2 - I have heard all about you, LORD.
I am filled with awe by your amazing works.
In this time of our deep need,
help us again as you did in years gone by.
And in your anger,
remember your mercy.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:9 - You brandished your bow
and your quiver of arrows.
You split open the earth with flowing rivers.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:16 - I trembled inside when I heard this;
my lips quivered with fear.
My legs gave way beneath me,[fn]
and I shook in terror.
I will wait quietly for the coming day
when disaster will strike the people who invade us.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:19 - The Sovereign LORD is my strength!
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,[fn]
able to tread upon the heights. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:4 - “I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist
and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship.
I will put an end to all the idolatrous priests,
so that even the memory of them will disappear.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:5 - For they go up to their roofs
and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars.
They claim to follow the LORD,
but then they worship Molech,[fn] too.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies,
and those who fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - “I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem's darkest corners
to punish those who sit complacent in their sins.
They think the LORD will do nothing to them,
either good or bad.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:8 - “I have heard the taunts of the Moabites
and the insults of the Ammonites,
mocking my people
and invading their borders.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:4 - Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain.
Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God's instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11 - On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed,
for you will no longer be rebels against me.
I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you.
There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:15 - For the LORD will remove his hand of judgment
and will disperse the armies of your enemy.
And the LORD himself, the King of Israel,
will live among you!
At last your troubles will be over,
and you will never again fear disaster.
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:10 - It's because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops.
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:11 - I have called for a drought on your fields and hills—a drought to wither the grain and grapes and olive trees and all your other crops, a drought to starve you and your livestock and to ruin everything you have worked so hard to get.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:7 - I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:17 - I sent blight and mildew and hail to destroy everything you worked so hard to produce. Even so, you refused to return to me, says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:6 - But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, ‘We have received what we deserved from the LORD of Heaven's Armies. He has done what he said he would do.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:15 - But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:21 - “What are these men coming to do?” I asked.
The angel replied, “These four horns—these nations—scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:8 - After a period of glory, the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me[fn] against the nations who plundered you. For he said, “Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:4 - So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:7 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: If you follow my ways and carefully serve me, then you will be given authority over my Temple and its courtyards. I will let you walk among these others standing here.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:4 - And this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it—even its timbers and stones.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:10 - “Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah will bring gifts of silver and gold from the Jews exiled in Babylon. As soon as they arrive, meet them at the home of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:11 - “Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:14 - As with a whirlwind, I scattered them among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. They turned their pleasant land into a desert.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:12 - For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the heavens will release the dew. Once more I will cause the remnant in Judah and Israel to inherit these blessings.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:7 - I will grab the bloody meat from their mouths
and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth.
Then the surviving Philistines will worship our God
and become like a clan in Judah.[fn]
The Philistines of Ekron will join my people,
as the ancient Jebusites once did.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:13 - Judah is my bow,
and Israel is my arrow.
Jerusalem[fn] is my sword,
and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - Household gods give worthless advice,
fortune-tellers predict only lies,
and interpreters of dreams pronounce
falsehoods that give no comfort.
So my people are wandering like lost sheep;
they are attacked because they have no shepherd.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:9 - Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations,
they will still remember me in distant lands.
They and their children will survive
and return again to Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - They will pass safely through the sea of distress,[fn]
for the waves of the sea will be held back,
and the waters of the Nile will dry up.
The pride of Assyria will be crushed,
and the rule of Egypt will end.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4 - This is what the LORD my God says: “Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughter.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7 - So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter—the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd's staffs and named one Favor and the other Union.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:9 - So I told them, “I won't be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:11 - That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the LORD was speaking through my actions.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16 - This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young,[fn] nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - “What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd
who abandons the flock!
The sword will cut his arm
and pierce his right eye.
His arm will become useless,
and his right eye completely blind.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:7 - “The LORD will give victory to the rest of Judah first, before Jerusalem, so that the people of Jerusalem and the royal line of David will not have greater honor than the rest of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:9 - For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:2 - “And on that day,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, “I will erase idol worship throughout the land, so that even the names of the idols will be forgotten. I will remove from the land both the false prophets and the spirit of impurity that came with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:7 - “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
the man who is my partner,”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Strike down the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn against the lambs.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:2 - I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:18 - If the people of Egypt refuse to attend the festival, the LORD will punish them with the same plague that he sends on the other nations who refuse to go.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:3 - but I rejected his brother, Esau, and devastated his hill country. I turned Esau's inheritance into a desert for jackals.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:7 - “You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.
“Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?[fn]'
“You defile them by saying the altar of the LORD deserves no respect.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:13 - You say, ‘It's too hard to serve the LORD,' and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:3 - I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your festival sacrifices, and I will throw you on the manure pile.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - “So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For you have not obeyed me but have shown favoritism in the way you carry out my instructions.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:11 - Judah has been unfaithful, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. The men of Judah have defiled the LORD's beloved sanctuary by marrying women who worship idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:16 - “For I hate divorce!” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,[fn]” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:4 - Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:8 - “Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me!
“But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?'
“You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:10 - Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:12 - “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14 - “You have said, ‘What's the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the LORD of Heaven's Armies that we are sorry for our sins?
T-NPN
Occurrences: 921 times in 771 verses
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Nominative Plural Neuter
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:22 - Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:14 - With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:16 - A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD closed the door behind them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:19 - And all of the large and small animals and birds came out of the boat, pair by pair.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:19 - and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:1 - So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:6 - But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:18 - “For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:19 - “You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:7 - Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don't return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:7 - Isaac turned to Abraham and said, “Father?”
“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.
“We have the fire and the wood,” the boy said, “but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:18 - And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:7 - Abraham lived for 175 years,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:13 - Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael's descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:17 - Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:22 - But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32 - “Look, I'm dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:4 - I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:42 - But Rebekah heard about Esau's plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering the animals. Afterward the stone would be placed back over the mouth of the well.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:38 - Then he placed these peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, for that was where they mated.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:39 - And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:41 - Whenever the stronger females were ready to mate, Jacob would place the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of them. Then they would mate in front of the branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:42 - But he didn't do this with the weaker ones, so the weaker lambs belonged to Laban, and the stronger ones were Jacob's.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:4 - So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:8 - For if he said, ‘The speckled animals will be your wages,' the whole flock began to produce speckled young. And when he changed his mind and said, ‘The striped animals will be your wages,' then the whole flock produced striped young.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:10 - “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:38 - “For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:43 - Then Laban replied to Jacob, “These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks—in fact, everything you see is mine. But what can I do now about my daughters and their children?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:17 - He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?'
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:5 - Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?”
“These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:6 - Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:7 - Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:9 - “My brother, I have plenty,” Esau answered. “Keep what you have for yourself.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:13 - But Jacob replied, “You can see, my lord, that some of the children are very young, and the flocks and herds have their young, too. If they are driven too hard, even for one day, all the animals could die.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:23 - But if we do this, all their livestock and possessions will eventually be ours. Come, let's agree to their terms and let them settle here among us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:7 - There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:10 - These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah; and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:40 - These are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Esau, who lived in the places named for them: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:7 - “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:14 - “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:20 - “Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.' Then we'll see what becomes of his dreams!”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:17 - The top basket contained all kinds of pastries for Pharaoh, but the birds came and ate them from the basket on my head.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:18 - “This is what the dream means,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets also represent three days.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:19 - Three days from now Pharaoh will lift you up and impale your body on a pole. Then birds will come and peck away at your flesh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:36 - That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:37 - Joseph's suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:53 - At last the seven years of bumper crops throughout the land of Egypt came to an end.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:54 - Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. The famine also struck all the surrounding countries, but throughout Egypt there was plenty of food.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:20 - But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. This will prove that you are telling the truth, and you will not die.” To this they agreed.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:30 - Then Joseph hurried from the room because he was overcome with emotion for his brother. He went into his private room, where he broke down and wept.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:10 - You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:11 - I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:20 - Don't worry about your personal belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:1 - So Jacob[fn] set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:8 - These are the names of the descendants of Israel—the sons of Jacob—who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob's oldest son.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:1 - Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told him, “My father and my brothers have arrived from the land of Canaan. They have come with all their flocks and herds and possessions, and they are now in the region of Goshen.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:18 - But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:24 - Then when you harvest it, one-fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining four-fifths as seed for your fields and as food for you, your households, and your little ones.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:6 - But any children born to you in the future will be your own, and they will inherit land within the territories of their brothers Ephraim and Manasseh.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10 - The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff from his descendants,[fn]
until the coming of the one to whom it belongs,[fn]
the one whom all nations will honor.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - But his bow remained taut,
and his arms were strengthened
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:1 - These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who moved to Egypt with their father, each with his family:
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:16 - Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the place of God for him, telling him what to say.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:16 - These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.)
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:18 - The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.)
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:20 - Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.)
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:6 - And the LORD did just as he had said. The next morning all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn't lose a single animal.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:11 - Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:9 - The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh's army—all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:8 - At the blast of your breath,
the waters piled up!
The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:1 - “These are the regulations you must present to Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:4 - “If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:28 - “If an ox[fn] gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:24 - My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 - “Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:11 - but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:29 - But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:10 - There they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there seemed to be a surface of brilliant blue lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:31 - “Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:34 - Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:39 - You will need seventy-five pounds[fn] of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:19 - “All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:2 - Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high,[fn] with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:3 - No one else may come with you. In fact, no one is to appear anywhere on the mountain. Do not even let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:19 - “The firstborn of every animal belongs to me, including the firstborn males from your herds of cattle and your flocks of sheep and goats.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:7 - Their contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:9 - Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:27 - The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:30 - But the offering for sin may not be eaten if its blood was brought into the Tabernacle as an offering for purification[fn] in the Holy Place. It must be completely burned with fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:15 - The meat of the peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the same day it is offered. None of it may be saved for the next morning.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:2 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
“Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:10 - But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:20 - “You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:45 - “Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed.[fn] They must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!'
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:24 - “Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for the people I am driving out before you have defiled themselves in all these ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:25 - Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:6 - But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own during its Sabbath. This applies to you, your male and female servants, your hired workers, and the temporary residents who live with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:41 - At that time he and his children will no longer be obligated to you, and they will return to their clans and go back to the land originally allotted to their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:54 - If any Israelites have not been bought back by the time the Year of Jubilee arrives, they and their children must be set free at that time.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:4 - I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:46 - These are the decrees, regulations, and instructions that the LORD gave through Moses on Mount Sinai as evidence of the relationship between himself and the Israelites.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:2 - The names of Aaron's sons were Nadab (the oldest), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:3 - These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:18 - The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:26 - the curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:43 - The number of firstborn sons who were one month old or older was 22,273.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:4 - The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:33 - But while they were gorging themselves on the meat—while it was still in their mouths—the anger of the LORD blazed against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:4 - These were the tribes and the names of their leaders:
TribeLeader
ReubenShammua son of Zaccur
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:16 - These are the names of the men Moses sent out to explore the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by the name Joshua.)
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3 - “Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:15 - Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:13 - All the first crops of their land that the people present to the LORD belong to you. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat this food.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - “The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the LORD will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:11 - Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the entire community and their livestock drank their fill.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:19 - The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That's all we ask.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7 - Balak's messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel.[fn] They went to Balaam and delivered Balak's message to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:33 - (One of Hepher's descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters' names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:1 - One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:3 - “Say to the people: This is the special gift you must present to the LORD as your daily burnt offering. You must offer two one-year-old male lambs with no defects.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:16 - These are the regulations the LORD gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter who still lives at home.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:26 - Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:3 - The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:4 - It will then run south past Scorpion Pass[fn] in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:6 - “Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:7 - “Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:11 - then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:12 - and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:17 - “Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:19 - These are the tribes and the names of the leaders:
TribeLeader
JudahCaleb son of Jephunneh
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:3 - These towns will be for the Levites to live in, and the surrounding lands will provide pasture for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:13 - These are the commands and regulations that the LORD gave to the people of Israel through Moses while they were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River across from Jericho.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:19 - Your wives, children, and numerous livestock, however, may stay behind in the towns I have given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:45 - These are the laws, decrees, and regulations that Moses gave to the people of Israel when they left Egypt,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:1 - “These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:4 - “Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:6 - And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:20 - “In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the LORD our God has commanded us to obey?'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:4 - For all these forty years your clothes didn't wear out, and your feet didn't blister or swell.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:20 - Just as the LORD has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:1 - “These are the decrees and regulations you must be careful to obey when you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. You must obey them as long as you live.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:30 - do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:4 - These are the animals[fn] you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:19 - “All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:4 - Your children and your crops
will be blessed.
The offspring of your herds and flocks
will be blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:5 - Your fruit baskets and breadboards
will be blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:10 - Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:17 - Your fruit baskets and breadboards
will be cursed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:18 - Your children and your crops
will be cursed.
The offspring of your herds and flocks
will be cursed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you will not eat a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be taken from you, never to be returned. Your sheep and goats will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:52 - They will attack your cities until all the fortified walls in your land—the walls you trusted to protect you—are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the LORD your God has given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:5 - For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:11 - Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop your wood and carry your water.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:29 - “The LORD our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:1 - “In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the LORD your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:17 - Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:29 - I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and will turn from the way I have commanded you to follow. In the days to come, disaster will come down on you, for you will do what is evil in the LORD's sight, making him very angry with your actions.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:2 - Let my teaching fall on you like rain;
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong;
how just and upright he is!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:17 - Joseph has the majesty of a young bull;
he has the horns of a wild ox.
He will gore distant nations,
driving them to the ends of the earth.
This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim
and the thousands of Manasseh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:7 - Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea[fn] in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:14 - Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:16 - the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea[fn] until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:24 - He did this so all the nations of the earth might know that the LORD's hand is powerful, and so you might fear the LORD your God forever.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:5 - When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams' horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:18 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Point the spear in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the town over to you.” Joshua did as he was commanded.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19 - As soon as Joshua gave this signal, all the men in ambush jumped up from their position and poured into the town. They quickly captured it and set it on fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:21 - When Joshua and all the other Israelites saw that the ambush had succeeded and that smoke was rising from the town, they turned and attacked the men of Ai.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:5 - They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:13 - These wineskins were new when we filled them, but now they are old and split open. And our clothing and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:16 - Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:23 - The Jordan River marked the western boundary for the tribe of Reuben. The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Reuben.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:25 - Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of[fn] Rabbah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:30 - Their territory extended from Mahanaim, including all of Bashan, all the former kingdom of King Og, and the sixty towns of Jair in Bashan.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:4 - The descendants of Joseph had become two separate tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in with surrounding pasturelands for their livestock and all their possessions.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:1 - The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:2 - The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:5 - The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:6 - went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:7 - From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:8 - The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:11 - The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:12 - The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:1 - The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan River near Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, through the wilderness and into the hill country of Bethel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:5 - The following territory was given to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. The boundary of their homeland began at Ataroth-addar in the east. From there it ran to Upper Beth-horon,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:6 - then on to the Mediterranean Sea. From Micmethath on the north, the boundary curved eastward past Taanath-shiloh to the east of Janoah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:8 - From Tappuah the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:1 - The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph's older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:3 - However, Zelophehad, a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:9 - From the spring of Tappuah, the boundary of Manasseh followed the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] Several towns south of the ravine were inside Manasseh's territory, but they actually belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:12 - The northern boundary of Benjamin's land began at the Jordan River, went north of the slope of Jericho, then west through the hill country and the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:14 - The boundary then made a turn and swung south along the western edge of the hill facing Beth-horon, ending at the village of Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:16 - and down to the base of the mountain beside the valley of Ben-Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. From there it went down the valley of Hinnom, crossing south of the slope where the Jebusites lived, and continued down to En-rogel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:19 - ran past the north slope of Beth-hoglah, and ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea,[fn] which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This was the southern boundary.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:20 - The eastern boundary was the Jordan River. These were the boundaries of the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:10 - The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun. The boundary of Zebulun's homeland started at Sarid.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:18 - Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:22 - The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:25 - Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:29 - Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:33 - Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34 - The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River[fn] on the east.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:41 - The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:26 - So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:40 - So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:41 - The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:42 - Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:24 - “The truth is, we have built this altar because we fear that in the future your descendants will say to ours, ‘What right do you have to worship the LORD, the God of Israel?
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:27 - but as a memorial. It will remind our descendants and your descendants that we, too, have the right to worship the LORD at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings. Then your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no claim to the LORD.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:7 - Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less swear by them or serve them or worship them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:5 - These enemy hordes, coming with their livestock and tents, were as thick as locusts; they arrived on droves of camels too numerous to count. And they stayed until the land was stripped bare.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 - “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn't they say, ‘The LORD brought us up out of Egypt'? But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:8 - Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king.
First they said to the olive tree,
‘Be our king!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:10 - “Then they said to the fig tree,
‘You be our king!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:12 - “Then they said to the grapevine,
‘You be our king!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:14 - “Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said,
‘Come, you be our king!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:12 - So Manoah asked him, “When your words come true, what kind of rules should govern the boy's life and work?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 - As Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting in triumph. But the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes on his arms as if they were burnt strands of flax, and they fell from his wrists.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:9 - See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:9 - David's young men gave this message to Nabal in David's name, and they waited for a reply.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:12 - So David's young men returned and told him what Nabal had said.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:20 - He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. “This plunder belongs to David!” they said.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:2 - On the third day a man arrived from Saul's army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 - The man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:14 - These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:2 - David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David's subjects and paid him tribute money.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:2 - “What are these for?” the king asked Ziba.
Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king's people to ride on, and the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat. The wine is for those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:8 - “Then the earth quaked and trembled.
The foundations of the heavens shook;
they quaked because of his anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:23 - I have followed all his regulations;
I have never abandoned his decrees.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:37 - You have made a wide path for my feet
to keep them from slipping.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:8 - These are the names of David's mightiest warriors. The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite,[fn] who was leader of the Three[fn]—the three mightiest warriors among David's men. He once used his spear to kill 800 enemy warriors in a single battle.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:24 - Other members of the Thirty included:
Asahel, Joab's brother;
Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17 - When David saw the angel, he said to the LORD, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:22 - “Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish,” Araunah said to David. “Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and you can use the threshing boards and ox yokes for wood to build a fire on the altar.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:22 - The daily food requirements for Solomon's palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal[fn];
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:27 - The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:30 - Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:33 - and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:35 - Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide.[fn] The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:50 - the small bowls, lamp snuffers, bowls, dishes, and incense burners—all of solid gold;
the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, with their fronts overlaid with gold.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:7 - The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:52 - “May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:41 - The rest of the events in Solomon's reign, including all his deeds and his wisdom, are recorded in The Book of the Acts of Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:10 - The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:31 - Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:29 - The rest of the events in Rehoboam's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:7 - The rest of the events in Abijam's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. There was constant war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:23 - The rest of the events in Asa's reign—the extent of his power, everything he did, and the names of the cities he built—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In his old age his feet became diseased.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:31 - The rest of the events in Nadab's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:4 - The members of Baasha's family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:5 - The rest of the events in Baasha's reign and the extent of his power are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:14 - The rest of the events in Elah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:20 - The rest of the events in Zimri's reign and his conspiracy are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:27 - The rest of the events in Omri's reign, the extent of his power, and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:28 - When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:15 - So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:3 - ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!'”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:4 - “All right, my lord the king,” Israel's king replied. “All that I have is yours!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:19 - But Ahab's provincial commanders and the entire army had now come out to fight.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:24 - “The members of Ahab's family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:39 - The rest of the events in Ahab's reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:45 - The rest of the events in Jehoshaphat's reign, the extent of his power, and the wars he waged are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:18 - The rest of the events in Ahaziah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:17 - You will see neither wind nor rain, says the LORD, but this valley will be filled with water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:22 - King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?”
Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:2 - “The king's sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons. As soon as you receive this letter,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:34 - The rest of the events in Jehu's reign—everything he did and all his achievements—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:19 - The rest of the events in Joash's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:8 - The rest of the events in Jehoahaz's reign—everything he did and the extent of his power—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:12 - The rest of the events in Jehoash's reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:15 - The rest of the events in Jehoash's reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:18 - The rest of the events in Amaziah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:28 - The rest of the events in the reign of Jeroboam II and everything he did—including the extent of his power, his wars, and how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah[fn]—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:6 - The rest of the events in Uzziah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:11 - The rest of the events in Zechariah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:15 - The rest of the events in Shallum's reign, including his conspiracy, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:21 - The rest of the events in Menahem's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:26 - The rest of the events in Pekahiah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:31 - The rest of the events in Pekah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:36 - The rest of the events in Jotham's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:19 - The rest of the events in Ahaz's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26 - So a message was sent to the king of Assyria: “The people you have sent to live in the towns of Samaria do not know the religious customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them to destroy them because they have not worshiped him correctly.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:6 - the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king's messengers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:20 - The rest of the events in Hezekiah's reign, including the extent of his power and how he built a pool and dug a tunnel[fn] to bring water into the city, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:17 - The rest of the events in Manasseh's reign and everything he did, including the sins he committed, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:25 - The rest of the events in Amon's reign and what he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:18 - Josiah replied, “Leave it alone. Don't disturb his bones.” So they did not burn his bones or those of the old prophet from Samaria.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:28 - The rest of the events in Josiah's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:5 - The rest of the events in Jehoiakim's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:16 - The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the LORD's Temple in the days of King Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:1 - The sons of Israel[fn] were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:20 - They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:17 - The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:38 - Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:44 - Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:4 - These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:32 - Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!
Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:33 - Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise,
for the LORD is coming to judge the earth.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13 - “I'm in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:13 - So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:8 - The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:15 - My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:20 - All of King Solomon's drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon's day!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:10 - The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:17 - Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa's heart remained completely faithful throughout his life.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:13 - As all the men of Judah stood before the LORD with their little ones, wives, and children,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:27 - The account of the sons of Joash, the prophecies about him, and the record of his restoration of the Temple of God are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became the next king.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:9 - “For if you return to the LORD, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:32 - The rest of the events in Hezekiah's reign and his acts of devotion are recorded in The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah Son of Amoz, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:18 - The rest of the events of Manasseh's reign, his prayer to God, and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:8 - The rest of the events in Jehoiakim's reign, including all the evil things he did and everything found against him, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. Then his son Jehoiachin became the next king.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:11 - In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar brought all of these along when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:12 - “The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:4 - They also asked for the names of all the men working on the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:5 - Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:4 - From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:5 - From the family of Zattu[fn]: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:6 - From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:7 - From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:8 - From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:9 - From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:10 - From the family of Bani[fn]: Shelomith son of Josiphiah and 160 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:11 - From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:12 - From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:13 - From the family of Adonikam, who came later[fn]: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:14 - From the family of Bigvai: Uthai, Zaccur,[fn] and 70 other men.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:28 - And I said to these priests, “You and these treasures have been set apart as holy to the LORD. This silver and gold is a voluntary offering to the LORD, the God of our ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:39 - The people and the Levites must bring these offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and place them in the sacred containers near the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers. “We promise together not to neglect the Temple of our God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:43 - Many sacrifices were offered on that joyous day, for God had given the people cause for great joy. The women and children also participated in the celebration, and the joy of the people of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:14 - A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And as news of the king's decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:11 - “All the king's officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:4 - For my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would be too trivial a matter to warrant disturbing the king.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:13 - A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready to take revenge on their enemies on the appointed day.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - So on March 7[fn] the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite happened. It was the Jews who overpowered their enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:25 - But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing Haman's evil plot to backfire, and Haman and his sons were impaled on a sharpened pole.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:3 - He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:14 - a messenger arrived at Job's home with this news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - Let its morning stars remain dark.
Let it hope for light, but in vain;
may it never see the morning light.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:14 - Fear gripped me,
and my bones trembled.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:25 - You will have many children;
your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:3 - they would outweigh all the sands of the sea.
That is why I spoke impulsively.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:7 - And though you started with little,
you will end with much.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:13 - The same happens to all who forget God.
The hopes of the godless evaporate.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:13 - And God does not restrain his anger.
Even the monsters of the sea[fn] are crushed beneath his feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5 - Is your lifetime only as long as ours?
Is your life so short
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6 - Your own mouth condemns you, not I.
Your own lips testify against you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:29 - Their riches will not last,
and their wealth will not endure.
Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:11 - My days are over.
My hopes have disappeared.
My heart's desires are broken.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:15 - The homes of the wicked will burn down;
burning sulfur rains on their houses.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:4 - Even if I have sinned,
that is my concern, not yours.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:12 - His troops advance.
They build up roads to attack me.
They camp all around my tent.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:20 - I have been reduced to skin and bones
and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:23 - “Oh, that my words could be recorded.
Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:6 - Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens
and their heads touch the clouds,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:21 - Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves.
Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:8 - They live to see their children grow up and settle down,
and they enjoy their grandchildren.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:16 - (They think their prosperity is of their own doing,
but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:19 - “‘Well,' you say, ‘at least God will punish their children!'
But I say he should punish the ones who sin,
so that they understand his judgment.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:24 - the picture of good health,
vigorous and fit.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - The grave[fn] consumes sinners
just as drought and heat consume snow.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:6 - My cows produced milk in abundance,
and my groves poured out streams of olive oil.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:17 - At night my bones are filled with pain,
which gnaws at me relentlessly.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:30 - My skin has turned dark,
and my bones burn with fever.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:10 - then let my wife belong to[fn] another man;
let other men sleep with her.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:24 - Instead, glorify his mighty works,
singing songs of praise.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:11 - I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come.
Here your proud waves must stop!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:4 - Their young grow up in the open fields,
then leave home and never return.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:17 - Its tail is as strong as a cedar.
The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:15 - Its scales are like rows of shields
tightly sealed together.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:12 - So the LORD blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:16 - Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2 - Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak.
Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:17 - The wicked will go down to the grave.[fn]
This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - But the LORD is in his holy Temple;
the LORD still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
examining every person on earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:4 - They say, “We will lie to our hearts' content.
Our lips are our own—who can stop us?”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6 - The LORD's promises are pure,
like silver refined in a furnace,
purified seven times over.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:3 - The godly people in the land
are my true heroes!
I take pleasure in them!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:5 - My steps have stayed on your path;
I have not wavered from following you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:22 - I have followed all his regulations;
I have never abandoned his decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - God's way is perfect.
All the LORD's promises prove true.
He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:36 - You have made a wide path for my feet
to keep them from slipping.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:4 - Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 - The commandments of the LORD are right,
bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are clear,
giving insight for living.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9 - Reverence for the LORD is pure,
lasting forever.
The laws of the LORD are true;
each one is fair.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:14 - May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:14 - My life is poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart is like wax,
melting within me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:27 - The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him.
All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10 - I am dying from grief;
my years are shortened by sadness.
Sin has drained my strength;
I am wasting away from within.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Silence their lying lips—
those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:3 - When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:4 - For the word of the LORD holds true,
and we can trust everything he does.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - With every bone in my body I will praise him:
“LORD, who can compare with you?
Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?
Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - Everything they say is crooked and deceitful.
They refuse to act wisely or do good.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6 - Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:15 - But their swords will stab their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:31 - They have made God's law their own,
so they will never slip from his path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:38 - But the rebellious will be destroyed;
they have no future.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 - Your arrows have struck deep,
and your blows are crushing me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:3 - Day and night I have only tears for food,
while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
“Where is this God of yours?”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:5 - Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies' hearts.
The nations fall beneath your feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:3 - Let the oceans roar and foam.
Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4 - A river brings joy to the city of our God,
the sacred home of the Most High.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

Come, everyone! Clap your hands!
Shout to God with joyful praise!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2 - It is high and magnificent;
the whole earth rejoices to see it!
Mount Zion, the holy mountain,[fn]
is the city of the great King!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

Listen to this, all you people!
Pay attention, everyone in the world!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8 - I have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:10 - For all the animals of the forest are mine,
and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:18 - Look with favor on Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 - They spit venom like deadly snakes;
they are like cobras that refuse to listen,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:3 - Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:7 - You quieted the raging oceans
with their pounding waves
and silenced the shouting of the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:11 - You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:3 - Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14 - yes, the sacred vows that I made
when I was in deep trouble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:7 - Yes, God will bless us,
and people all over the world will fear him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:10 - There your people finally settled,
and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
you provided for your needy people.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:34 - Praise him, O heaven and earth,
the seas and all that move in them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:23 - I will shout for joy and sing your praises,
for you have ransomed me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:3 - May the mountains yield prosperity for all,
and may the hills be fruitful.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:11 - All kings will bow before him,
and all nations will serve him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:17 - May the king's name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun shines.
May all nations be blessed through him
and bring him praise.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:2 - But as for me, I almost lost my footing.
My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:19 - Your road led through the sea,
your pathway through the mighty waters—
a pathway no one knew was there!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:33 - So he ended their lives in failure,
their years in terror.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10 - Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff,
asking, “Where is their God?”
Show us your vengeance against the nations,
for they have spilled the blood of your servants.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:5 - But these oppressors know nothing;
they are so ignorant!
They wander about in darkness,
while the whole world is shaken to the core.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:6 - these Edomites and Ishmaelites;
Moabites and Hagrites;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.[fn]

How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:9 - All the nations you made
will come and bow before you, Lord;
they will praise your holy name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:1 - A psalm[fn] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever!
Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:49 - Lord, where is your unfailing love?
You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:5 - You sweep people away like dreams that disappear.
They are like grass that springs up in the morning.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:9 - We live our lives beneath your wrath,
ending our years with a groan.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:5 - O LORD, what great works you do!
And how deep are your thoughts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:5 - Your royal laws cannot be changed.
Your reign, O LORD, is holy forever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:4 - He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
and the mightiest mountains.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:12 - Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:5 - The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:3 - He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel.
The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:3 - For my days disappear like smoke,
and my bones burn like red-hot coals.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:15 - Then the nations will tremble before the LORD.
The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:27 - But you are always the same;
you will live forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:1 - A psalm of David.

Let all that I am praise the LORD;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:22 - Praise the LORD, everything he has created,
everything in all his kingdom.
Let all that I am praise the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:11 - They provide water for all the animals,
and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16 - The trees of the LORD are well cared for—
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18 - High in the mountains live the wild goats,
and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:20 - You send the darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals prowl about.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:24 - O LORD, what a variety of things you have made!
In wisdom you have made them all.
The earth is full of your creatures.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:28 - When you supply it, they gather it.
You open your hand to feed them,
and they are richly satisfied.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:7 - He is the LORD our God.
His justice is seen throughout the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:25 - He spoke, and the winds rose,
stirring up the waves.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:13 - May all his offspring die.
May his family name be blotted out in a single generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:2 - How amazing are the deeds of the LORD!
All who delight in him should ponder them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:4 - The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:2 - Why let the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:4 - Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,
shaped by human hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:10 - Though hostile nations surrounded me,
I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:24 - Your laws please me;
they give me wise advice.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:54 - Your decrees have been the theme of my songs
wherever I have lived.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:75 - I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair;
you disciplined me because I needed it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:91 - Your regulations remain true to this day,
for everything serves your plans.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:99 - Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,
for I am always thinking of your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:129 - Pe
Your laws are wonderful.
No wonder I obey them!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:144 - Your laws are always right;
help me to understand them so I may live.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160 - The very essence of your words is truth;
all your just regulations will stand forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:171 - Let praise flow from my lips,
for you have taught me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:13 - May our barns be filled
with crops of every kind.
May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands,
even tens of thousands,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:3 - Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - fire and hail, snow and clouds,[fn]
wind and weather that obey him,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:9 - mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:10 - wild animals and all livestock,
small scurrying animals and birds,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:12 - When you walk, you won't be held back;
when you run, you won't stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:16 - Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,
having sex with just anyone?[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:2 - if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
and are caught by what you said—
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:8 - My advice is wholesome.
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:19 - My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold,
my wages better than sterling silver!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:10 - The godly care for their animals,
but the wicked are always cruel.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12 - There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:2 - People may be pure in their own eyes,
but the LORD examines their motives.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:4 - The LORD has made everything for his own purposes,
even the wicked for a day of disaster.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:11 - The LORD demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 - There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:33 - We may throw the dice,[fn]
but the LORD determines how they fall.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 - The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - The LORD directs our steps,
so why try to understand everything along the way?
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:8 - The guilty walk a crooked path;
the innocent travel a straight road.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:16 - Everything in me will celebrate
when you speak what is right.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:2 - For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:2 - Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:28 - Her children stand and bless her.
Her husband praises her:
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:2 - “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:16 - For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:19 - For people and animals share the same fate—both breathe[fn] and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:20 - Both go to the same place—they came from dust and they return to dust.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:1 - This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God's hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 - When clouds are heavy, the rains come down.
Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:6 - Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don't know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:11 - The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd[fn] drives the sheep.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:12 - The flowers are springing up,
the season of singing birds[fn] has come,
and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts;
the incense of your offerings disgusts me!
As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath
and your special days for fasting—
they are all sinful and false.
I want no more of your pious meetings.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:18 - I and the children the LORD has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the LORD of Heaven's Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18 - The LORD will consume Assyria's glory
like a fire consumes a forest in a fruitful land;
it will waste away like sick people in a plague.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:7 - The cow will graze near the bear.
The cub and the calf will lie down together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:8 - Even the trees of the forest—
the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon—
sing out this joyous song:
‘Since you have been cut down,
no one will come now to cut us down!'
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:29 - Do not rejoice, you Philistines,
that the rod that struck you is broken—
that the king who attacked you is dead.
For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born,
a fiery serpent to destroy you!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:8 - The farms of Heshbon are abandoned;
the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted.
The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab—
that beautiful grapevine.
Its tendrils spread north as far as the town of Jazer
and trailed eastward into the wilderness.
Its shoots reached so far west
that they crossed over the Dead Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11 - My heart's cry for Moab is like a lament on a harp.
I am filled with anguish for Kir-hareseth.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:6 - Your mighty army will be left dead in the fields
for the mountain vultures and wild animals.
The vultures will tear at the corpses all summer.
The wild animals will gnaw at the bones all winter.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 - All night long I search for you;
in the morning I earnestly seek for God.
For only when you come to judge the earth
will people learn what is right.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:9 - The LORD did this to purge Israel's[fn] wickedness,
to take away all her sin.
As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust.
No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:29 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies is a wonderful teacher,
and he gives the farmer great wisdom.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:11 - All the future events in this vision are like a sealed book to them. When you give it to those who can read, they will say, “We can't read it because it is sealed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:15 - What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the LORD,
who do their evil deeds in the dark!
“The LORD can't see us,” they say.
“He doesn't know what's going on!”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:23 - For when they see their many children
and all the blessings I have given them,
they will recognize the holiness of the Holy One of Israel.
They will stand in awe of the God of Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:21 - Your own ears will hear him.
Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
whether to the right or to the left.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:23 - Then the LORD will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - And this righteousness will bring peace.
Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:4 - Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines,
so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:3 - Their dead will be left unburied,
and the stench of rotting bodies will fill the land.
The mountains will flow with their blood.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:4 - The heavens above will melt away
and disappear like a rolled-up scroll.
The stars will fall from the sky
like withered leaves from a grapevine,
or shriveled figs from a fig tree.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers
and singing and joy!
The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.
There the LORD will display his glory,
the splendor of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:4 - Fill in the valleys,
and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
and smooth out the rough places.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:15 - No, for all the nations of the world
are but a drop in the bucket.
They are nothing more
than dust on the scales.
He picks up the whole earth
as though it were a grain of sand.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:16 - All the wood in Lebanon's forests
and all Lebanon's animals would not be enough
to make a burnt offering worthy of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:17 - The nations of the world are worth nothing to him.
In his eyes they count for less than nothing—
mere emptiness and froth.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:5 - The lands beyond the sea watch in fear.
Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - Gather the nations together!
Assemble the peoples of the world!
Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?
Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?
Where are the witnesses of such predictions?
Who can verify that they spoke the truth?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:20 - The wild animals in the fields will thank me,
the jackals and owls, too,
for giving them water in the desert.
Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland
so my chosen people can be refreshed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:23 - Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done this wondrous thing.
Shout for joy, O depths of the earth!
Break into song,
O mountains and forests and every tree!
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob
and is glorified in Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9 - Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment:
widowhood and the loss of your children.
Yes, these calamities will come upon you,
despite all your witchcraft and magic.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:5 - That is why I told you what would happen;
I told you beforehand what I was going to do.
Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it.
My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!'
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:19 - Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore—
too many to count!
There would have been no need for your destruction,
or for cutting off your family name.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Sing for joy, O heavens!
Rejoice, O earth!
Burst into song, O mountains!
For the LORD has comforted his people
and will have compassion on them in their suffering.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:19 - “Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land
will soon be crowded with your people.
Your enemies who enslaved you
will be far away.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:9 - Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song,
for the LORD has comforted his people.
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:10 - The LORD has demonstrated his holy power
before the eyes of all the nations.
All the ends of the earth will see
the victory of our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:1 - “Sing, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem,
you who have never been in labor.
For the desolate woman now has more children
than the woman who lives with her husband,”
says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:9 - For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:12 - You will live in joy and peace.
The mountains and hills will burst into song,
and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:7 - I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem
and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer.
I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices,
because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:9 - Come, wild animals of the field!
Come, wild animals of the forest!
Come and devour my people!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 - The LORD will guide you continually,
giving you water when you are dry
and restoring your strength.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like an ever-flowing spring.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:12 - Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities.
Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls
and a restorer of homes.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:2 - It's your sins that have cut you off from God.
Because of your sins, he has turned away
and will not listen anymore.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - Your hands are the hands of murderers,
and your fingers are filthy with sin.
Your lips are full of lies,
and your mouth spews corruption.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 - Their webs can't be made into clothing,
and nothing they do is productive.
All their activity is filled with sin,
and violence is their trademark.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:21 - “And this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children's children forever. I, the LORD, have spoken!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:7 - The flocks of Kedar will be given to you,
and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars.
I will accept their offerings,
and I will make my Temple glorious.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:12 - For the nations that refuse to serve you
will be destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:18 - Violence will disappear from your land;
the desolation and destruction of war will end.
Salvation will surround you like city walls,
and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:9 - Their descendants will be recognized
and honored among the nations.
Everyone will realize that they are a people
the LORD has blessed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:11 - The holy and beautiful Temple
where our ancestors praised you
has been burned down,
and all the things of beauty are destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:4 - At night they go out among the graves,
worshiping the dead.
They eat the flesh of pigs
and make stews with other forbidden foods.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:23 - They will not work in vain,
and their children will not be doomed to misfortune.
For they are people blessed by the LORD,
and their children, too, will be blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:14 - When you see these things, your heart will rejoice.
You will flourish like the grass!
Everyone will see the LORD's hand of blessing on his servants—
and his anger against his enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:14 - “Yes,” the LORD said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:17 - In that day Jerusalem will be known as ‘The Throne of the LORD.' All nations will come there to honor the LORD. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil desires.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:13 - Our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds!
His chariots are like whirlwinds.
His horses are swifter than eagles.
How terrible it will be, for we are doomed!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:18 - “Your own actions have brought this upon you.
This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:23 - I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless.
I looked at the heavens, and there was no light.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:25 - I looked, and all the people were gone.
All the birds of the sky had flown away.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Have you no respect for me?
Why don't you tremble in my presence?
I, the LORD, define the ocean's sandy shoreline
as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross.
The waves may toss and roar,
but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - Enemies will surround you, like shepherds camped around the city.
Each chooses a place for his troops to devour.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:10 - To whom can I give warning?
Who will listen when I speak?
Their ears are closed,
and they cannot hear.
They scorn the word of the LORD.
They don't want to listen at all.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:18 - “Therefore, listen to this, all you nations.
Take note of my people's situation.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:20 - There's no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba.
Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands!
I will not accept your burnt offerings.
Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:13 - I will surely consume them.
There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes.
Their fruit trees will all die.
Whatever I gave them will soon be gone.
I, the LORD, have spoken!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 - For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows.
They speak friendly words to their neighbors
while scheming in their heart to kill them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:18 - Quick! Begin your weeping!
Let the tears flow from your eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:20 - Listen, you women, to the words of the LORD;
open your ears to what he has to say.
Teach your daughters to wail;
teach one another how to lament.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:26 - the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places,[fn] and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:3 - Their ways are futile and foolish.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:20 - My home is gone,
and no one is left to help me rebuild it.
My children have been taken away,
and I will never see them again.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:22 - You may ask yourself,
“Why is all this happening to me?”
It is because of your many sins!
That is why you have been stripped
and raped by invading armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - The ground is parched
and cracked for lack of rain.
The farmers are deeply troubled;
they, too, cover their heads.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:17 - I am watching them closely, and I see every sin. They cannot hope to hide from me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:6 - They are like stunted shrubs in the desert,
with no hope for the future.
They will live in the barren wilderness,
in an uninhabited salty land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16 - LORD, I have not abandoned my job
as a shepherd for your people.
I have not urged you to send disaster.
You have heard everything I've said.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:3 - Say to them, ‘Listen to this message from the LORD, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will bring a terrible disaster on this place, and the ears of those who hear about it will ring!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:9 - My heart is broken because of the false prophets,
and my bones tremble.
I stagger like a drunkard,
like someone overcome by wine,
because of the holy words
the LORD has spoken against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - Then the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?”
I replied, “Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:20 - Their children will prosper as they did long ago.
I will establish them as a nation before me,
and I will punish anyone who hurts them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:20 - I will give you to your enemies, and they will kill you. Your bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:23 - All your wives and children will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:45 - Listen to the LORD's plans against Babylon
and the land of the Babylonians.
Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,
and their homes will be destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:7 - Their legs were straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like burnished bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:8 - Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:20 - The spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. So wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings also went.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10 - which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:3 - Proclaim this message from the Sovereign LORD against the mountains of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills and to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring war upon you, and I will smash your pagan shrines.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:4 - All your altars will be demolished, and your places of worship will be destroyed. I will kill your people in front of your idols.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:6 - Wherever you live there will be desolation, and I will destroy your pagan shrines. Your altars will be demolished, your idols will be smashed, your places of worship will be torn down, and all the religious objects you have made will be destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:10 - So I went in and saw the walls engraved with all kinds of crawling animals and detestable creatures. I also saw the various idols[fn] worshiped by the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:16 - Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD's Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the LORD. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:3 - The cherubim were standing at the south end of the Temple when the man went in, and the cloud of glory filled the inner courtyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:15 - Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the same living beings I had seen beside the Kebar River.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:19 - And as I watched, the cherubim flew with their wheels to the east gate of the LORD's Temple. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:22 - And their faces were just like the faces of the beings I had seen at the Kebar, and they traveled straight ahead, just as the others had.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:3 - They say to the people, ‘Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.[fn]'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:7 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: This city is an iron pot all right, but the pieces of meat are the victims of your injustice. As for you, I will soon drag you from this pot.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:20 - so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:22 - Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:13 - And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:45 - For your mother loathed her husband and her children, and so do you. And you are exactly like your sisters, for they despised their husbands and their children. Truly your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - “So now the Sovereign LORD asks:
Will this vine grow and prosper?
No! I will pull it up, roots and all!
I will cut off its fruit
and let its leaves wither and die.
I will pull it up easily
without a strong arm or a large army.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:23 - It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:21 - “But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:32 - “You say, ‘We want to be like the nations all around us, who serve idols of wood and stone.' But what you have in mind will never happen.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:4 - The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. I married them, and they bore me sons and daughters. I am speaking of Samaria and Jerusalem, for Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:20 - She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey's and emissions like those of a horse.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:5 - Use only the best sheep from the flock,
and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot.
Bring the pot to a boil,
and cook the bones along with the meat.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:23 - Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will mourn privately for all the evil you have done.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:8 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the people of Moab have said that Judah is just like all the other nations,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:2 - “Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Ha! She who was the gateway to the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been made desolate, I will become wealthy!'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:10 - The hooves of his horses will choke the city with dust, and the noise of the charioteers and chariot wheels will shake your walls as they storm through your broken gates.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9 - Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking.
Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:13 - Merchants from Greece,[fn] Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:15 - “You were blameless in all you did
from the day you were created
until the day evil was found in you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:4 - A sword will come against Egypt,
and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground.
Its wealth will be carried away
and its foundations destroyed.
The land of Ethiopia[fn] will be ravished.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:6 - “For this is what the LORD says:
All of Egypt's allies will fall,
and the pride of her power will end.
From Migdol to Aswan[fn]
they will be slaughtered by the sword,
says the Sovereign LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:6 - The birds nested in its branches,
and in its shade all the wild animals gave birth.
All the great nations of the world
lived in its shadow.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:9 - Because I made this tree so beautiful,
and gave it such magnificent foliage,
it was the envy of all the other trees of Eden,
the garden of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:12 - A foreign army—the terror of the nations—has cut it down and left it fallen on the ground. Its branches are scattered across the mountains and valleys and ravines of the land. All those who lived in its shadow have gone away and left it lying there.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:13 - “The birds roost on its fallen trunk,
and the wild animals lie among its branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:14 - Let the tree of no other nation
proudly exult in its own prosperity,
though it be higher than the clouds
and it be watered from the depths.
For all are doomed to die,
to go down to the depths of the earth.
They will land in the pit
along with everyone else on earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Assyria went down to the grave,[fn] I made the deep springs mourn. I stopped its rivers and dried up its abundant water. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:16 - I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of its fall, for I sent it down to the grave with all the others who descend to the pit. And all the other proud trees of Eden, the most beautiful and the best of Lebanon, the ones whose roots went deep into the water, took comfort to find it there with them in the depths of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 - I will darken the bright stars overhead
and cover your land in darkness.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:14 - Then I will let the waters of Egypt become calm again,
and they will flow as smoothly as olive oil,
says the Sovereign LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:6 - They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:8 - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. And though you were my shepherds, you didn't search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27 - The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:28 - They will no longer be prey for other nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will frighten them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:12 - Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you spoke against the mountains of Israel. For you said, ‘They are desolate; they have been given to us as food to eat!'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:23 - I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign LORD, then the nations will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:36 - Then the surrounding nations that survive will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted the wasteland. For I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I say.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:3 - Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?”
“O Sovereign LORD,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:4 - Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:7 - So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:11 - Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:28 - And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the LORD, who makes Israel holy.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:16 - and you will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you, Gog. Then all the nations will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - All living things—the fish in the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people on earth—will quake in terror at my presence. Mountains will be thrown down; cliffs will crumble; walls will fall to the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:4 - You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:7 - “In this way, I will make known my holy name among my people of Israel. I will not let anyone bring shame on it. And the nations, too, will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:23 - The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile—it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:21 - Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and an entry room. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:25 - It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was an entry room where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:6 - These side rooms were built in three levels, one above the other, with thirty rooms on each level. The supports for these side rooms rested on exterior ledges on the Temple wall; they did not extend into the wall.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:9 - The outer wall of the Temple's side rooms was 8¾ feet thick. This left an open area between these side rooms
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:16 - were all paneled with wood, as were the frames of the recessed windows. The inner walls of the Temple were paneled with wood above and below the windows.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:26 - On both sides of the entry room were recessed windows decorated with carved palm trees. The side rooms along the outside wall also had roofs.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:3 - One block of rooms overlooked the 35-foot[fn] width of the inner courtyard. Another block of rooms looked out onto the pavement of the outer courtyard. The two blocks were built three levels high and stood across from each other.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:4 - Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 17½ feet[fn] wide. It extended the entire 175 feet of the complex,[fn] and all the doors faced north.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:10 - On the south[fn] side of the Temple there were two blocks of rooms just south of the inner courtyard between the Temple and the outer courtyard. These rooms were arranged just like the rooms on the north.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13 - “These are the measurements of the altar[fn]: There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide,[fn] with a curb 9 inches[fn] wide around its edge. And this is the height[fn] of the altar:
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:18 - Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: These will be the regulations for the burning of offerings and the sprinkling of blood when the altar is built.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:17 - The prince will be required to provide offerings that are given at the religious festivals, the new moon celebrations, the Sabbath days, and all other similar occasions. He will provide the sin offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, and peace offerings to purify the people of Israel, making them right with the LORD.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:8 - Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea.[fn] The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:12 - Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:15 - “These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad;
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:17 - So the northern border will run from the Mediterranean to Hazar-enan, on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus to the south.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:18 - “The eastern border starts at a point between Hauran and Damascus and runs south along the Jordan River between Israel and Gilead, past the Dead Sea[fn] and as far south as Tamar.[fn] This will be the eastern border.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:19 - “The southern border will go west from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] and then follow the course of the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. This will be the southern border.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:20 - “On the west side, the Mediterranean itself will be your border from the southern border to the point where the northern border begins, opposite Lebo-hamath.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:1 - “Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan's territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:2 - “Asher's territory lies south of Dan's and also extends from east to west.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:13 - “The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8⅓ miles long by 6⅔ miles wide.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:14 - None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:28 - The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:32 - On the east wall, also 1½ miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33 - The south wall, also 1½ miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:34 - And on the west wall, also 1½ miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:17 - God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn't even smell of smoke!
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:12 - It had fresh green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was fed from this tree.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - The messenger shouted, “Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Chase the wild animals from its shade and the birds from its branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:21 - It had fresh green leaves and was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:37 - “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:3 - So they brought these gold cups taken from the Temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:6 - and his face turned pale with fright. His knees knocked together in fear and his legs gave way beneath him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:17 - Daniel answered the king, “Keep your gifts or give them to someone else, but I will tell you what the writing means.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:4 - The first beast was like a lion with eagles' wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And it was given a human mind.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:17 - “These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:24 - Its ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will arise, different from the other ten, who will subdue three of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:3 - As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river.[fn] One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:4 - The ram butted everything out of his way to the west, to the north, and to the south, and no one could stand against him or help his victims. He did as he pleased and became very great.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:13 - Every curse written against us in the Law of Moses has come true. Yet we have refused to seek mercy from the LORD our God by turning from our sins and recognizing his truth.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6 - His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a vast multitude of people.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:16 - Then the one who looked like a man[fn] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, “I am filled with anguish because of the vision I have seen, my lord, and I am very weak.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:8 - I heard what he said, but I did not understand what he meant. So I asked, “How will all this finally end, my lord?”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:12 - I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees,
things she claims her lovers gave her.
I will let them grow into tangled thickets,
where only wild animals will eat the fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:4 - Your deeds won't let you return to your God.
You are a prostitute through and through,
and you do not know the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:2 - Its people don't realize
that I am watching them.
Their sinful deeds are all around them,
and I see them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:14 - Now the terrors of war
will rise among your people.
All your fortifications will fall,
just as when Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel.
Even mothers and children
were dashed to death there.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 - But the people of Gilead are worthless
because of their idol worship.
And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls;
their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone
along the edges of a plowed field.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:16 - [fn]The people of Samaria
must bear the consequences of their guilt
because they rebelled against their God.
They will be killed by an invading army,
their little ones dashed to death against the ground,
their pregnant women ripped open by swords.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:3 - Tell your children about it in the years to come,
and let your children tell their children.
Pass the story down from generation to generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:10 - The fields are ruined,
the land is stripped bare.
The grain is destroyed,
the grapes have shriveled,
and the olive oil is gone.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:12 - The grapevines have dried up,
and the fig trees have withered.
The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees—
all the fruit trees—have dried up.
And the people's joy has dried up with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 - How the animals moan with hunger!
The herds of cattle wander about confused,
because they have no pasture.
The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:20 - Even the wild animals cry out to you
because the streams have dried up,
and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:3 - Fire burns in front of them,
and flames follow after them.
Ahead of them the land lies
as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.
Behind them is nothing but desolation;
not one thing escapes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 - The earth quakes as they advance,
and the heavens tremble.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars no longer shine.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!
Rejoice in the LORD your God!
For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.
Once more the autumn rains will come,
as well as the rains of spring.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:12 - “Let the nations be called to arms.
Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat.
There I, the LORD, will sit
to pronounce judgment on them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:13 - Swing the sickle,
for the harvest is ripe.[fn]
Come, tread the grapes,
for the winepress is full.
The storage vats are overflowing
with the wickedness of these people.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:18 - In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and the hills will flow with milk.
Water will fill the streambeds of Judah,
and a fountain will burst forth from the LORD's Temple,
watering the arid valley of acacias.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:2 - But go over to Calneh
and see what happened there.
Then go to the great city of Hamath
and down to the Philistine city of Gath.
You are no better than they were,
and look at how they were destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - You can't wait for the Sabbath day to be over
and the religious festivals to end
so you can get back to cheating the helpless.
You measure out grain with dishonest measures
and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:10 - But all the sinners will die by the sword—
all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.'
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:6 - Every nook and cranny of Edom[fn]
will be searched and looted.
Every treasure will be found and taken.
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:16 - Just as you swallowed up my people
on my holy mountain,
so you and the surrounding nations
will swallow the punishment I pour out on you.
Yes, all you nations will drink and stagger
and disappear from history.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:3 - You threw me into the ocean depths,
and I sank down to the heart of the sea.
The mighty waters engulfed me;
I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7 - Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: “No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:8 - People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:4 - The mountains melt beneath his feet
and flow into the valleys
like wax in a fire,
like water pouring down a hill.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:7 - Should you talk that way, O family of Israel?[fn]
Will the LORD's Spirit have patience with such behavior?
If you would do what is right,
you would find my words comforting.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:16 - All the nations of the world will stand amazed
at what the LORD will do for you.
They will be embarrassed
at their feeble power.
They will cover their mouths in silent awe,
deaf to everything around them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:4 - At his command the oceans dry up,
and the rivers disappear.
The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
and the green forests of Lebanon wither.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:5 - In his presence the mountains quake,
and the hills melt away;
the earth trembles,
and its people are destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:6 - The river gates have been torn open!
The palace is about to collapse!
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:8 - Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir!
The people are slipping away.
“Stop, stop!” someone shouts,
but no one even looks back.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - “I am your enemy!”
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
“Your chariots will soon go up in smoke.
Your young men[fn] will be killed in battle.
Never again will you plunder conquered nations.
The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:8 - Are you any better than the city of Thebes,[fn]
situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water?
She was protected by the river on all sides,
walled in by water.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:10 - Yet Thebes fell,
and her people were led away as captives.
Her babies were dashed to death
against the stones of the streets.
Soldiers threw dice[fn] to get Egyptian officers as servants.
All their leaders were bound in chains.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:12 - All your fortresses will fall.
They will be devoured like the ripe figs
that fall into the mouths
of those who shake the trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:6 - When he stops, the earth shakes.
When he looks, the nations tremble.
He shatters the everlasting mountains
and levels the eternal hills.
He is the Eternal One!
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:17 - Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
and the cattle barns are empty,
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:3 - “I will sweep away people and animals alike.
I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish in the sea.
I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble,[fn]
and I will wipe humanity from the face of the earth,” says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:14 - The proud city will become a pasture for flocks and herds,
and all sorts of wild animals will settle there.
The desert owl and screech owl will roost on its ruined columns,
their calls echoing through the gaping windows.
Rubble will block all the doorways,
and the cedar paneling will be exposed to the weather.
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:14 - Then Haggai responded, “That is how it is with this people and this nation, says the LORD. Everything they do and everything they offer is defiled by their sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:19 - I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn.[fn] You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:19 - “What are these?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.
He replied, “These horns represent the nations that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:21 - “What are these men coming to do?” I asked.
The angel replied, “These four horns—these nations—scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:1 - Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:7 - The people of Israel[fn] will become like mighty warriors,
and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine.
Their children, too, will see it and be glad;
their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:3 - On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:8 - Two-thirds of the people in the land
will be cut off and die,” says the LORD.
“But one-third will be left in the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:1 - Watch, for the day of the LORD is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you!
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:12 - “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it's all right to defile the Lord's table.
T-VPN
Occurrences: 1 time in 1 verse
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Vocative Plural Neuter
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - O mountains of Gilboa,
let there be no dew or rain upon you,
nor fruitful fields producing offerings of grain.[fn]
For there the shield of the mighty heroes was defiled;
the shield of Saul will no longer be anointed with oil.
R-APN
Occurrences: 1 time in 1 verse
Speech: Relative Pronoun
Parsing: Accusative Plural Neuter
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:8 - I go east, but he is not there.
I go west, but I cannot find him.
T-ASN
Occurrences: 1 time in 1 verse
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Accusative Singular Neuter
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:18 - Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing,
or the water he drinks,
or the rich food he eats.
T-ASM
Occurrences: 1 time in 1 verse
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Accusative Singular Masculine
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:6 - He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else—well, what's the use?
T-NSN
Occurrences: 1 time in 1 verse
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Nominative Singular Neuter
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:12 - This is what the LORD says:
“I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity.
The wealth of the nations will flow to her.
Her children will be nursed at her breasts,
carried in her arms, and held on her lap.
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