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τὰς — 1751x G3588 ὁ
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Occurrences: 1750 times in 1444 verses
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Accusative Plural Feminine
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:9 - Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - Then the LORD God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this, you are cursed
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
groveling in the dust as long as you live.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:16 - Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:17 - And to the man he said,
“Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
the ground is cursed because of you.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:2 - The sons of God saw the beautiful women[fn] and took any they wanted as their wives.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:4 - In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
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 7:10 - After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:22 - As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”
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 16:9 - The angel of the LORD said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:9 - Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:10 - This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:12 - From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:23 - On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:7 - Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:19 - I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:10 - But the two angels[fn] reached out, pulled Lot into the house, and bolted the door.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:14 - So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fiancés, “Quick, get out of the city! The LORD is about to destroy it.” But the young men thought he was only joking.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:15 - At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!”
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 19:29 - But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:17 - Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:17 - I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants[fn] beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:11 - He made the camels kneel beside a well just outside the town. It was evening, and the women were coming out to draw water.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - This is my request. I will ask one of them, ‘Please give me a drink from your jug.' If she says, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!'—let her be the one you have selected as Isaac's wife. This is how I will know that you have shown unfailing love to my master.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets[fn] for her wrists.
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 24:32 - So the man went home with Laban, and Laban unloaded the camels, gave him straw for their bedding, fed them, and provided water for the man and the camel drivers to wash their feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:46 - She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!' So I drank, and then she watered the camels.
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 24:60 - They gave her this blessing as she parted:
“Our sister, may you become
the mother of many millions!
May your descendants be strong
and conquer the cities of their enemies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:61 - Then Rebekah and her servant girls mounted the camels and followed the man. So Abraham's servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
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 27:17 - Then she gave Jacob the delicious meal, including freshly baked bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:46 - Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I'm sick and tired of these local Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them.”
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 30:35 - But that very day Laban went out and removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted or had white patches, and all the black sheep. He placed them in the care of his own sons,
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 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 31:26 - “What do you mean by deceiving me like this?” Laban demanded. “How dare you drag my daughters away like prisoners of war?
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 31:50 - If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other wives, God will see it even if no one else does. He is a witness to this covenant between us.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55 - [fn]Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.
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 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 33:11 - Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:1 - One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in the area.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:9 - In fact, let's arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will give you our daughters for your sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:16 - then we will give you our daughters, and we'll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among you and become one people.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:17 - But if you don't agree to be circumcised, we will take her and be on our way.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:21 - “These men are our friends,” they said. “Let's invite them to live here among us and trade freely. Look, the land is large enough to hold them. We can take their daughters as wives and let them marry ours.
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 35:2 - So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:5 - As they set out, a terror from God spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob's family.
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 39:8 - But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:11 - I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.”
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 41:3 - Then he saw seven more cows come up behind them from the Nile, but these were scrawny and thin. These cows stood beside the fat cows on the riverbank.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:4 - Then the scrawny, thin cows ate the seven healthy, fat cows! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:20 - These thin, scrawny cows ate the seven fat cows.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:21 - But afterward you wouldn't have known it, for they were still as thin and scrawny as before! Then I woke up.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:9 - I personally guarantee his safety. You may hold me responsible if I don't bring him back to you. Then let me bear the blame forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - And Joseph filled their plates with food from his own table, giving Benjamin five times as much as he gave the others. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:32 - My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, ‘If I don't bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.'
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 46:4 - I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:5 - So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:9 - Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys' heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:21 - No, don't be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children.” So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:16 - “When you help the Hebrew women as they give birth, watch as they deliver.[fn] If the baby is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live.”
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 1:19 - “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women,” the midwives replied. “They are more vigorous and have their babies so quickly that we cannot get there in time.”
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 2:23 - Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:22 - Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:19 - Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, “Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:14 - Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. “Why haven't you met your quotas either yesterday or today?” they demanded.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:21 - The foremen said to them, “May the LORD judge and punish you for making us stink before Pharaoh and his officials. You have put a sword into their hands, an excuse to kill us!”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:12 - They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.
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 8:5 - [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 9:8 - Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a brick kiln, and have Moses toss it into the air while Pharaoh watches.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:29 - “All right,” Moses replied. “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my hands and pray to the LORD. Then the thunder and hail will stop, and you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:33 - So Moses left Pharaoh's court and went out of the city. When he lifted his hands to the LORD, the thunder and hail stopped, and the downpour ceased.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:14 - “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the LORD. This is a law for all time.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:23 - For the LORD will pass through the land to strike down the Egyptians. But when he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, the LORD will pass over your home. He will not permit his death angel to enter your house and strike you down.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:7 - Eat bread without yeast during those seven days. In fact, there must be no yeast bread or any yeast at all found within the borders of your land during this time.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:28 - The LORD asked Moses, “How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions?
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:32 - Then Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: Fill a two-quart container with manna to preserve it for your descendants. Then later generations will be able to see the food I gave you in the wilderness when I set you free from Egypt.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:33 - Moses said to Aaron, “Get a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then put it in a sacred place before the LORD to preserve it for all future generations.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:11 - As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - Moses' arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset.
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 20:18 - When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram's horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:13 - But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:20 - “If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:19 - “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 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 23:28 - I will send terror[fn] ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites.
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 24:4 - 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 24:12 - 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 25:2 - “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.
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 25:29 - 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 26:6 - Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:9 - Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front[fn] of the sacred tent.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:11 - Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:3 - Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:21 - The lampstand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the LORD's presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation.
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 28:14 - then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron's heart when he goes into the LORD's presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the LORD's will for his people whenever he goes in before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:4 - “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle,[fn] and wash them with water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:5 - Dress Aaron in his priestly garments—the tunic, the robe worn with the ephod, the ephod itself, and the chestpiece. Then wrap the decorative sash of the ephod around him.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:9 - Wrap the sashes around the waists of Aaron and his sons, and put their special head coverings on them. Then the right to the priesthood will be theirs by law forever. In this way, you will ordain Aaron and his sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 - “Bring the young bull to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on its head.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - Then slaughter the bull in the LORD's presence at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:15 - “Next Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the head of one of the rams.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:19 - “Now take the other ram, and have Aaron and his sons lay their hands on its head.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:21 - Then take some of the blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his sons and on their garments. In this way, they and their garments will be set apart as holy.
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 29:29 - “Aaron's sacred garments must be preserved for his descendants who succeed him, and they will wear them when they are anointed and ordained.
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 29:33 - They alone may eat the meat and bread used for their purification[fn] in the ordination ceremony. No one else may eat them, for these things are set apart and holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:35 - “This is how you will ordain Aaron and his sons to their offices, just as I have commanded you. The ordination ceremony will go on for seven days.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:10 - “Once a year Aaron must purify[fn] the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the LORD's most holy altar.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:19 - Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and feet there.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:21 - They must always wash their hands and feet, or they will die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants, to be observed from generation to generation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:31 - And say to the people of Israel, ‘This holy anointing oil is reserved for me from generation to generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:10 - the beautifully stitched garments—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests;
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 31:16 - 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 31:18 - When the LORD finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,[fn] written by the finger of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19 - When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:29 - Then Moses told the Levites, “Today you have ordained yourselves[fn] for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Today you have earned a blessing.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the LORD had told Moses to tell them, “You are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I were to travel with you for even a moment, I would destroy you. Remove your jewelry and fine clothes while I decide what to do with you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:8 - Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in the entrances of their own tents. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:4 - So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him, and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - And he said, “O Lord, if it is true that I have found favor with you, then please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special possession.”
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 35:5 - Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD:
gold, silver, and bronze;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:19 - the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.”
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 35:26 - All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:6 - So Moses gave the command, and this message was sent throughout the camp: “Men and women, don't prepare any more gifts for the sanctuary. We have enough!” So the people stopped bringing their sacred offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:34 - He overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars with gold as well.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:38 - This curtain was hung on gold hooks attached to five posts. The posts with their decorated tops and hooks were overlaid with gold, and the five bases were cast from bronze.
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 37:23 - He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.
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 38:8 - Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:26 - This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel,[fn] based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday.
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 38:28 - The remaining 45 pounds[fn] of silver was used to make the hooks and rings and to overlay the tops of the posts.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:30 - which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils.
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 39:1 - The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:14 - Each stone represented one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe was engraved on it like a seal.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:16 - They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of 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 39:28 - 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 39:29 - The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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 39:41 - the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:6 - Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:12 - “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13 - Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron's descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:18 - Moses erected the Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:19 - Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:29 - and he placed the altar of burnt offering near the Tabernacle entrance. On it he offered a burnt offering and a grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:30 - Next Moses placed the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could wash themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - Lay your hand on the animal's head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn] Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the sheep's blood against all sides of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the goat's blood against all sides of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:17 - “You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:5 - The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,
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 4:14 - When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull's head and slaughter it before the LORD.
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 6:18 - Any of Aaron's male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the LORD. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:36 - On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded the Israelites to give these portions to the priests as their permanent share from generation to generation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:2 - “Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:14 - Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull's head,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:18 - Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:22 - Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:27 - He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted them up as a special offering to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:30 - Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:33 - You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is when the ordination ceremony will be completed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:17 - He also presented the grain offering, burning a handful of the flour mixture on the altar, in addition to the regular burnt offering for the morning.
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 10:9 - “You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:4 - You may not, however, eat the following animals[fn] that have split hooves or that chew the cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43 - Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:44 - For I am the LORD your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:2 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:46 - As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp.
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 14:46 - Those who enter the house during the period of quarantine will be ceremonially 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 15:14 - On the eighth day he must get two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle[fn] and give his offerings to the priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:26 - Any bed she lies on and any object she sits on during that time will be unclean, just as during her normal menstrual period.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:12 - he will fill an incense burner with burning coals from the altar that stands before the LORD. Then he will take two handfuls of fragrant powdered incense and will carry the burner and the incense behind the inner curtain.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:21 - He will lay both of his hands on the goat's head and confess over it all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people of Israel. In this way, he will transfer the people's sins to the head of the goat. Then a man specially chosen for the task will drive the goat into the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:22 - As the goat goes into the wilderness, it will carry all the people's sins upon itself into a desolate land.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:29 - “On the tenth day of the appointed month in early autumn,[fn] you must deny yourselves.[fn] Neither native-born Israelites nor foreigners living among you may do any kind of work. This is a permanent law for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:31 - It will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. This is a permanent law for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:32 - In future generations, the purification[fn] ceremony will be performed by the priest who has been anointed and ordained to serve as high priest in place of his ancestor Aaron. He will put on the holy linen garments
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:5 - The purpose of this rule is to stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the LORD as peace offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the LORD's altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:7 - The people must no longer be unfaithful to the LORD by offering sacrifices to the goat idols.[fn] This is a permanent law for them, to be observed from generation to generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25 - “You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:5 - “The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:6 - They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the LORD, gifts of food for their God.
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 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 22:31 - “You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the LORD.
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 23:21 - That same day will be proclaimed an official day for holy assembly, a day on which you do no ordinary work. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:27 - “Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets.[fn] You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to deny yourselves[fn] and present special gifts to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:31 - You must not do any work at all! This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live.
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 23:41 - You must observe this festival to the LORD for seven days every year. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed in the appointed month[fn] from generation to generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:44 - So Moses gave the Israelites these instructions regarding the annual festivals of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:3 - This is the lampstand that stands in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] Aaron must keep the lamps burning in the LORD's presence all night. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:14 - “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18 - “If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:30 - But if it is not bought back within a year, the sale of the house within the walled town cannot be reversed. It will become the permanent property of the buyer. It will not be returned to the original owner in the Year of Jubilee.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:3 - “If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:15 - and if you break my covenant by rejecting my decrees, treating my regulations with contempt, and refusing to obey my commands,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:21 - “If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:25 - I will send armies against you to carry out the curse of the covenant you have broken. When you run to your towns for safety, I will send a plague to destroy you there, and you will be handed over to your enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:28 - then I will give full vent to my hostility. I myself will punish you seven times over for your sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:29 - Then you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.
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 26:34 - 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 26:35 - As long as the land lies in ruins, it will enjoy the rest you never allowed it to take every seventh year while you lived in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:39 - Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies' lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:40 - “But at last my people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors for betraying me and being hostile toward me.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41 - When I have turned their hostility back on them and brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their stubborn hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins.
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 BoxNum 3:3 - These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests.
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 3:28 - There were 8,600[fn] males one month old or older among these Kohathite clans. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.
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 3:37 - They were also responsible for the posts of the courtyard and all their bases, pegs, and ropes.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:38 - The area in front of the Tabernacle, in the east toward the sunrise,[fn] was reserved for the tents of Moses and of Aaron and his sons, who had the final responsibility for the sanctuary on behalf of the people of Israel. Anyone other than a priest or Levite who went too near the sanctuary was to be put to death.
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 4:14 - 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 4:25 - They must carry the curtains of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle itself with its coverings, the outer covering of fine goatskin leather, and the curtain for the Tabernacle entrance.
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 4:31 - “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 5:3 - This command applies to men and women alike. Remove them so they will not defile the camp in which I live among them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:18 - When the priest has presented the woman before the LORD, he must unbind her hair and place in her hands the offering of proof—the jealousy offering to determine whether her husband's suspicions are justified. The priest will stand before her, holding the jar of bitter water that brings a curse to those who are guilty.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:23 - And the priest will write these curses on a piece of leather and wash them off into the bitter water.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:4 - As long as they are bound by their Nazirite vow, they are not allowed to eat or drink anything that comes from a grapevine—not even the grape seeds or skins.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the LORD. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:6 - And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:8 - This requirement applies as long as they are set apart to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10 - On the eighth day they must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:12 - The days of their vow that were completed before their defilement no longer count. They must rededicate themselves to the LORD as a Nazirite for the full term of their vow, and each must bring a one-year-old male lamb for a guilt offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:13 - “This is the ritual law for Nazirites. At the conclusion of their time of separation as Nazirites, they must each go to the entrance of the Tabernacle
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:18 - “Then the Nazirites will shave their heads at the entrance of the Tabernacle. They will take the hair that had been dedicated and place it on the fire beneath the peace-offering sacrifice.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - After the Nazirite's head has been shaved, the priest will take for each of them the boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite's hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:6 - So Moses took the wagons and oxen and presented them to the Levites.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:7 - He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonite division for their work,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:8 - and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarite division for their work. All their work was done under the leadership of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:88 - Twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs were donated for the peace offerings. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:10 - When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel must lay their hands on them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:12 - “Next the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Present one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to purify the Levites and make them right with the LORD.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:18 - In this way, they traveled and camped at the LORD's command wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:2 - “Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:8 - Only the priests, Aaron's descendants, are allowed to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:34 - “‘Because your men explored the land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty years—a year for each day, suffering the consequences of your sins. Then you will discover what it is like to have me for an enemy.'
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:21 - Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering to the LORD each year from the first of your ground flour.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:22 - “But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the LORD has given you through Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:23 - And suppose your descendants in the future fail to do everything the LORD has commanded through Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:31 - Since they have treated the LORD's word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt.”
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 15:40 - The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:9 - Does it seem insignificant to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the community of Israel to be near him so you can serve in the LORD's Tabernacle and stand before the people to minister to them?
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:18 - So each of these men prepared an incense burner, lit the fire, and placed incense on it. Then they all stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle[fn] with Moses and Aaron.
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 16:30 - But if the LORD does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave,[fn] then you will know that these men have shown contempt for the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:7 - Moses placed the staffs in the LORD's presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:9 - When Moses brought all the staffs out from the LORD's presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:1 - Then the LORD said to Aaron: “You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood.
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 18:4 - The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle,[fn] but no unauthorized person may assist you.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:5 - “You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the LORD's anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:6 - I myself have chosen your fellow Levites from among the Israelites to be your special assistants. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for service in the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death.”
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 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 21:2 - Then the people of Israel made this vow to the LORD: “If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy[fn] all their towns.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:3 - The LORD heard the Israelites' request and gave them victory over the Canaanites. The Israelites completely destroyed them and their towns, and the place has been called Hormah[fn] ever since.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:25 - So Israel captured all the towns of the Amorites and settled in them, including the city of Heshbon and its surrounding villages.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:32 - After Moses sent men to explore the Jazer area, they captured all the towns in the region and drove out the Amorites who lived there.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:34 - The LORD said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do the same to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:1 - While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove,[fn] some of the men defiled themselves by having[fn] sexual relations with local Moabite women.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:18 - The LORD replied, “Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:23 - Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to lead the people, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:24 - On each of the seven days of the festival, this is how you must prepare the food offering that is presented as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These will be offered in addition to the regular burnt offerings and liquid offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:31 - Prepare these special burnt offerings, along with their liquid offerings, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying grain offering. Be sure that all the animals you sacrifice have no defects.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:7 - “Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month,[fn] you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.
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 30:4 - and her father hears of the vow or pledge and does not object to it, then all her vows and pledges will stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:5 - But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The LORD will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:12 - But if her husband refuses to accept it on the day he hears of it, her vow or pledge will be nullified, and the LORD will forgive her.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:14 - But if he does not object on the day he hears of it, then he is agreeing to all her vows and pledges.
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 31:10 - They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:29 - Give this share of the army's half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:30 - From the half that belongs to the people of Israel, take one of every fifty of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give this share to the Levites, who are in charge of maintaining the LORD's Tabernacle.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:47 - From the half-share given to the people, Moses took one of every fifty prisoners and animals and gave them to the Levites, who maintained the LORD's Tabernacle. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:48 - Then all the generals and captains came to Moses
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:7 - “Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going across to the land the LORD has given them?
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:18 - We will not return to our homes until all the people of Israel have received their portions of land.
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 32:33 - So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:41 - The people of Jair, another clan of the tribe of Manasseh, captured many of the towns in Gilead and changed the name of that region to the Towns of Jair.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:42 - Meanwhile, a man named Nobah captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he renamed that area Nobah after himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:2 - At the LORD's direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way.
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 35:6 - “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other 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 35:13 - Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:14 - three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:29 - These are legal requirements for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:12 - But you are such a heavy load to carry! How can I deal with all your problems and bickering?
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:22 - “But you all came to me and said, ‘First, let's send out scouts to explore the land for us. They will advise us on the best route to take and which towns we should enter.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - Moses continued, “Then the LORD said, ‘Now get moving! Cross the Arnon Gorge. Look, I will hand over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I will give you his land. Attack him and begin to occupy the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - “But King Sihon of Heshbon refused to allow us to pass through, because the LORD your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done.
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 2:36 - “The LORD our God also helped us conquer Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and the town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us.
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 3:2 - But the LORD told me, ‘Do not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory over Og and his entire army, and I will give you all his land. Treat him just as you treated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:3 - “So the LORD our God handed King Og and all his people over to us, and we killed them all. Not a single person survived.
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 3:12 - “When we took possession of this land, I gave to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory beyond Aroer along the Arnon Gorge, plus half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:21 - “At that time I gave Joshua this charge: ‘You have seen for yourself everything the LORD your God has done to these two kings. He will do the same to all the kingdoms on the west side of the Jordan.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:2 - Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:9 - “But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.
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 4:15 - “But be very careful! You did not see the LORD's form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:32 - “Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before?
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 5:29 - Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.
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 6:9 - Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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 6:25 - For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the LORD our God has given us.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:2 - When the LORD your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy[fn] them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy.
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 7:9 - Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:11 - Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:15 - And the LORD will protect you from all sickness. He will not let you suffer from the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all your enemies!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:20 - And then the LORD your God will send terror[fn] to drive out the few survivors still hiding from you!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:23 - But the LORD your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:24 - He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:1 - “Be careful to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then you will live and multiply, and you will enter and occupy the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors.
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 8:6 - “So obey the commands of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and fearing him.
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 9:6 - You must recognize that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not—you are a stubborn people.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:9 - This happened when I was on the mountain receiving the tablets of stone inscribed with the words of the covenant that the LORD had made with you. I was there for forty days and forty nights, and all that time I ate no food and drank no water.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:10 - The LORD gave me the two tablets on which God had written with his own finger all the words he had spoken to you from the heart of the fire when you were assembled at the mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:11 - “At the end of the forty days and nights, the LORD handed me the two stone tablets inscribed with the words of the covenant.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:1 - “At that time the LORD said to me, ‘Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. Also make a wooden Ark—a sacred chest to store them in. Come up to me on the mountain,
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 10:3 - “So I made an Ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first two. Then I went up the mountain with the tablets in my hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:4 - Once again the LORD wrote the Ten Commandments[fn] on the tablets and gave them to me. They were the same words the LORD had spoken to you from the heart of the fire on the day you were assembled at the foot of the mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:5 - Then I turned and came down the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark of the Covenant, which I had made, just as the LORD commanded me. And the tablets are still there 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 11:1 - “You must love the LORD your God and obey all his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:6 - They didn't see what he did to Dathan and Abiram (the sons of Eliab, a descendant of Reuben) when the earth opened its mouth in the Israelite camp and swallowed them, along with their households and tents and every living thing that belonged to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:8 - “Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:13 - “If you carefully obey all the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the LORD your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:20 - Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:22 - “Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:27 - You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:28 - But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the LORD your God and turn away from him and worship gods you have not known before.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:31 - For you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take that land and are living in it,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:32 - you must be careful to obey all the decrees and regulations I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:1 - “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 12:3 - 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 12:17 - “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 12:26 - “Take your sacred gifts and your offerings given to fulfill a vow to the place the LORD chooses.
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 13:4 - Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.
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 13:18 - “The LORD your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:7 - but if the animal doesn't have both, it may not be eaten. So you may not eat the camel, the hare, or the hyrax.[fn] They chew the cud but do not have split hooves, so they are ceremonially unclean for you.
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 15:5 - You will receive this blessing if you are careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:8 - Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:3 - Eat it with bread made without yeast. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, as when you escaped from Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread—the bread of suffering—so that as long as you live you will remember the day you departed from Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:12 - Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, so be careful to obey all these decrees.
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 18:4 - You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:9 - you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you are careful to obey all the commands I have given you—if you always love the LORD your God and walk in his ways.)
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:13 - When the LORD your God hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the town.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:15 - “But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:2 - In such a case, your elders and judges must measure the distance from the site of the crime to the nearby towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:6 - “The elders of the town must wash their hands over the young cow whose neck was broken.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10 - “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21 - The woman must be taken to the door of her father's home, and there the men of the town must stone her to death, for she has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents' home. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:5 - But the LORD your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:6 - As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:1 - “Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes her a letter of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:3 - But if the second husband also turns against her and divorces her, or if he dies,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:3 - But never give more than forty lashes; more than forty lashes would publicly humiliate your neighbor.
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 26:18 - The LORD has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:1 - Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: “Obey all these commands that I am giving you today.
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 28:1 - “If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:15 - “But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.
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 28:35 - The LORD will cover your knees and legs with incurable boils. In fact, you will be covered from head to foot.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:45 - “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 28:59 - then the LORD will overwhelm you and your children with indescribable plagues. These plagues will be intense and without relief, making you miserable and unbearably sick.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:21 - The LORD will separate them from all the tribes of Israel, to pour out on them all the curses of the covenant recorded in this Book of Instruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:22 - “Then the generations to come, both your own descendants and the foreigners who come from distant lands, will see the devastation of the land and the diseases the LORD inflicts on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:27 - That is why the LORD's anger has burned against this land, bringing down on it every curse recorded in this book.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3 - then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:7 - The LORD your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:8 - Then you will again obey the LORD and keep all his commands that I am giving you today.
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 31:12 - 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 31:13 - Do this so that your children who have not known these instructions will hear them and will learn to fear the LORD your God. Do this as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:14 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle,[fn] so that I may commission him there.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:15 - And the LORD appeared to them in a pillar of cloud that stood at the entrance to the sacred tent.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:18 - At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:11 - Like an eagle that rouses her chicks
and hovers over her young,
so he spread his wings to take them up
and carried them safely on his pinions.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:3 - Indeed, he loves his people;[fn]
all his holy ones are in his hands.
They follow in his steps
and accept his teaching.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:12 - Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin:
“The people of Benjamin are loved by the LORD
and live in safety beside him.
He surrounds them continuously
and preserves them from every harm.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:9 - Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:5 - No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.
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 2:7 - So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:22 - The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:13 - The seven priests with the rams' horns marched in front of the Ark of the LORD, blowing their horns. Again the armed men marched both in front of the priests with the horns and behind the Ark of the LORD. All this time the priests were blowing their horns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:26 - At that time Joshua invoked this curse:
“May the curse of the LORD fall on anyone
who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho.
At the cost of his firstborn son,
he will lay its foundation.
At the cost of his youngest son,
he will set up its gates.”
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 7:24 - 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 8:1 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land.
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 8:34 - Joshua then read to them all the blessings and curses Moses had written in the Book of Instruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:17 - The Israelites set out at once to investigate and reached their towns in three days. The names of these towns were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 - The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. “Don't abandon your servants now!” they pleaded. “Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:8 - “Do not be afraid of them,” the LORD said to Joshua, “for I have given you victory over them. Not a single one of them will be able to stand up to you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:19 - The rest of you continue chasing the enemy and cut them down from the rear. Don't give them a chance to get back to their towns, for the LORD your God has given you victory over them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:20 - So Joshua and the Israelite army continued the slaughter and completely crushed the enemy. They totally wiped out the five armies except for a tiny remnant that managed to reach their fortified towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:32 - Here again, the LORD gave them Lachish. Joshua took it on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:39 - He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:12 - Joshua slaughtered all the other kings and their people, completely destroying them, just as Moses, the servant of the LORD, had commanded.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:13 - But the Israelites did not burn any of the towns built on mounds except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:10 - It also included all the towns of King Sihon of the Amorites, who had reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:17 - It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:21 - The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon.
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 17:11 - The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan,[fn] Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor),[fn] Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:12 - But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these towns. They could not drive out the Canaanites who continued to live there.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:51 - These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders allocated as grants of land to the tribes of Israel by casting sacred lots in the presence of the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle[fn] at Shiloh. So the division of the land was completed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:2 - “Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses.
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 21:9 - The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:12 - But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
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 21:42 - Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:44 - And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:3 - During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of the LORD your God right up to the present day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:5 - But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”
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 24:8 - “Finally, I brought you into the land of the Amorites on the east side of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I destroyed them before you. I gave you victory over them, and you took possession of their land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:11 - “When you crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho, the men of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I gave you victory over them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:30 - They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
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 BoxJdg 1:20 - The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of the three sons of Anak.
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 2:7 - And the Israelites served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:18 - Whenever the LORD raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge's lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:2 - He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:3 - These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:4 - These people were left to test the Israelites—to see whether they would obey the commands the LORD had given to their ancestors through Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:6 - and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:23 - Then Ehud closed and locked the doors of the room and escaped down the latrine.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - so they waited. But when the king didn't come out after a long delay, they became concerned and got a key. And when they opened the doors, they found their master dead on the floor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:28 - “Follow me,” he said, “for the LORD has given you victory over Moab your enemy.” So they followed him. And the Israelites took control of the shallow crossings of the Jordan River across from Moab, preventing anyone from crossing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:11 - Listen to the village musicians[fn]
gathered at the watering holes.
They recount the righteous victories of the LORD
and the victories of his villagers in Israel.
Then the people of the LORD
marched down to the city gates.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:17 - Gilead remained east of the Jordan.
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.
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 7:8 - So Gideon collected the provisions and rams' horns of the other warriors and sent them home. But he kept the 300 men with him.
The Midianite camp was in the valley just below Gideon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:19 - It was just after midnight,[fn] after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams' horns and broke their clay jars.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:20 - Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:7 - So Gideon said, “After the LORD gives me victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will return and tear your flesh with the thorns and briers from the wilderness.”
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 9:24 - God was punishing Abimelech for murdering Gideon's seventy sons, and the citizens of Shechem for supporting him in this treachery of murdering his brothers.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25 - The citizens of Shechem set an ambush for Abimelech on the hilltops and robbed everyone who passed that way. But someone warned Abimelech about their plot.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:5 - Jephthah captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to go back across, the men of Gilead would challenge him. “Are you a member of the tribe of Ephraim?” they would ask. If the man said, “No, I'm not,”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17 - So she cried whenever she was with him and kept it up for the rest of the celebration. At last, on the seventh day he told her the answer because she was tormenting him with her nagging. Then she explained the riddle to the young men.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19 - Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of Ashkelon, killed thirty men, took their belongings, and gave their clothing to the men who had solved his riddle. But Samson was furious about what had happened, and he went back home to live with his father and mother.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:9 - She had hidden some men in one of the inner rooms of her house, and she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson snapped the bowstrings as a piece of string snaps when it is burned by a fire. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Then Delilah said, “You've been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.”
Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.”
So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:31 - So Micah's carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27 - When her husband opened the door to leave, there lay his concubine with her hands on the threshold.
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 BoxJdg 20:32 - Then the warriors of Benjamin shouted, “We're defeating them as we did before!” But the Israelites had planned in advance to run away so that the men of Benjamin would chase them along the roads and be drawn away from the town.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:48 - And the Israelites returned and slaughtered every living thing in all the towns—the people, the livestock, and everything they found. They also burned down all the towns they came to.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:10 - So the assembly sent 12,000 of their best warriors to Jabesh-gilead with orders to kill everyone there, including women and children.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:14 - Then the men of Benjamin returned to their homes, and the 400 women of Jabesh-gilead who had been spared were given to them as wives. But there were not enough women for all of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:12 - May the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:21 - The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:28 - Now I am giving him to the LORD, and he will belong to the LORD his whole life.” And they[fn] worshiped the LORD there.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:32 - You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days.
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 3:15 - Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle[fn] as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the LORD had said to him.
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 5:6 - Then the LORD's heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:9 - But when the Ark arrived at Gath, the LORD's heavy hand fell on its men, young and old; he struck them with a plague of tumors, and there was a great panic.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:12 - Those who didn't die were afflicted with tumors; and the cry from the town rose to heaven.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:6 - Don't be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God was finished with them, they were eager to let Israel go.
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 6:14 - 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 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 7:13 - So the Philistines were subdued and didn't invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel's lifetime, the LORD's powerful hand was raised against the Philistines.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:15 - Samuel continued as Israel's judge for the rest of his life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:13 - The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him.
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 9:3 - One day Kish's donkeys strayed away, and he told Saul, “Take a servant with you, and go look for the donkeys.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5 - Finally, they entered the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant, “Let's go home. By now my father will be more worried about us than about the donkeys!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - “Where have you been?” Saul's uncle asked him and his servant.
“We were looking for the donkeys,” Saul replied, “but we couldn't find them. So we went to Samuel to ask him where they were.”
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 12:19 - “Pray to the LORD your God for us, or we will die!” they all said to Samuel. “For now we have added to our sins by asking for a king.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:10 - But if they say, ‘Come on up and fight,' then we will go up. That will be the LORD's sign that he 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 14:19 - But while Saul was talking to the priest, the confusion in the Philistine camp grew louder and louder. So Saul said to the priest, “Never mind; let's get going!”[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:38 - Then Saul said to the leaders, “Something's wrong! I want all my army commanders to come here. We must find out what sin was committed today.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:52 - The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul's lifetime. So whenever Saul observed a young man who was brave and strong, he drafted him into his army.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:1 - The Philistines now mustered their army for battle and camped between Socoh in Judah and Azekah at Ephes-dammim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:44 - “Come over here, and I'll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:53 - Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:8 - This made Saul very angry. “What's this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they'll be making him their king!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:27 - he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king's requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:9 - “Never!” Jonathan exclaimed. “You know that if I had the slightest notion my father was planning to kill you, I would tell you at once.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:31 - As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you'll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:36 - “Start running,” he told the boy, “so you can find the arrows as I shoot them.” So the boy ran, and Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38 - Hurry, hurry, don't wait.” So the boy quickly gathered up the arrows and ran back to his master.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:7 - Now Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief herdsman, was there that day, having been detained before the LORD.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:13 - So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:4 - So David's parents stayed in Moab with the king during the entire time David was living in his stronghold.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:9 - Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul's men, spoke up. “When I was at Nob,” he said, “I saw the son of Jesse talking to the priest, Ahimelech son of Ahitub.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:17 - And he ordered his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of the LORD, for they are allies and conspirators with David! They knew he was running away from me, but they didn't tell me!” But Saul's men refused to kill the LORD's priests.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:14 - David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn't let Saul find him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:16 - Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:20 - Come down whenever you're ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:3 - At the place where the road passes some sheepfolds, Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. But as it happened, David and his men were hiding farther back in that very cave!
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:4 - “Now's your opportunity!” David's men whispered to him. “Today the LORD is telling you, ‘I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.'” So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul's robe.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:7 - I am told that it is sheep-shearing time. While your shepherds stayed among us near Carmel, we never harmed them, and nothing was ever stolen from them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:15 - These men have been very good to us, and we never suffered any harm from them. Nothing was stolen from us the whole time they were with us.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:16 - In fact, day and night they were like a wall of protection to us and the sheep.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:8 - “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike twice!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:23 - The LORD gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the LORD placed you in my power, for you are the LORD's anointed one.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:11 - No one was left alive to come to Gath and tell where he had really been. This happened again and again while he was living among the Philistines.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:2 - “Very well!” David agreed. “Now you will see for yourself what we can do.”
Then Achish told David, “I will make you my personal bodyguard for life.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:1 - The entire Philistine army now mobilized at Aphek, and the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:2 - They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:6 - David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:17 - David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:18 - David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:7 - When the Israelites on the other side of the Jezreel Valley and beyond the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:12 - So David ordered his young men to kill them, and they did. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies beside the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:19 - So David asked the LORD, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
The LORD replied to David, “Yes, go ahead. I will certainly hand them over to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:18 - When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:8 - I gave you your master's house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:11 - “This is what the LORD says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:8 - When Tamar arrived at Amnon's house, she went to the place where he was lying down so he could watch her mix some dough. Then she baked his favorite dish for him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:10 - Then he said to Tamar, “Now bring the food into my bedroom and feed it to me here.” So Tamar took his favorite dish to him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - And David mourned many days for his son Amnon.
Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:7 - After four years,[fn] Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the LORD and fulfill a vow I made to him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:21 - Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father's concubines, for he has left them here to look after the palace. Then all Israel will know that you have insulted your father beyond hope of reconciliation, and they will throw their support to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:22 - So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's concubines.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:12 - “I would not kill the king's son for even a thousand pieces of silver,[fn]” the man replied to Joab. “We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, please spare young Absalom.'
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:13 - And David told them to tell Amasa, “Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:3 - When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and placed them in seclusion. Their needs were provided for, but he no longer slept with them. So each of them lived like a widow until she died.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:23 - He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:7 - Then they came to the fortress of Tyre, and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went south to Judah[fn] as far as Beersheba.
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 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 4:27 - 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 5:1 - [fn]King Hiram of Tyre had always been a loyal friend of David. When Hiram learned that David's son Solomon was the new king of Israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him.
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 7:16 - For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7½ feet[fn] tall.
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 7:37 - All ten water carts were the same size and were made alike, for each was cast from the same mold.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:39 - He set five water carts on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple.
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 7:42 - 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 7:43 - the ten water carts holding the ten basins;
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 7:49 - 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 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 8:22 - Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven,
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 8:38 - and if your people Israel pray about their troubles, raising their hands toward this Temple,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:39 - then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:40 - Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:58 - May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:63 - Solomon offered to the LORD a peace offering of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Temple of the LORD.
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 9:3 - The LORD said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your petition. I have set this Temple apart to be holy—this place you have built where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
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 9:12 - But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:15 - This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces,[fn] the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:27 - The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - The LORD had clearly instructed the people of Israel, ‘You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.' Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway.
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 11:14 - Then the LORD raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom's royal family, to be Solomon's adversary.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:28 - Jeroboam was a very capable young man, and when Solomon saw how industrious he was, he put him in charge of the labor force from the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:34 - “‘But I will not take the entire kingdom from Solomon at this time. For the sake of my servant David, the one whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees, I will keep Solomon as leader for the rest of his life.
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 12:7 - The older counselors replied, “If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:30 - There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:5 - For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and had obeyed the LORD's commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.
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 15:13 - He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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 15:16 - There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha 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 17:18 - Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:10 - For I swear by the LORD your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time he was told, ‘Elijah isn't here,' King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:33 - He piled wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood.
Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water over the offering and the wood.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:34 - After they had done this, he said, “Do the same thing again!” And when they were finished, he said, “Now do it a third time!” So they did as he said,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:38 - Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:20 - Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!”
Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”
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 20:31 - Ben-hadad's officers said to him, “Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!'”
The king of Israel responded, “Is he still alive? He is my brother!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:34 - An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses[fn] and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. “I'm badly wounded!”
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 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 3:2 - He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, but not to the same extent as his father and mother. He at least tore down the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had set up.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:25 - They destroyed the towns, covered their good land with stones, stopped up all the springs, and cut down all the good trees. Finally, only Kir-hareseth and its stone walls were left, but men with slings surrounded and attacked it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:34 - Then he lay down on the child's body, placing his mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on the child's eyes, and his hands on the child's hands. And as he stretched out on him, the child's body began to grow warm again!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:7 - So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives.
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 8:19 - But the LORD did not want to destroy Judah, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:23 - Then King Joram turned the horses around[fn] and fled, shouting to King Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36 - When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, “This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: ‘At the plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel's body.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:7 - When the letter arrived, the leaders killed all seventy of the king's sons. They placed their heads in baskets and presented them to Jehu at Jezreel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:8 - A messenger went to Jehu and said, “They have brought the heads of the king's sons.”
So Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate, and leave them there until morning.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:27 - They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a public toilet, as it remains to this day.
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 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 12:2 - All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:3 - So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Aram and his son Ben-hadad to defeat them repeatedly.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:16 - Elisha told him, “Put your hand on the bow,” and Elisha laid his own hands on the king's hands.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:22 - King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:25 - Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the towns that had been taken from Jehoash's father, Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad on three occasions, and he recovered the Israelite towns.
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 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 17:16 - They rejected all the commands of the LORD their God and made two calves from metal. They set up an Asherah pole and worshiped Baal and all the forces of heaven.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:17 - They even sacrificed their own sons and daughters in the fire.[fn] They consulted fortune-tellers and practiced sorcery and sold themselves to evil, arousing the LORD's anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:19 - But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the LORD their God, for they followed the evil practices that Israel had introduced.
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 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 18:6 - He remained faithful to the LORD in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the LORD had given Moses.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:13 - In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign,[fn] King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them.
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 18:35 - What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the LORD can rescue Jerusalem from me?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:6 - I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.'”
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 23:14 - 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 23:22 - There had not been a Passover celebration like that since the time when the judges ruled in Israel, nor throughout all the years of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:15 - Nebuchadnezzar led King Jehoiachin away as a captive to Babylon, along with the queen mother, his wives and officials, and all Jerusalem's elite.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:13 - The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the LORD's Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon.
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 25:29 - 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 Box2Ki 25:30 - So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:23 - (But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair[fn] and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - They ministered with music at the Tabernacle[fn] until Solomon built the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They carried out their work, following all the regulations handed down to them.
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 6:64 - So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:65 - The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:67 - Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim),[fn] Gezer,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:12 - The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built the towns of Ono and Lod and their nearby villages),
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:19 - Shallum was the son of Kore, a descendant of Abiasaph,[fn] from the clan of Korah. He and his relatives, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the sanctuary, just as their ancestors had guarded the Tabernacle in the camp of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:27 - They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:7 - When all the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley saw that their army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:32 - From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:10 - So David asked God, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
The LORD replied, “Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:1 - After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns.
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 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 23:32 - And so, under the supervision of the priests, the Levites watched over the Tabernacle and the Temple[fn] and faithfully carried out their duties of service at the house of the LORD.
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 28:8 - “So now, with God as our witness, and in the sight of all Israel—the LORD's assembly—I give you this charge. Be careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God, so that you may continue to possess this good land and leave it to your children as a permanent inheritance.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:12 - David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind[fn] for the courtyards of the LORD's Temple, the outside rooms, the treasuries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:5 - and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example and give offerings to the LORD today?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:8 - They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the LORD under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18 - “O LORD, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes.
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 29:21 - The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the LORD. They also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:15 - The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:15 - For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet[fn] tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7½ feet.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:7 - He then cast ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given, and he put them in the Temple. Five were placed against the south wall, and five were placed against the north wall.
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 4:12 - 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 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 4:14 - the water carts holding the basins;
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 4:19 - 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 4:20 - the lampstands and their lamps of solid gold, to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as prescribed;
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 5:8 - The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:12 - Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel, and he lifted his hands in prayer.
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 6:29 - and if your people Israel pray about their troubles or sorrow, raising their hands toward this Temple,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:30 - then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:31 - Then they will fear you and walk in your ways as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors.
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 7:6 - The priests took their assigned positions, and so did the Levites who were singing, “His faithful love endures forever!” They accompanied the singing with music from the instruments King David had made for praising the LORD. Across from the Levites, the priests blew the trumpets, while all Israel stood.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:16 - For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
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 8:2 - Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram[fn] had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:4 - He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses[fn] could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:13 - He offered the sacrifices for the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, and the three annual festivals—the Passover celebration, the Festival of Harvest,[fn] and the Festival of Shelters—as Moses had commanded.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:14 - In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following the commands of David, the man of God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:15 - Solomon did not deviate in any way from David's commands concerning the priests and Levites and the treasuries.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:27 - The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:7 - The older counselors replied, “If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:21 - Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and they gave birth to twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:1 - But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him in this sin.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:15 - The rest of the events of Rehoboam's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Shemaiah the Prophet and The Record of Iddo the Seer, which are part of the genealogical record. Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:9 - But you have chased away the priests of the LORD (the descendants of Aaron) and the Levites, and you have appointed your own priests, just like the pagan nations. You let anyone become a priest these days! Whoever comes to be dedicated with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of these so-called gods of yours!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the LORD our God, but you have abandoned him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:16 - The Israelite army fled from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah in defeat.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:19 - Abijah and his army pursued Jeroboam's troops and captured some of his towns, including Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their surrounding villages.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:20 - So Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah's lifetime, and finally the LORD struck him down and he died.
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 14:4 - He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7 - Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build towns and fortify them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the LORD our God, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they went ahead with these projects and brought them to completion.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:14 - While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the LORD came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:5 - “During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land.
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 16:4 - Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa's request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah,[fn] and all the store cities in Naphtali.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:8 - Don't you remember what happened to the Ethiopians[fn] and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers?[fn] At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:5 - So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, 400 of them, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”
They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! God will give the king victory.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:29 - When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the LORD himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:7 - But the LORD did not want to destroy David's dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:17 - They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king's sons and his wives. Only his youngest son, Ahaziah,[fn] was spared.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:4 - This is what you must do. When you priests and Levites come on duty on the Sabbath, a third of you will serve as gatekeepers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:8 - So the Levites and all the people of Judah did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. Jehoiada the priest did not let anyone go home after their shift ended.
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 23:18 - 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 23:19 - He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD's Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:2 - Joash did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:5 - He summoned the priests and Levites and gave them these instructions: “Go to all the towns of Judah and collect the required annual offerings, so that we can repair the Temple of your God. Do not delay!” But the Levites did not act immediately.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:14 - When all the repairs were finished, they brought the remaining money to the king and Jehoiada. It was used to make various articles for the Temple of the LORD—articles for worship services and for burnt offerings, including ladles and other articles made of gold and silver. And the burnt offerings were sacrificed continually in the Temple of the LORD during the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:20 - Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: Why do you disobey the LORD's commands and keep yourselves from prospering? You have abandoned the LORD, and now he has abandoned you!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:24 - Although the Arameans attacked with only a small army, the LORD helped them conquer the much larger army of Judah. The people of Judah had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, so judgment was carried out against Joash.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:13 - Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:6 - King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the LORD his God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:2 - Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel. He cast metal images for the worship of Baal.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:5 - Because of all this, the LORD his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of the king of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:9 - But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:18 - And the Philistines had raided towns located in the foothills of Judah[fn] and in the Negev of Judah. They had already captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages.
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 29:3 - In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the LORD and repaired them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:7 - They also shut the doors to the Temple's entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 - The male goats for the sin offering were then brought before the king and the assembly of people, who laid their hands on them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:31 - Then Hezekiah declared, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, bring your sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the Temple of the LORD.” So the people brought their sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings, too.
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 31:2 - Hezekiah then organized the priests and Levites into divisions to offer the burnt offerings and peace offerings, and to worship and give thanks and praise to the LORD at the gates of the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:3 - The king also made a personal contribution of animals for the daily morning and evening burnt offerings, the weekly Sabbath festivals, the monthly new moon festivals, and the annual festivals as prescribed in the Law of the LORD.
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 31:15 - His faithful assistants were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the gifts among the families of priests in their towns by their divisions, dividing the gifts fairly among old and young alike.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:1 - After Hezekiah had faithfully carried out this work, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified towns, giving orders for his army to break through their walls.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:22 - So Hilkiah and the other men went to the New Quarter[fn] of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas,[fn] the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:31 - 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. He promised to obey all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll.
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 35:4 - Report for duty according to the family divisions of your ancestors, following the directions of King David of Israel and the directions of his son Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:5 - “Then stand in the sanctuary at the place appointed for your family division and help the families assigned to you as they bring their offerings to the Temple.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:10 - When everything was ready for the Passover celebration, the priests and the Levites took their places, organized by their divisions, as the king had commanded.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:15 - The musicians, descendants of Asaph, were in their assigned places, following the commands that had been given by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer. The gatekeepers guarded the gates and did not need to leave their posts of duty, for their Passover offerings were prepared for them by their fellow Levites.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:5 - Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
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 36:19 - Then his army burned the Temple of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value.[fn]
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 Box2Ch 36:23 - “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are the LORD's people may go there for this task. And may the LORD your God be with you!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:2 - “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:5 - They also offered the regular burnt offerings and the offerings required for the new moon celebrations and the annual festivals as prescribed by the LORD. The people also gave voluntary offerings to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:4 - Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans. This went on during the entire reign of King Cyrus of Persia and lasted until King Darius of Persia took the throne.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:22 - Then they celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. There was great joy throughout the land because the LORD had caused the king of Assyria[fn] to be favorable to them, so that he helped them to rebuild the Temple of God, the God of Israel.
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 9:12 - 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 9:13 - “Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant.
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 BoxEzr 10:9 - Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19,[fn] and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:5 - Then I said, “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands,
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 1:9 - But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.'
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:8 - And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king's forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:9 - When I came to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king's letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers and horsemen[fn] to protect me.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:21 - We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:5 - We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces[fn] of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:9 - They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:10 - Later I went to visit Shemaiah son of Delaiah and grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home. He said, “Let us meet together inside the Temple of God and bolt the doors shut. Your enemies are coming to kill you tonight.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:1 - After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:2 - Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors.
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 9:24 - “They went in and took possession of the land. You subdued whole nations before them. Even the Canaanites, who inhabited the land, were powerless! Your people could deal with these nations and their kings as they pleased.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29 - joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord:
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:30 - “We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters.
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 10:39 - 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 11:25 - As for the surrounding villages with their open fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba with its settlements, Dibon with its settlements, and Jekabzeel with its villages.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:9 - Their associates, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them during the service.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:19 - Then I commanded that the gates of Jerusalem should be shut as darkness fell every Friday evening,[fn] not to be opened until the Sabbath ended. I sent some of my own servants to guard the gates so that no merchandise could be brought in on the Sabbath day.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:22 - Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to preserve the holiness of the Sabbath. Remember this good deed also, O my God! Have compassion on me according to your great and unfailing love.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:25 - So I confronted them and called down curses on them. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear in the name of God that they would not let their children intermarry with the pagan people of the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:17 - And the king loved Esther more than any of the other young women. He was so delighted with her that he set the royal crown on her head and declared her queen instead of Vashti.
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 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 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 9:21 - calling on them to celebrate an annual festival on these two days.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:4 - Job's sons would take turns preparing feasts in their homes, and they would also invite their three sisters to celebrate with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:5 - When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, “Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job's regular practice.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:17 - While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: “Three bands of Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 - “If my misery could be weighed
and my troubles be put on the scales,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:6 - that you must quickly probe for my guilt
and search for my sin?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:14 - Yes, I will take my life in my hands
and say what I really think.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:17 - My sins would be sealed in a pouch,
and you would cover my guilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:27 - The heavens will reveal their guilt,
and the earth will testify against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:6 - When I think about what I am saying, I shudder.
My body trembles.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:27 - You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:11 - He puts my feet in the stocks
and watches my every move.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:25 - Then his body will become as healthy as a child's,
firm and youthful again.
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 39:26 - “Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar
and spread its wings toward the south?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:15 - In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:3 - They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
and they prosper in all they do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 - Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates,
so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:4 - Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods.
I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood
or even speak the names of their gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:21 - For I have kept the ways of the LORD;
I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:50 - You give great victories to your king;
you show unfailing love to your anointed,
to David and all his descendants forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:13 - Rise up, O LORD, in all your power.
With music and singing we celebrate your mighty acts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:25 - I will praise you in the great assembly.
I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:6 - Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the LORD
forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:4 - Show me the right path, O LORD;
point out the road for me to follow.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:18 - Feel my pain and see my trouble.
Forgive all my sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:6 - I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
I come to your altar, O LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:2 - When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:4 - The one thing I ask of the LORD
the thing I seek most—
is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
delighting in the LORD's perfections
and meditating in his Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:5 - The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars;
the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9 - Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:15 - He made their hearts,
so he understands everything they do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:19 - He rescues them from death
and keeps them alive in times of famine.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:18 - Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent,
and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:33 - But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed
or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:35 - I have seen wicked and ruthless people
flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:1 - For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.

I said to myself, “I will watch what I do
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
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.”
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:10 - But please stop striking me!
I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 - For troubles surround me—
too many to count!
My sins pile up so high
I can't see my way out.
They outnumber the hairs on my head.
I have lost all courage.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of the descendants of Korah.

As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:4 - You are my King and my God.
You command victories for Israel.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 - Our hearts have not deserted you.
We have not strayed from your path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:13 - Take note of the fortified walls,
and tour all the citadels,
that you may describe them
to future generations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:14 - Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,
and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:9 - Don't keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:13 - Then I will teach your ways to rebels,
and they will return to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:23 - But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 - Break off their fangs, O God!
Smash the jaws of these lions, O LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:9 - God will sweep them away, both young and old,
faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 - The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged.
They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:8 - Then I will sing praises to your name forever
as I fulfill my vows each day.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:8 - O my people, trust in him at all times.
Pour out your heart to him,
for God is our refuge.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:4 - I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 - They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:3 - Though we are overwhelmed by our sins,
you forgive them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:12 - Then you put a leader over us.[fn]
We went through fire and flood,
but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:13 - Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings
to fulfill the vows I made to you—
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - Those who hate me without cause
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,
demanding that I give back what I didn't steal.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:14 - He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are precious to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:13 - Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:14 - I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:18 - Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:28 - But as for me, how good it is to be near God!
I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter,
and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:3 - Walk through the awful ruins of the city;
see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:6 - With axes and picks,
they smashed the carved paneling.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:8 - Then they thought, “Let's destroy everything!”
So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:13 - You split the sea by your strength
and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:14 - You crushed the heads of Leviathan[fn]
and let the desert animals eat him.
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 78:7 - So each generation should set its hope anew on God,
not forgetting his glorious miracles
and obeying his commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:47 - He destroyed their grapevines with hail
and shattered their sycamore-figs with sleet.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:55 - He drove out the nations before them;
he gave them their inheritance by lot.
He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes.
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 80:9 - You cleared the ground for us,
and we took root and filled the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:10 - Our shade covered the mountains;
our branches covered the mighty cedars.
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 84:2 - I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the LORD.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:2 - You forgave the guilt of your people—
yes, you covered all their sins.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:2 - He loves the city of Jerusalem
more than any other city in Israel.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:9 - My eyes are blinded by my tears.
Each day I beg for your help, O LORD;
I lift my hands to you for mercy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:29 - I will preserve an heir for him;
his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:31 - if they do not obey my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:32 - then I will punish their sin with the rod,
and their disobedience with beating.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:45 - You have made him old before his time
and publicly disgraced him.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:8 - You spread out our sins before you—
our secret sins—and you see them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:4 - He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8 - The LORD says, “Don't harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah,
as they did at Massah in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:10 - For forty years I was angry with them, and I said,
‘They are a people whose hearts turn away from me.
They refuse to do what I tell them.'
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:8 - Give to the LORD the glory he deserves!
Bring your offering and come into his courts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:10 - You who love the LORD, hate evil!
He protects the lives of his godly people
and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:4 - Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:8 - My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked
and free the city of the LORD from their grip.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:2 - Let all that I am praise the LORD;
may I never forget the good things he does for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:3 - He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:7 - He revealed his character to Moses
and his deeds to the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:10 - He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:12 - He has removed our sins as far from us
as the east is from the west.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:32 - He sent them hail instead of rain,
and lightning flashed over the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:33 - He ruined their grapevines and fig trees
and shattered all the trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:2 - Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD?
Who can ever praise him enough?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:15 - So he gave them what they asked for,
but he sent a plague along with it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:37 - They even sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:42 - Their enemies crushed them
and brought them under their cruel power.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:17 - Some were fools; they rebelled
and suffered for their sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:18 - I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people—
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:4 - You have charged us
to keep your commandments carefully.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I will not be ashamed
when I compare my life with your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:15 - I will study your commandments
and reflect on your ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:19 - I am only a foreigner in the land.
Don't hide your commands from me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:26 - I told you my plans, and you answered.
Now teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:40 - I long to obey your commandments!
Renew my life with your goodness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:45 - I will walk in freedom,
for I have devoted myself to your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:48 - I honor and love your commands.
I meditate on your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:59 - I pondered the direction of my life,
and I turned to follow your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60 - I will hurry, without delay,
to obey your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:63 - I am a friend to anyone who fears you—
anyone who obeys your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 - Arrogant people smear me with lies,
but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:73 - Yodh
You made me; you created me.
Now give me the sense to follow your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:87 - They almost finished me off,
but I refused to abandon your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:100 - I am even wiser than my elders,
for I have kept your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:115 - Get out of my life, you evil-minded people,
for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:120 - I tremble in fear of you;
I stand in awe of your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:127 - Truly, I love your commands
more than gold, even the finest gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128 - Each of your commandments is right.
That is why I hate every false way.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:131 - I pant with expectation,
longing for your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Ransom me from the oppression of evil people;
then I can obey your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:159 - See how I love your commandments, LORD.
Give back my life because of your unfailing love.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 - I long for your rescue, LORD,
so I have obeyed your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168 - Yes, I obey your commandments and laws
because you know everything I do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:173 - Give me a helping hand,
for I have chosen to follow your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 - I have wandered away like a lost sheep;
come and find me,
for I have not forgotten your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:5 - But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD.
Take them away with those who do evil.
May Israel have peace!
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 134:2 - Lift up holy hands in prayer,
and praise the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:11 - Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
and all the kings of Canaan.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:3 - You see me when I travel
and when I rest at home.
You know everything I do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:9 - If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20 - They blaspheme you;
your enemies misuse your name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:23 - Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - When I am overwhelmed,
you alone know the way I should turn.
Wherever I go,
my enemies have set traps for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:6 - I lift my hands to you in prayer.
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:1 - A psalm of David.

Praise the LORD, who is my rock.
He trains my hands for war
and gives my fingers skill for battle.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:2 - The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem
and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:6 - Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:23 - They keep you safe on your way,
and your feet will not stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:31 - Don't envy violent people
or copy their ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:26 - Mark out a straight path for your feet;
stay on the safe path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:27 - Don't get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:21 - For the LORD sees clearly what a man does,
examining every path he takes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
Learn from their ways and become wise!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1 - Follow my advice, my son;
always treasure my commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:6 - While I was at the window of my house,
looking through the curtain,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:14 - “I've just made my peace offerings
and fulfilled my vows.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:25 - Don't let your hearts stray away toward her.
Don't wander down her wayward path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:24 - I was born before the oceans were created,
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 - Joyful are those who listen to me,
watching for me daily at my gates,
waiting for me outside my home!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:36 - But those who miss me injure themselves.
All who hate me love death.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The prudent understand where they are going,
but fools deceive themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - The LORD directs our steps,
so why try to understand everything along the way?
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:29 - The wicked bluff their way through,
but the virtuous think before they act.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:27 - If you can't pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
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 24:22 - for disaster will hit them suddenly.
Who knows what punishment will come
from the LORD and the king?
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 - Others may accuse you of gossip,
and you will never regain your good reputation.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:26 - While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - They have teeth like swords
and fangs like knives.
They devour the poor from the earth
and the needy from among humanity.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:19 - Her hands are busy spinning thread,
her fingers twisting fiber.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:1 - Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:5 - “Fools fold their idle hands,
leading them to ruin.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:20 - God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:20 - Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts.
And don't make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom.
For a little bird might deliver your message
and tell them what you said.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:8 - When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:13 - That's the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone's duty.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:8 - Young Man
If you don't know, O most beautiful woman,
follow the trail of my flock,
and graze your young goats by the shepherds' tents.
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 1:14 - I hate your new moon celebrations and your annual festivals.
They are a burden to me. I cannot stand them!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:15 - When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 - The LORD will mediate between nations
and will settle international disputes.
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 BoxIsa 2:10 - Crawl into caves in the rocks.
Hide in the dust
from the terror of the LORD
and the glory of his majesty.
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 2:21 - while they crawl away into caverns
and hide among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.
They will try to escape the terror of the LORD
and the glory of his majesty
as he rises to shake the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:17 - In that day lambs will find good pastures,
and fattened sheep and young goats[fn] will feed among the ruins.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them
with ropes made of lies,
who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27 - They will not get tired or stumble.
They will not stop for rest or sleep.
Not a belt will be loose,
not a sandal strap broken.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:7 - He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:20 - In that day the Lord will hire a “razor” from beyond the Euphrates River[fn]—the king of Assyria—and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men
and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans.
For they are all wicked hypocrites,
and they all speak foolishness.
But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
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 10:6 - I am sending Assyria against a godless nation,
against a people with whom I am angry.
Assyria will plunder them,
trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
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 11:5 - He will wear righteousness like a belt
and truth like an undergarment.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:14 - They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west.
Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east.
They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab,
and Ammon will obey them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - “I, the LORD, will punish the world for its evil
and the wicked for their sin.
I will crush the arrogance of the proud
and humble the pride of the mighty.
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 14:17 - Is this the one who destroyed the world
and made it into a wasteland?
Is this the king who demolished the world's greatest cities
and had no mercy on his prisoners?'
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 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 19:10 - They will be in despair,
and all the workers will be sick at heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:7 - Chariots fill your beautiful valleys,
and charioteers storm your gates.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:8 - Judah's defenses have been stripped away.
You run to the armory[fn] for your weapons.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:21 - I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:11 - God will push down Moab's people
as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands.
He will end their pride
and all their evil works.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For fools speak foolishness
and make evil plans.
They practice ungodliness
and spread false teachings about the LORD.
They deprive the hungry of food
and give no water to the thirsty.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:11 - Tremble, you women of ease;
throw off your complacency.
Strip off your pretty clothes,
and put on burlap to show your grief.
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 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 36:1 - In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign,[fn] King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:16 - “Don't listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me—open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - That is why their people have so little power
and are so frightened and confused.
They are as weak as grass,
as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
scorched[fn] before it can grow lush and tall.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:17 - Yes, this anguish was good for me,
for you have rescued me from death
and forgiven all my sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:20 - Think of it—the LORD is ready to heal me!
I will sing his praises with instruments
every day of my life
in the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:3 - Listen! It's the voice of someone shouting,
“Clear the way through the wilderness
for the LORD!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
for our God!
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 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 42:8 - “I am the LORD; that is my name!
I will not give my glory to anyone else,
nor share my praise with carved idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:12 - Let the whole world glorify the LORD;
let it sing his praise.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:6 - I will say to the north and south,
‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel
from the distant corners of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:21 - I have made Israel for myself,
and they will someday honor me before the whole world.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:25 - “I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake
and will never think of them again.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:26 - Let us review the situation together,
and you can present your case to prove your innocence.
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 44:22 - I have swept away your sins like a cloud.
I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist.
Oh, return to me,
for I have paid the price to set you free.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:2 - Take heavy millstones and grind flour.
Remove your veil, and strip off your robe.
Expose yourself to public view.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:6 - He says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me.
I will make you a light to the Gentiles,
and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
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 49:26 - I will feed your enemies with their own flesh.
They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood.
All the world will know that I, the LORD,
am your Savior and your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 - I offered my back to those who beat me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.
I did not hide my face
from mockery and spitting.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:13 - Yet you have forgotten the LORD, your Creator,
the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
Will you remain in constant dread of human oppressors?
Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies?
Where is their fury and anger now?
It is gone!
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 53:4 - Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows[fn] that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:5 - But he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:11 - When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:12 - I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:12 - I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
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 57:18 - I have seen what they do,
but I will heal them anyway!
I will lead them.
I will comfort those who mourn,
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 58:2 - Yet they act so pious!
They come to the Temple every day
and seem delighted to learn all about me.
They act like a righteous nation
that would never abandon the laws of its God.
They ask me to take action on their behalf,
pretending they want to be near me.
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 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 63:7 - I will tell of the LORD's unfailing love.
I will praise the LORD for all he has done.
I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel,
which he has granted according to his mercy and love.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - In all their suffering he also suffered,
and he personally[fn] rescued them.
In his love and mercy he redeemed them.
He lifted them up and carried them
through all the years.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17 - LORD, why have you allowed us to turn from your path?
Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you?
Return and help us, for we are your servants,
the tribes that are your special possession.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:6 - We are all infected and impure with sin.
When we display our righteous deeds,
they are nothing but filthy rags.
Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall,
and our sins sweep us away like the wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:7 - Yet no one calls on your name
or pleads with you for mercy.
Therefore, you have turned away from us
and turned us over[fn] to our sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:2 - All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people.[fn]
But they follow their own evil paths
and their own crooked schemes.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:5 - Yet they say to each other,
‘Don't come too close or you will defile me!
I am holier than you!'
These people are a stench in my nostrils,
an acrid smell that never goes away.
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 65:22 - 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 66:18 - “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 66:20 - They will bring the remnant of your people back from every nation. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD. They will ride on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,” says the LORD.
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 2:23 - “You say, ‘That's not true!
I haven't worshiped the images of Baal!'
But how can you say that?
Go and look in any valley in the land!
Face the awful sins you have done.
You are like a restless female camel
desperately searching for a mate.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:33 - “How you plot and scheme to win your lovers.
Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:36 - First here, then there—
you flit from one ally to another asking for help.
But your new friends in Egypt will let you down,
just as Assyria did before.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:13 - Only acknowledge your guilt.
Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God
and committed adultery against him
by worshiping idols under every green tree.
Confess that you refused to listen to my voice.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
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 4:5 - “Shout to Judah, and broadcast to Jerusalem!
Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land:
‘Run for your lives!
Flee to the fortified cities!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:16 - “Warn the surrounding nations
and announce this to Jerusalem:
The enemy is coming from a distant land,
raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah.
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 4:31 - I hear a cry, like that of a woman in labor,
the groans of a woman giving birth to her first child.
It is beautiful Jerusalem[fn]
gasping for breath and crying out,
“Help! I'm being murdered!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - So now a lion from the forest will attack them;
a wolf from the desert will pounce on them.
A leopard will lurk near their towns,
tearing apart any who dare to venture out.
For their rebellion is great,
and their sins are many.
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 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 7:31 - They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 - I will give their wives to others
and their farms to strangers.
From the least to the greatest,
their lives are ruled by greed.
Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.
They are all frauds.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - “Then the people will say,
‘Why should we wait here to die?
Come, let's go to the fortified towns and die there.
For the LORD our God has decreed our destruction
and has given us a cup of poison to drink
because we sinned against the LORD.
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 9:11 - “I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins,” says the LORD.
“It will be a place haunted by jackals.
The towns of Judah will be ghost towns,
with no one living in them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:17 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
“Consider all this, and call for the mourners.
Send for the women who mourn at funerals.
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 10:2 - This is what the LORD says:
“Do not act like the other nations,
who try to read their future in the stars.
Do not be afraid of their predictions,
even though other nations are terrified by them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22 - Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies
as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
and become a haunt for jackals.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:10 - They have returned to the sins of their forefathers. They have refused to listen to me and are worshiping other gods. Israel and Judah have both broken the covenant I made with their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:15 - “What right do my beloved people have to come to my Temple,
when they have done so many immoral things?
Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction?
They actually rejoice in doing evil!
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 15:7 - I will winnow you like grain at the gates of your cities
and take away the children you hold dear.
I will destroy my own people,
because they refuse to change their evil ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:13 - At no cost to them,
I will hand over your wealth and treasures
as plunder to your enemies,
for sin runs rampant in your land.
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 16:18 - I will double their punishment for all their sins, because they have defiled my land with lifeless images of their detestable gods and have filled my territory with their evil deeds.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:10 - But I, the LORD, search all hearts
and examine secret motives.
I give all people their due rewards,
according to what their actions deserve.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:21 - This is what the LORD says: Listen to my warning! Stop carrying on your trade at Jerusalem's gates on the Sabbath day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:23 - LORD, you know all about their murderous plots against me.
Don't forgive their crimes and blot out their sins.
Let them die before you.
Deal with them in your anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7 - “‘For I will upset the careful plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will allow the people to be slaughtered by invading armies, and I will leave their dead bodies as food for the vultures and wild animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:9 - I will see to it that your enemies lay siege to the city until all the food is gone. Then those trapped inside will eat their own sons and daughters and friends. They will be driven to utter despair.'
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 21:7 - And after all that, says the LORD, I will hand over King Zedekiah, his staff, and everyone else in the city who survives the disease, war, and famine. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their other enemies. He will slaughter them and show them no mercy, pity, or compassion.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:7 - I will call for wreckers,
who will bring out their tools to dismantle you.
They will tear out all your fine cedar beams
and throw them on the fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:18 - I went to Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:26 - And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon[fn] himself drank from the cup of the LORD's 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 29:6 - Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the LORD, have spoken.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - “Listen to this message from the LORD,
you nations of the world;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:
The LORD, who scattered his people,
will gather them and watch over them
as a shepherd does his flock.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:21 - Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.
Mark well the path
by which you came.
Come back again, my virgin Israel;
return to your towns here.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:33 - “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,” says the LORD. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:36 - “I am as likely to reject my people Israel
as I am to abolish the laws of nature!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19 - You have all wisdom and do great and mighty miracles. You see the conduct of all people, and you give them what they deserve.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - The Babylonians outside the walls will come in and set fire to the city. They will burn down all these houses where the people provoked my anger by burning incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out liquid offerings to other gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:32 - “The sins of Israel and Judah—the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets—have stirred up my anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:35 - They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:39 - And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:44 - Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold—deeds signed and sealed and witnessed—in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah[fn] and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:1 - King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all the armies from the kingdoms he ruled, and he fought against Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. At that time this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:7 - At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah—the only fortified cities of Judah not yet captured.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:22 - I will call the Babylonian armies back again. They will fight against this city and will capture it and burn it down. I will see to it that all the towns of Judah are destroyed, with no one living there.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:7 - And do not build houses or plant crops or vineyards, but always live in tents. If you follow these commands, you will live long, good lives in the land.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:8 - So we have obeyed him in all these things. We have never had a drink of wine to this day, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:19 - Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve me.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:4 - So these officials went to the king and said, “Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:10 - So the king told Ebed-melech, “Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.”
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 40:4 - But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don't want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you—go wherever you like.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:10 - Then Ishmael made captives of the king's daughters and the other people who had been left under Gedaliah's care in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard. Taking them with him, he started back toward the land of Ammon.
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 43:13 - He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun[fn] in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt's gods.'”
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 44:25 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You and your wives have said, “We will keep our promises to burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven,” and you have proved by your actions that you meant it. So go ahead and carry out your promises and vows to her!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:7 - “But how can it be still
when the LORD has sent it on a mission?
For the city of Ashkelon
and the people living along the sea
must be destroyed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:6 - Flee for your lives!
Hide[fn] in the wilderness!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:24 - on Kerioth and Bozrah—
all the towns of Moab, far and near.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28 - “You people of Moab,
flee from your towns and live in the caves.
Hide like doves that nest
in the clefts of the rocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:22 - Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,
spreading his wings over Bozrah.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:20 - In those days,” says the LORD,
“no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah,
for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:26 - Yes, come against her from distant lands.
Break open her granaries.
Crush her walls and houses into heaps of rubble.
Destroy her completely, and leave nothing!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:40 - I will destroy it as I[fn] destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
and their neighboring towns,” says the LORD.
“No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it.
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 51:24 - “I will repay Babylon
and the people of Babylonia[fn]
for all the wrong they have done
to my people in Jerusalem,” says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:13 - He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings[fn] in the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:17 - The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the LORD's Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon.
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 52:33 - 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 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 3:58 - Lord, you are my lawyer! Plead my case!
For you have redeemed my life.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:59 - You have seen the wrong they have done to me, LORD.
Be my judge, and prove me right.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - The people who once ate the richest foods
now beg in the streets for anything they can get.
Those who once wore the finest clothes
now search the garbage dumps for food.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:16 - After seven days the LORD gave me a message. He said,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:2 - Show the city under siege. Build a wall around it so no one can escape. Set up the enemy camp, and surround the city with siege ramps and battering rams.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:4 - “Now lie on your left side and place the sins of Israel on yourself. You are to bear their sins for the number of days you lie there on your side.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:5 - I am requiring you to bear Israel's sins for 390 days—one day for each year of their sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:6 - After that, turn over and lie on your right side for 40 days—one day for each year of Judah's sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:5 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This is an illustration of what will happen to Jerusalem. I placed her at the center of the nations,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:14 - “So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:16 - “I will shower you with the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you. The famine will become more and more severe until every crumb of food is gone.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:2 - “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to Israel:
“The end is here!
Wherever you look—
east, west, north, or south—
your land is finished.
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 7:27 - The king and the prince will stand helpless,
weeping in despair,
and the people's hands
will tremble with fear.
I will bring on them
the evil they have done to others,
and they will receive the punishment
they so richly deserve.
Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:9 - “Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:17 - “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:7 - “Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. “Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went and began killing throughout the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:10 - So I will not spare them or have any pity on them. I will fully repay them for all they have done.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - Then the LORD spoke to the man in linen clothing and said, “Go between the whirling wheels beneath the cherubim, and take a handful of burning coals and scatter them over the city.” He did this as I watched.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:7 - Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some live coals from the fire burning among them. He put the coals into the hands of the man in linen clothing, and the man took them and went out.
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 10:19 - 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 11:6 - You have murdered many in this city and filled its streets with the dead.
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 11:21 - But as for those who long for vile images and detestable idols, I will repay them fully for their sins. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
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 12:16 - But I will spare a few of them from death by war, famine, or disease, so they can confess all their detestable sins to their captors. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:17 - “Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations.
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 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 14:5 - I will do this to capture the minds and hearts of all my people who have turned from me to worship their detestable idols.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:20 - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they wouldn't be able to save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved by their righteousness.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:21 - “Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How terrible it will be when all four of these dreadful punishments fall upon Jerusalem—war, famine, wild animals, and disease—destroying all her people and animals.
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 16:2 - “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 - And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:11 - I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:20 - “Then you took your sons and daughters—the children you had borne to me—and sacrificed them to your gods. Was your prostitution not enough?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:22 - In all your years of adultery and detestable sin, you have not once remembered the days long ago when you lay naked in a field, kicking about in your own blood.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:23 - “What sorrow awaits you, says the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness,
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 16:28 - You have prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, too. It seems you can never find enough new lovers! And after your prostitution there, you still were not satisfied.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:29 - You added to your lovers by embracing Babylonia,[fn] the land of merchants, but you still weren't satisfied.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:34 - So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of their paying you!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:37 - this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43 - But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign LORD. For you have added lewd acts to all your detestable sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:47 - But you have not merely sinned as they did. You quickly surpassed them in corruption.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:51 - “Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more detestable things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:52 - Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:53 - “But someday I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and Samaria, and I will restore you, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:57 - But now your greater wickedness has been exposed to all the world, and you are the one who is scorned—by Edom[fn] and all her neighbors and by Philistia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:58 - This is your punishment for all your lewdness and detestable sins, says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:61 - Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:13 - and lends money at excessive interest. Should such a sinful person live? No! He must die and must take full blame.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:14 - “But suppose that sinful son, in turn, has a son who sees his father's wickedness and decides against that kind of life.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:21 - But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24 - However, if righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things and act like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, of course not! All their righteous acts will be forgotten, and they will die for their sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:31 - Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:7 - He demolished fortresses[fn]
and destroyed their towns and cities.
Their farms were desolated,
and their crops were destroyed.
The land and its people trembled in fear
when they heard him roar.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:4 - “Son of man, bring charges against them and condemn them. Make them realize how detestable the sins of their ancestors really were.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:40 - For on my holy mountain, the great mountain of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD, the people of Israel will someday worship me, and I will accept them. There I will require that you bring me all your offerings and choice gifts and sacrifices.
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 21:22 - The omen in his right hand says, ‘Jerusalem!' With battering rams his soldiers will go against the gates, shouting for the kill. They will put up siege towers and build ramps against the walls.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:24 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Again and again you remind me of your sin and your guilt. You don't even try to hide it! In everything you do, your sins are obvious for all to see. So now the time of your punishment has come!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:2 - “Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Publicly denounce her detestable sins,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:4 - you are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have made. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:31 - So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:10 - They stripped her, took away her children as their slaves, and then killed her. After she received her punishment, her reputation was known to every woman in the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:15 - Handsome belts encircled their waists, and flowing turbans crowned their heads. They were dressed like chariot officers from the land of Babylonia.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:27 - In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things or fondly remember your time in Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:34 - You will drain that cup of terror
to the very bottom.
Then you will smash it to pieces
and beat your breast in anguish.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:36 - The LORD said to me, “Son of man, you must accuse Oholah and Oholibah of all their detestable sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:42 - From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards[fn] from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48 - In this way, I will put an end to lewdness and idolatry in the land, and my judgment will be a warning to others not to follow their wicked example.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49 - You will be fully repaid for all your prostitution—your worship of idols. Yes, you will suffer the full penalty. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.”
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 26:8 - First he will destroy your mainland villages. Then he will attack you by building a siege wall, constructing a ramp, and raising a roof of shields against you.
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 26:11 - His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:19 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will make Tyre an uninhabited ruin, like many others. I will bury you beneath the terrible waves of enemy attack. Great seas will swallow you.
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 27:11 - Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 - All who live along the coastlands
are appalled at your terrible fate.
Their kings are filled with horror
and look on with twisted faces.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:7 - I will now bring against you a foreign army,
the terror of the nations.
They will draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom
and defile your splendor!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden,
the garden of God.
Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone[fn]
red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone,
blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper,
blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald—
all beautifully crafted for you
and set in the finest gold.
They were given to you
on the day you were created.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - I will put hooks in your jaws
and drag you out on the land
with fish sticking to your scales.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:12 - I will make Egypt desolate, and it will be surrounded by other desolate nations. Its cities will be empty and desolate for forty years, surrounded by other ruined cities. I will scatter the Egyptians to distant lands.
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 30:11 - He and his armies—the most ruthless of all—
will be sent to demolish the land.
They will make war against Egypt
until slaughtered Egyptians cover the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:23 - I will scatter the Egyptians to many lands throughout the world.
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 32:5 - I will scatter your flesh on the hills
and fill the valleys with your bones.
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 32:27 - They are not buried in honor like their fallen heroes, who went down to the grave[fn] with their weapons—their shields covering their bodies[fn] and their swords beneath their heads. Their guilt rests upon them because they brought terror to everyone while they were still alive.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:24 - “Son of man, the scattered remnants of Judah living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:8 - I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your ravines will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:19 - I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:31 - Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:33 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
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 37:19 - say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take Ephraim and the northern tribes and join them to Judah. I will make them one piece of wood in my hand.'
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:9 - “Then the people in the towns of Israel will go out and pick up your small and large shields, bows and arrows, javelins and spears, and they will use them for fuel. There will be enough to last them seven years!
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 39:24 - I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:43 - There were hooks, each 3 inches[fn] long, fastened to the foyer walls. The sacrificial meat was laid on the tables.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:3 - Then he went beyond the sanctuary into the inner room. He measured the walls on either side of its entrance, and they were 3½ feet[fn] thick. The entrance was 10½ feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were 12¼ feet[fn] long.
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 43:8 - They put their idol altars right next to mine with only a wall between them and me. They defiled my holy name by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in my anger.
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 43:20 - 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 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 44:11 - 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 44:15 - “However, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok continued to minister faithfully in the Temple when Israel abandoned me for idols. These men will serve as my ministers. They will stand in my presence and offer the fat and blood of the sacrifices, says the Sovereign LORD.
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 44:17 - “When they enter the gateway to the inner courtyard, they must wear only linen clothing. They must wear no wool while on duty in the inner courtyard or in the Temple itself.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:18 - They must wear linen turbans and linen undergarments. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:19 - When they return to the outer courtyard where the people are, they must take off the clothes they wear while ministering to me. They must leave them in the sacred rooms and put on other clothes so they do not endanger anyone by transmitting holiness to them through this clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:20 - “They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it regularly.
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 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 45:19 - The priest will take blood from this sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the Temple, the four corners of the upper ledge of the altar, and the gateposts at the entrance to the inner courtyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:23 - On each of the seven days of the feast he will prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, consisting of seven young bulls and seven rams without defects. A male goat will also be given each day for a sin offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:1 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The east gateway of the inner courtyard will be closed during the six workdays each week, but it will be open on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations.
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 48:11 - This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:15 - “An additional strip of land 8⅓ miles long by 1⅔ miles wide,[fn] south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44 - “During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:27 - “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - Then he said to me, “This fourth beast is the fourth world power that will rule the earth. It will be different from all the others. It will devour the whole world, trampling and crushing everything in its path.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:4 - I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:20 - I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the LORD my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:24 - “A period of seventy sets of seven[fn] has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:26 - “After this period of sixty-two sets of seven,[fn] the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:18 - “After this, he will turn his attention to the coastland and conquer many cities. But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:6 - “For this reason I will fence her in with thornbushes.
I will block her path with a wall
to make her lose her way.
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 2:12 - 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 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 4:8 - “When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed.
So the priests are glad when the people sin!
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 4:13 - They offer sacrifices to idols on the mountaintops.
They go up into the hills to burn incense
in the pleasant shade of oaks, poplars, and terebinth trees.
“That is why your daughters turn to prostitution,
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - But why should I punish them
for their prostitution and adultery?
For your men are doing the same thing,
sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes.
O foolish people! You refuse to understand,
so you will be destroyed.
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 8:13 - The people of Israel love their rituals of sacrifice,
but to me their sacrifices are all meaningless.
I will hold my people accountable for their sins,
and I will punish them.
They will return to Egypt.
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 9:8 - The prophet is a watchman over Israel[fn] for my God,
yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes.
He faces hostility even in the house of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:9 - The things my people do are as depraved
as what they did in Gibeah long ago.
God will not forget.
He will surely punish them for their sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - The LORD says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal;
there I began to hate them.
I will drive them from my land
because of their evil actions.
I will love them no more
because all their leaders are rebels.
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 10:13 - “But you have cultivated wickedness
and harvested a thriving crop of sins.
You have eaten the fruit of lies—
trusting in your military might,
believing that great armies
could make your nation safe.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led Israel along
with my ropes of kindness and love.
I lifted the yoke from his neck,
and I myself stooped to feed him.
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 13:6 - But when you had eaten and were satisfied,
you became proud and forgot me.
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 BoxHos 14:4 - The LORD says,
“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;
my love will know no bounds,
for my anger will be gone forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:5 - I will be to Israel
like a refreshing dew from heaven.
Israel will blossom like the lily;
it will send roots deep into the soil
like the cedars in Lebanon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:7 - It has destroyed my grapevines
and ruined my fig trees,
stripping their bark and destroying it,
leaving the branches white and bare.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:5 - Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops.
Listen to the noise they make—like the rumbling of chariots,
like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble,
or like a mighty army moving into battle.
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 2:9 - They swarm over the city
and run along its walls.
They enter all the houses,
climbing like thieves through the windows.
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 2:29 - In those days I will pour out my Spirit
even on servants—men and women alike.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:8 - I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the people of Arabia,[fn] a nation far away. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:3 - This is what the LORD says:
“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,[fn]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They beat down my people in Gilead
as grain is threshed with iron sledges.
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 2:9 - “But as my people watched,
I destroyed the Amorites,
though they were as tall as cedars
and as strong as oaks.
I destroyed the fruit on their branches
and dug out their roots.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:2 - “From among all the families on the earth,
I have been intimate with you alone.
That is why I must punish you
for all your sins.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:9 - Announce this to the leaders of Philistia[fn]
and to the great ones of Egypt:
“Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria,
and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:10 - “I sent plagues on you
like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago.
I killed your young men in war
and led all your horses away.[fn]
The stench of death filled the air!
But still you would not return to me,”
says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—
only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—
and he's bitten by a snake.
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 6:8 - The Sovereign LORD has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, says:
“I despise the arrogance of Israel,[fn]
and I hate their fortresses.
I will give this city
and everything in it to their enemies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning
and your singing into weeping.
You will wear funeral clothes
and shave your heads to show your sorrow—
as if your only son had died.
How very bitter that day will be!
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:14 - I will bring my exiled people of Israel
back from distant lands,
and they will rebuild their ruined cities
and live in them again.
They will plant vineyards and gardens;
they will eat their crops and drink their wine.
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:14 - You should not have stood at the crossroads,
killing those who tried to escape.
You should not have captured the survivors
and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble.
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:20 - The exiles of Israel will return to their land
and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath.
The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the north[fn]
will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:11 - You people in Shaphir,[fn]
go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed.
The people of Zaanan[fn]
dare not come outside their walls.
The people of Beth-ezel[fn] mourn,
for their house has no support.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:1 - What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night,
thinking up evil plans.
You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out,
simply because you have the power to do so.
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 4:1 - 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 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 5:1 - [fn]Mobilize! Marshal your troops!
The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem.
They will strike Israel's leader
in the face with a rod.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:11 - I will tear down your walls
and demolish your defenses.
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 7:3 - Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil!
Officials and judges alike demand bribes.
The people with influence get what they want,
and together they scheme to twist justice.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:15 - “Yes,” says the LORD,
“I will do mighty miracles for you,
like those I did when I rescued you
from slavery in Egypt.”
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 BoxMic 7:20 - You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love
as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.
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 2:5 - The king shouts to his officers;
they stumble in their haste,
rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:6 - I will cover you with filth
and show the world how vile you really are.
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 BoxZep 1:16 - a day of trumpet calls and battle cries.
Down go the walled cities
and the strongest battlements!
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:17 - “Because you have sinned against the LORD,
I will make you grope around like the blind.
Your blood will be poured into the dust,
and your bodies will lie rotting on the ground.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15 - This is the boisterous city,
once so secure.
“I am the greatest!” it boasted.
“No other city can compare with me!”
But now, look how it has become an utter ruin,
a haven for wild animals.
Everyone passing by will laugh in derision
and shake a defiant fist.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:6 - “I have wiped out many nations,
devastating their fortress walls and towers.
Their streets are now deserted;
their cities lie in silent ruin.
There are no survivors—
none at all.
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:5 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Look at what's happening to you!
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:7 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Look at what's happening to you!
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:15 - Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the LORD's Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:18 - “Think about this eighteenth day of December, the day[fn] when the foundation of the LORD's Temple was laid. Think carefully.
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 1:12 - Upon hearing this, the angel of the LORD prayed this prayer: “O LORD of Heaven's Armies, for seventy years now you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. How long until you again show mercy to them?”
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 4:12 - and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:11 - “But now I will not treat the remnant of my people as I treated them before, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:1 - Open your doors, Lebanon,
so that fire may devour your cedar forests.
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 BoxMal 1:1 - This is the message[fn] that the LORD gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:4 - Esau's descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins.”
But the LORD of Heaven's Armies replies, “They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as ‘The Land of Wickedness,' and their people will be called ‘The People with Whom the LORD Is Forever Angry.'
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 3:5 - “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
D-APF
Occurrences: 1 time in 1 verse
Speech: Demonstrative Pronoun
Parsing: Accusative Feminine Plural
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:34 - Ben-hadad told him, “I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.”
Then Ahab said, “I will release you under these conditions.” So they made a new treaty, and Ben-hadad was set free.
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