Lexicon :: Strong's H2005 - hēn

“Very well,” the LORD told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”

If God puts no trust in his servants

and he charges his angels with foolishness,[fn]

Surely this is the joy of his way of life;

yet others will sprout from the dust.

If he passed by me, I wouldn’t see him;

if he went by, I wouldn’t recognize him.

Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt;

whoever he imprisons cannot be released.

Look, my eyes have seen all this;

my ears have heard and understood it.

If God puts no trust in his holy ones

and the heavens are not pure in his sight,

I cry out, “Violence! ” but get no response;

I call for help, but there is no justice.

But their prosperity is not of their own doing.

The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

If I go east, he is not there,

and if I go west, I cannot perceive him.

Like wild donkeys in the wilderness,

the poor go out to their task of foraging for food;

the desert provides nourishment for their children.

If even the moon does not shine

and the stars are not pure in his sight,

These are but the fringes of his ways;

how faint is the word we hear of him!

Who can understand his mighty thunder?

All of you have seen this for yourselves,

why do you keep up this empty talk?

He said to mankind,

“The fear of the Lord ​— ​that is wisdom.

And to turn from evil is understanding.”

If only I had someone to hear my case!

Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me.

Let my Opponent compose his indictment.

Look, I waited for your conclusions;

I listened to your insights

as you sought for words.

I am just like you before God;

I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

Yes, God is mighty, but he despises no one;

he understands all things.[fn]

Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go?

Do they report to you, “Here we are”?

I am so insignificant. How can I answer you?

I place my hand over my mouth.

Any hope of capturing him proves false.

Does a person not collapse at the very sight of him?

Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;

I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

to him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.

Look, he thunders with his powerful voice!

“Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out;

torrents overflowed.

But can he also provide bread

or furnish meat for his people? ”

Before a word is on my tongue,

you know all about it, LORD.

If the righteous will be repaid on earth,

how much more the wicked and sinful.

If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”

won’t he who weighs hearts consider it?

Won’t he who protects your life know?

Won’t he repay a person according to his work?

How beautiful you are, my darling.

How very beautiful!

Your eyes are doves.

How beautiful you are, my darling.

How very beautiful!

Behind your veil,

your eyes are doves.

Your hair is like a flock of goats

streaming down Mount Gilead.

Then I heard the voice of the Lord asking:

Who will I send?

Who will go for us?

I said:

Here I am. Send me.

Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them,

who cannot be bought off with[fn] silver

and who have no desire for gold.

Look at the land of the Chaldeans —

a people who no longer exist.

Assyria destined it for desert creatures.

They set up their siege towers

and stripped its palaces.

They made it a ruin.

Therefore the Lord GOD said:

“Look, I have laid a stone in Zion,

a tested stone,

a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;

the one who believes will be unshakable.[fn]

Therefore, I will again confound these people

with wonder after wonder.

The wisdom of their wise will vanish,

and the perception of their perceptive will be hidden.