362 verses contain “Covenant” (in the KJV: 342, in the BSB: 288) — showing 101–200
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Then
Jonathan and David made a
covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Then
Jonathan made a
covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a
covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity,
slay me
thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a
covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me
yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
So
Jonathan made a
covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
So
Jonathan made a
covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”
That all of you have
conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of
Jesse, and there is none of you that is
sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath
stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Is that why all of you have
conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a
covenant with the son of
Jesse. Not one of you has shown
concern for me or revealed to me that my son has
stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case
today.”
And they two made a
covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and
Jonathan went to his house.
So the two of them made a
covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while
Jonathan went home.
And
Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
Then
Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your
covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”
And
Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent
Abner away; and he went in peace.
Then
Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a
covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed
Abner, and he went in peace.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to
Hebron; and king David made a league with them in
Hebron before the LORD: and they
anointed David king over Israel.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at
Hebron, where King David made with them a
covenant before the LORD. And they
anointed him king over Israel.
And lo
Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the
covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and
Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the
covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and
Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people had passed out of the city.
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an
everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an
everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
And Solomon
awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the
covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
Then Solomon
awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
And the
oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the
covenant of the LORD.
Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is
Zion.
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the
tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD from
Zion, the City of David.
And the priests brought in the ark of the
covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the
oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
Then the priests brought the ark of the
covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the
cherubim.
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at
Horeb, when the LORD made a
covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at
Horeb, where the LORD had made a
covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon,
Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my
covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely
rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My
covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will
tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have
forsaken thy
covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your
covenant,
torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have
forsaken thy
covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your
covenant,
torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
And Ben-
hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said
Ahab, I will send thee away with this
covenant. So he made a
covenant with him, and sent him away.
Ben-
hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,”
Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and
fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a
covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they should be the LORD’S people; between the king also and the people.
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
And the LORD was
gracious unto them, and had
compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his
covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
But the LORD was
gracious to Israel and had
compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His
covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
And they rejected his statutes, and his
covenant that he made with their fathers, and his
testimonies which he
testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
They rejected His statutes and the
covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to
imitate.
With whom the LORD had made a
covenant, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow
yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.
And the
covenant that I have made with you ye shall not
forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
Do not
forget the
covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but
transgressed his
covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
This happened because they did not
listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but
violated His
covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither
listen nor obey.
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
And the king stood by a
pillar, and made a
covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his
testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this
covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the
covenant.
So the king stood by the
pillar and made a
covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this
covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the
covenant.
And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the
passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this
covenant.
The king commanded all the people, “Keep the
Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the
Covenant.”
Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to
Hebron; and David made a
covenant with them in
Hebron before the LORD; and they
anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at
Hebron, where David made a
covenant with them before the LORD. And they
anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-
edom with joy.
So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with
rejoicing to bring the ark of the
covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-
edom.
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD with
shouting, and with sound of the
cornet, and with
trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with
psalteries and harps.
So all Israel brought up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD with
shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and
trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
And it came to pass, as the ark of the
covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she
despised him in her heart.
As the ark of the
covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and
celebrating, and she
despised him in her heart.
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with
trumpets continually before the ark of the
covenant of God.
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel
blew the
trumpets regularly before the ark of the
covenant of God.
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
Remember His
covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
the
covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He
swore to Isaac.
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an
everlasting covenant,
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an
everlasting covenant:
So he left there before the ark of the
covenant of the LORD
Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:
So David left
Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the
covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to
Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the
covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
After David had settled into his palace, he said to
Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of
cedar, while the ark of the
covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the
covenant of the LORD, and for the
footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “
Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the
covenant of the LORD and as a
footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the
chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the
covenant of the LORD.
the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the
chariot of the gold
cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the
covenant of the LORD.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is
Zion.
At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the
tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD from
Zion, the City of David.
And the priests brought in the ark of the
covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the
oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
Then the priests brought the ark of the
covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the
cherubim.
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at
Horeb, when the LORD made a
covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at
Horeb, where the LORD had made a
covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.
And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
And there I have provided a place for the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”
And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
Then will I
stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have
covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the
kingship of Israel to David and his descendants
forever by a
covenant of salt?
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the
covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the
covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants
forever.
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds,
Azariah the son of Jeroham, and
Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and
Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into
covenant with him.
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a
covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with
Azariah son of Jeroham,
Ishmael son of Jehohanan,
Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.
the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’S people.
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
And the king stood in his place, and made a
covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his
testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the
covenant which are written in this book.
So the king stood by the
pillar and made a
covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this
covenant that were written in this book.
And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
Then he had
everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the
covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
Now therefore let us make a
covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that
tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
So now let us make a
covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who
tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
And said, I
beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth
covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and
awesome God who keeps His
covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a
covenant with him to give the land of the
Canaanites, the
Hittites, the
Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a
covenant with him to give the land of the
Canaanites and
Hittites, of the
Amorites and
Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
So now, our God, the great and mighty and
awesome God who keeps His
gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the
hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until
today.
And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
Remember them, O my God, because they have
defiled the priesthood, and the
covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
Remember them, O my God, because they have
defiled the priesthood and the
covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
I made a
covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a
maid?
“I have made a
covenant with my eyes. How then could I
gaze with desire at a virgin?
Will he make a
covenant with thee?
wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his
covenant and his
testimonies.
All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will
shew them his
covenant.
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or
betrayed Your
covenant.
Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to
recite My statutes and to bear My
covenant on your lips?
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
My companion attacks his friends; he
violates his
covenant.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they
stedfast in his
covenant.
Their hearts were
disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His
covenant.
I have made a
covenant with my chosen, I have
sworn unto David my servant,
You said, “I have made a
covenant with My chosen one, I have
sworn to David My servant:
My mercy will I keep for him for
evermore, and my
covenant shall stand fast with him.
I will
forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My
covenant with him will stand fast.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Thou hast made void the
covenant of thy servant: thou hast
profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
You have
renounced the
covenant with Your servant and
sullied his crown in the dust.
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
He remembers His
covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
the
covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He
swore to Isaac.
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an
everlasting covenant:
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an
everlasting covenant:
And he remembered for them his
covenant, and
repented according to the multitude of his
mercies.
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His
covenant forever.
He sent
redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his
covenant for ever: holy and
reverend is his name.
If thy children will keep my
covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for
evermore.
If your sons keep My
covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne
forever and ever.”
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
who abandons the
partner of her youth and forgets the
covenant of her God.
Because ye have said, We have made a
covenant with death, and with
hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we
hid ourselves:
For you said, “We have made a
covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with
Sheol. When the
overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and
falsehood our hiding place.”
And your
covenant with death shall be
disannulled, and your agreement with
hell shall not stand; when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be
trodden down by it.
Your
covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with
Sheol will not stand. When the
overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be
trampled by it.
The
highways lie waste, the
wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the
covenant, he hath
despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
The
highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are
despised, and human life is disregarded.
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and
appoint you to be a
covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
Who is blind, but my servant? or
deaf, as my
messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’S servant?
Who is blind but My servant, or
deaf like the
messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My
covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a
covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to
inherit the
desolate heritages;
This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and
appoint You to be a
covenant for the people, to restore the land, to
apportion its
desolate inheritances,