520 verses contain “Nigh” (in the KJV: 484, in the BSB: 320) — showing 201–300
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Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king
Ahasuerus, both
nigh and far,
Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King
Xerxes, both near and far,
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.
Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s
womb, nor
hid sorrow from mine eyes.
For that
night did not shut the doors of the
womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.
In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and
wearisome nights are appointed to me.
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the
night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and
fro unto the
dawning of the day.
When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the
night drags on, and I
toss and turn until
dawn.
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:
yea, he shall be
chased away as a vision of the
night.
He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be
chased away like a vision in the
night.
They cause the naked to
lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
Without clothing, they
spend the
night naked; they have no covering against the cold.
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and
needy, and in the
night is as a
thief.
When
daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and
needy; in the
night he is like a
thief.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a
tempest stealeth him away in the
night.
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a
tempest sweeps him away in the
night.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the
dew lay all
night upon my branch.
My roots will spread out to the waters, and the
dew will rest
nightly on my branches.
For want and famine they were solitary;
fleeing into the wilderness in former time
desolate and waste.
My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
Night pierces my bones, and my
gnawing pains never rest.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
In a dream, in a vision in the
night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they
slumber on their beds,
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at
midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
They die in an instant, in the middle of the
night. The people
convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the
night and they are
crushed.
But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
Do not long for the
night, when people
vanish from their homes.
Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your
manger at
night?
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law
doth he
meditate day and
night.
But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
I will
bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my
reins also
instruct me in the
night seasons.
I will
bless the LORD who counsels me; even at
night my conscience instructs me.
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the
night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not
transgress.
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after
night they
reveal knowledge.
O my God, I cry in the
daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the
night season, and am not silent.
I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life:
weeping may
endure for a
night, but joy cometh in the morning.
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime.
Weeping may stay the
night, but joy comes in the morning.
For day and
night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the
drought of summer.
Selah.
For day and
night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat.
Selah For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
The LORD is
nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a
contrite spirit.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the
contrite in spirit.
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the
daytime, and in the
night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Day and
night they
encircle the walls, while
malice and trouble lie within.
Evening, and morning, and at
noon, will I pray, and cry
aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Morning,
noon, and
night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
When I remember thee upon my bed, and
meditate on thee in the
night watches.
When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
Draw
nigh unto my soul, and
redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
Draw near to my soul and
redeem me;
ransom me because of my foes.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well
nigh slipped.
The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my
sore ran in the
night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the
night my outstretched hands did not grow
weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
I call to
remembrance my song in the
night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made
diligent search.
At
night I remembered my song; in my heart I
mused, and my spirit
pondered:
In the
daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the
night with a light of fire.
He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
O LORD God of my salvation, I have
cried day and
night before thee:
O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to
Sheol.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as
yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the
night.
For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by
night; nor for the
arrow that flieth by day;
You will not fear the terror of the
night, nor the
arrow that
flies by day,
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no
harm will come near you.
There shall no evil
befall thee, neither shall any plague come
nigh thy dwelling.
no evil will
befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
To
shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every
night,
to
proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at
night Thou makest darkness, and it is
night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do
creep forth.
You bring darkness, and it becomes
night, when all the beasts of the forest
prowl.
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
Mine eyes prevent the
night watches, that I might
meditate in thy word.
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
The sun shall not
smite thee by day, nor the moon by
night.
The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Behold,
bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by
night stand in the house of the LORD.
Come,
bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by
night in the house of the LORD!
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
the moon and stars to
govern the
night. His loving devotion endures
forever.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the
night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
In the
twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark
night:
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not
extinguished at
night.
For all his days are sorrows, and his
travail grief;
yea, his heart taketh not rest in the
night. This is also vanity.
Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at
night, his mind does not rest. This too is
futile.
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor
night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
Remember now thy
Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw
nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Remember your
Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of
adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
My beloved is to me a
sachet of
myrrh resting between my breasts.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
They all hold swords, being
expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his
thigh because of fear in the
night.
All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my
dove, my
undefiled: for my head is filled with
dew, and my locks with the drops of the
night.
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us
lodge in the villages.
Come, my beloved, let us go to the
countryside; let us
spend the
night among the wildflowers.
And the LORD will
create upon every dwelling place of mount
Zion, and upon her
assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the
shining of a flaming fire by
night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Then the LORD will
create over all of Mount
Zion and over her
assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a
glowing flame of fire by
night. For over all the glory there will be a
canopy,
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until
night, till wine inflame them!
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who
linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
That say, Let him make speed, and
hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw
nigh and come, that we may know it!
to those who say, “Let Him
hurry and
hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their
lodging at Geba;
Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
They have crossed at the
ford: “We will
spend the
night at Geba.”
Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a
night! Kir in Moab is
devastated, destroyed in a
night!
Take counsel,
execute judgment; make thy shadow as the
night in the midst of the
noonday; hide the outcasts;
bewray not him that wandereth.
“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at
noonday with shade as dark as
night. Hide the refugees; do not
betray the one who flees.
And he
cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the
watchtower in the
daytime, and I am set in my ward whole
nights:
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of
Seir,
Watchman, what of the
night?
Watchman, what of the
night?
This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from
Seir, “
Watchman, what is left of the
night?
Watchman, what is left of the
night?”
The
watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the
night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”
With my soul have I desired thee in the
night;
yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
My soul longs for You in the
night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at
dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any
hurt it, I will keep it
night and day.
I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it
night and day so no one can
disturb it;
From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by
night: and it shall be a
vexation only to understand the report.
As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will
sweep through morning after morning, by day and by
night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against
Ariel, even all that fight against her and her
munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a
night vision.
All the many nations going out to battle against
Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in the
night,
Ye shall have a song, as in the
night when a holy
solemnity is kept; and
gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
You will sing as on the
night of a holy festival, and your heart will
rejoice like one who walks to the music of a
flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
It shall not be
quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
It will not be
quenched—day or
night. Its smoke will
ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie
desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the
satyr shall cry to his fellow; the
screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
The desert creatures will meet with
hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the
night creature will settle and find her place of
repose.
Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a
shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a
weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to
night wilt thou make an end of me.
My dwelling has been
picked up and removed from me like a
shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a
weaver; He cuts me off from the
loom; from day until
night You make an end of me.
I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to
night wilt thou make an end of me.
I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
And if thou draw out thy soul to the
hungry, and satisfy the
afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the
noonday:
and if you give
yourself to the
hungry and satisfy the
afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your
night will be like
noonday.
Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall,
groping like those without eyes. We
stumble at
midday as in the
twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or
night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in
procession.
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an
everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon
shine on your
night; for the LORD will be your
everlasting light, and your God will be your
splendor.