2,160 verses contain “Thing” (in the KJV: 2,015, in the BSB: 636) — showing 501–600
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And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
For now ye are no thing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.
Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
How hast thou counseled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.