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And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a
memorial in a book, and
rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will
utterly put out the
remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a
scroll as a reminder and
recite it to Joshua, because I will
utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
If her father
utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the
dowry of virgins.
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the
bridal price of a virgin.
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
If
anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to
demolish them and
smash their sacred stones to pieces.
And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one
curtain from the
selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the
uttermost edge of another
curtain, in the coupling of the second.
Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end
curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end
curtain in the second set.
And he made loops of blue on the edge of one
curtain from the
selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the
uttermost side of another
curtain, in the coupling of the second.
He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end
curtain in the first set, and also on the end
curtain in the second set.
And he made fifty loops upon the
uttermost edge of the
curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the
curtain which coupleth the second.
He made fifty loops along the edge of the end
curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding
curtain in the second set.
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of
swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not
utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
“If someone sins by failing to
testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
He is a
leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall
pronounce him
utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.
the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must
pronounce him unclean because of the
infection on his head.
And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I
abhor them, to destroy them
utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.
Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not
reject or
despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.
And when the people
complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was
kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the
uttermost parts of the camp.
Soon the people began to
complain about their
hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was
kindled, and fire from the LORD
blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
Because he hath
despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall
utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.
He shall certainly be cut off, because he has
despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”
And when we
cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the
uttermost of thy border:
and when we
cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
And Israel
vowed a
vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou
wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will
utterly destroy their cities.
So Israel made a
vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will
devote their cities to destruction.”
And the LORD
hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the
Canaanites; and they
utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
And the LORD heard Israel’s
plea and delivered up the
Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.
And if she had at all an husband, when she
vowed, or
uttered ought out of her lips,
wherewith she bound her soul;
If a woman marries while under a
vow or
rash promise by which she has bound herself,
But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her
vow which she
vowed, and that which she
uttered with her lips,
wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall
forgive her.
But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the
vow that binds her or the
rash promise she has made, and the LORD will
absolve her.
But if her husband hath
utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then
whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall
forgive her.
But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has
nullified them, and the LORD will
absolve her.
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.
And we
utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of
Heshbon,
utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
We devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of
Heshbon,
utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon
utterly perish from off the land
whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not
prolong your days upon it, but shall
utterly be destroyed.
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt
smite them, and
utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor
shew mercy unto them:
and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must
devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
Neither shalt thou bring an
abomination into thine house, lest thou be a
cursed thing like it: but thou shalt
utterly detest it, and thou shalt
utterly abhor it; for it is a
cursed thing.
And you must not bring any
detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to
utterly detest and
abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
Every place
whereon the soles of your feet shall
tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and
Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the
uttermost sea shall your coast be.
Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to
Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—
atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Thou shalt surely
smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it
utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword.
Devote to destruction all its people and
livestock.
For I know that after my death ye will
utterly corrupt
yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will
befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to
provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
For I know that after my death you will become
utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come,
disaster will
befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to
provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the
Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and
Og, whom ye
utterly destroyed.
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and
Og, the two kings of the
Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
And if thou
utter this our business, then we will be
quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to
swear.
And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us
swear.”
And they
utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and
ass, with the edge of the sword.
At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and
donkeys.
For Joshua drew not his hand back,
wherewith he stretched out the
spear, until he had
utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of
Ai.
Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle
lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in
Ai.
Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken
Ai, and had
utterly destroyed it; as he had done to
Jericho and her king, so he had done to
Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of
Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured
Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to
Ai and its king as he had done to
Jericho and its king—and that the people of
Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one
dared to
utter a word against the Israelites.
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he
utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of
Jericho.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction
everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of
Jericho.
And they took it on that day, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he
utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to
Lachish.
That day they captured
Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction
everyone in the city, just as he had done to
Lachish.
And they took it, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to
Eglon; but destroyed it
utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at
Eglon; he devoted to destruction
Hebron and
everyone in it.
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they
smote them with the edge of the sword, and
utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to
Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to
Libnah, and to her king.
And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction
everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to
Hebron and as he had done to
Libnah and its king.
So Joshua
smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the
vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but
utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
And they
smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword,
utterly destroying them: there was not any left to
breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
The Israelites put
everyone in Hazor to the sword,
devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.
And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and
smote them with the edge of the sword, and he
utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
For it was of the LORD to
harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them
utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
For it was of the LORD to
harden their hearts to
engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being
annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from
Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them
utterly with their cities.
At that time Joshua proceeded to
eliminate the
Anakim from the hill country of
Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of
Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the
uttermost part of the south coast.
Now the
allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of
Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the
uttermost part of Jordan:
The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
And the
uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of
Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
These were the
southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of
Edom:
Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were
waxen strong, that they put the
Canaanites to tribute; but did not
utterly drive them out.
However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the
Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
And Judah went with
Simeon his brother, and they
slew the
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and
utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the
Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the
Canaanites to tribute, and did not
utterly drive them out.
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the
Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
Then
Jephthah went with the elders of
Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and
Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
So
Jephthah went with the elders of
Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And
Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at
Mizpah.
And her father said, I
verily thought that thou hadst
utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
“I was sure that you thoroughly
hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you
utter a
curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall
utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath
lain by man.
This is what you are to do:
Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”
And Saul
tarried in the
uttermost part of Gibeah under a
pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;
Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the
pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,
Now go and
smite Amalek, and
utterly destroy all that they have, and
spare them not; but
slay both man and woman, infant and
suckling, ox and sheep,
camel and
ass.
Now go and attack the
Amalekites and
devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not
spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and
donkeys.’”
And he took
Agag the king of the
Amalekites alive, and
utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
He captured
Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
But Saul and the people
spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not
utterly destroy them: but every thing that was
vile and refuse, that they destroyed
utterly.
Saul and his troops
spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat
calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was
despised and worthless.
And Saul said, They have brought them from the
Amalekites: for the people
spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have
utterly destroyed.
Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the
Amalekites; they
spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and
utterly destroy the sinners the
Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and
devote to destruction the sinful
Amalekites. Fight against them until you have
wiped them out.’
And Saul said unto Samuel,
Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought
Agag the king of Amalek, and have
utterly destroyed the
Amalekites.
“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back
Agag king of Amalek and devoted the
Amalekites to destruction.
But the people took of the
spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been
utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in
Gilgal.
The troops took sheep and cattle from the
plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at
Gilgal.”
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel
utterly to
abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an
utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant
forever.”
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to
blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
And he also that is
valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall
utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are
valiant men.
Then even the most
valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will
melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has
valiant men with him.
The LORD
thundered from heaven, and the most High
uttered his voice.
The LORD
thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
But the man that shall touch them must be
fenced with iron and the staff of a
spear; and they shall be
utterly burned with fire in the same place.
The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a
spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
And five cubits was the one wing of the
cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the
cherub: from the
uttermost part of the one wing unto the
uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
One wing of the first
cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.
Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able
utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon
levy a tribute of
bondservice unto this day.
their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to
devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
And they rose up in the
twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the
uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
So they arose at
twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found.
And when these lepers came to the
uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and
raiment, and went and
hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and
hid it.
When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and
hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and
hid them.
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries,
devoting them to destruction. Will you then be
spared?
And these written by name came in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah, and
smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them
utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
These who were noted by name came in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings,
devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
For the children of
Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount
Seir,
utterly to
slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of
Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
The
Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount
Seir,
devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of
Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and
brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and
Manasseh, until they had
utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.
When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars,
chopped down the Asherah poles, and
tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and
Manasseh, until they had
utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the
uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the
farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for
Tobiah and
Sanballat had
hired him.
I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had
uttered this prophecy against me because
Tobiah and
Sanballat had
hired him.
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and
uttered my words to him. And
Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me
Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And
Tobiah sent letters to
intimidate me.
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
Should a wise man
utter vain knowledge, and fill his
belly with the east wind?
“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his
belly with the hot east wind?
For thy mouth
uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the
crafty.
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the
crafty.
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue
utter deceit.
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not
utter deceit.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak
sincerely what I know.
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.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the
uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they
reveal knowledge.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
Though he falls, he will not be
overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
The heathen
raged, the kingdoms were moved: he
uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Nations
rage, kingdoms
crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for
cursing and lying which they speak.
By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be
trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they
utter.
They also that dwell in the
uttermost parts are afraid at thy
tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to
rejoice.
Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the
dawn and
sunset shout for joy.
Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
How are they brought into
desolation, as in a moment! they are
utterly consumed with terrors.
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
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,