501 verses contain “mouth” (in the KJV: 487, in the BSB: 327) — showing 1–100
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And now art thou
cursed from the earth, which hath opened her
mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
Now you are
cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its
mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
And the
dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her
mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so
Noah knew that the waters were
abated from off the earth.
And behold, the
dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly
plucked olive leaf in her
beak. So
Noah knew that the waters had
receded from the earth.
And they said, We will call the
damsel, and
enquire at her
mouth.
So they said, “We will call the
girl and ask her opinion.”
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.
He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.
And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.
When all the flocks had been gathered there, the
shepherds would roll away the stone from the
mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the
mouth of the well.
And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.
But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw
Rachel the daughter of
Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of
Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s
mouth, and watered the flock of
Laban his mother’s brother.
As soon as Jacob saw
Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother
Laban, with
Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the
mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
And as one of them opened his
sack to give his
ass provender in the inn, he
espied his money; for, behold, it was in his
sack’s
mouth.
At the place where they
lodged for the night, one of them opened his
sack to get feed for his
donkey, and he saw his silver in the
mouth of the
sack.
And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the
mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand;
peradventure it was an oversight:
Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the
mouth of his
sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
But when we came to the place we
lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the
mouth of his
sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
And he commanded the
steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his
sack’s
mouth.
Then Joseph
instructed his
steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the
mouth of his
sack.
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the
sack’s
mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
Put my cup, the silver one, in the
mouth of the youngest one’s
sack, along with the silver for his grain.” So the
steward did as Joseph had
instructed.
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’
mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of
Canaan: how then should we
steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?
We even brought back to you from the land of
Canaan the silver we found in the
mouths of our sacks. Why would we
steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.
And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s
mouth? or who maketh the
dumb, or
deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his
mouth? Or who makes the
mute or the
deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
And he shall be thy
spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a
mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your
spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a
memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy
mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your
forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
And in all things that I have said unto you be
circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy
mouth.
Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not
invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
And the
leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper
lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
A diseased person must wear
torn clothes and let his hair
hang loose, and he must cover his
mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
With him will I speak
mouth to
mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the
similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in
riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her
mouth, and
swallow them up, with all that
appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have
provoked the LORD.
But if the LORD brings about something
unprecedented, and the earth opens its
mouth and
swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into
Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
And the earth opened her
mouth, and
swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that
appertained unto
Korah, and all their goods.
and the earth opened its
mouth and
swallowed them and their households—all
Korah’s men and all their possessions.
And the LORD opened the
mouth of the
ass, and she said unto
Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast
smitten me these three times?
Then the LORD opened the
donkey’s
mouth, and she said to
Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
And
Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my
mouth, that shall I speak.
“See, I have come to you,”
Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my
mouth.”
And the LORD put a word in
Balaam’s
mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Then the LORD put a message in
Balaam’s
mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
And he answered and said, Must I not take
heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my
mouth?
But
Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my
mouth?”
And the LORD met
Balaam, and put a word in his
mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
And the LORD met with
Balaam and put a message in his
mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”
And the earth opened her
mouth, and
swallowed them up together with
Korah, when that company died, what time the fire
devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
And the earth opened its
mouth and
swallowed them along with
Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a
warning sign.
If a man
vow a
vow unto the LORD, or
swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his
mouth.
If a man makes a
vow to the LORD or swears an oath to
obligate himself by a
pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the
mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not
testify against any person to cause him to die.
If
anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a
lone witness.
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man
doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of the LORD
doth man live.
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you
manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the
mouth of the LORD.
And what he did unto Dathan and
Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of
Reuben: how the earth opened her
mouth, and
swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and
Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its
mouth and
swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a
lone witness.
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
A
lone witness is not sufficient to establish any
wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what
offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a
freewill offering, according as thou hast
vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy
mouth.
Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely
vowed to the LORD your God with your own
mouth.
But the word is very
nigh unto thee, in thy
mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Now therefore, write down for
yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them
recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are
befallen them, that this song shall
testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the
mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I
sware.
And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will
testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I
swore to give them.”
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy
mouth; but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
This Book of the Law must not depart from your
mouth;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will
prosper and succeed in all you do.
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not
shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your
mouth, until the day I
bid you
shout; then shall ye
shout.
But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your
mouth until the day I tell you to
shout. Then you are to
shout!”
And the men took of their
victuals, and asked not counsel at the
mouth of the LORD.
Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been
hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s
mouth, which remain until this very day.
At
sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the
mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
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 border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of
Reuben:
The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the
mouth of the Jordan, went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of
Reuben.
And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
And the number of them that
lapped, putting their hand to their
mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
And the number of those who
lapped the water with their hands to their
mouths was three hundred men; all the others
knelt to drink.
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy
mouth,
wherewith thou saidst, Who is
Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast
despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
“Where is your
gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is
Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you
ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said,
Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my
mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
As soon as
Jephthah saw her, he
tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy
mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy
mouth;
forasmuch as the LORD hath taken
vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of
Ammon.
“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has
avenged you of your enemies, the
Ammonites.”
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that
Eli marked her
mouth.
As
Hannah kept on praying before the LORD,
Eli watched her
mouth.
And
Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is
exalted in the LORD: my
mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I
rejoice in thy salvation.
At that time
Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is
exalted. My
mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I
rejoice in Your salvation.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not
arrogancy come out of your
mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are
weighed.
Do not
boast so proudly, or let
arrogance come from your
mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are
weighed.
And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
But
Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and
dipped it in an
honeycomb, and put his hand to his
mouth; and his eyes were
enlightened.
Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand,
dipped it into the
honeycomb, and put his hand to his
mouth; and his eyes
brightened.
And I went out after him, and
smote him, and delivered it out of his
mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his
beard, and
smote him, and
slew him.
I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its
mouth. If it reared up against me, I would
grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy
mouth hath
testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’S
anointed.
For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own
mouth has
testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s
anointed.’”
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So
Joab put the words in her
mouth.
Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And
Joab put the words in her
mouth.
And the king said, Is not the hand of
Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant
Joab, he
bade me, and he put all these words in the
mouth of thine
handmaid:
So the king asked, “Is the hand of
Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says.
Yes, your servant
Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your
maidservant exactly what to say.
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s
mouth, and spread ground corn
thereon; and the thing was not known.
Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the
mouth of the well,
scattering grain over it so
nobody would know a thing.
And the
watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is
tidings in his
mouth. And he came
apace, and drew near.
So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first
runner drew near,
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his
mouth devoured: coals were
kindled by it.
And the
mouth of it within the
chapiter and above was a
cubit: but the
mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a
cubit and an half: and also upon the
mouth of it were gravings with their borders,
foursquare, not round.
The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one
cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a
pedestal, a
cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
And he
cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD,
Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the
mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,
and the prophet
cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have
defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you,
And the woman said to
Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy
mouth is truth.
Then the woman said to
Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your
mouth is truth.”
And it was so, when
Elijah heard it, that he
wrapped his face in his
mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here,
Elijah?
When
Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his
cloak and went out and stood at the
mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?”
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto
Baal, and every
mouth which hath not
kissed him.
Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to
Baal and whose
mouths have not
kissed him.”
And the
messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one
mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
Then the
messenger who had gone to call Micaiah
instructed him, “Behold now, with one
accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak
favorably.”
And the LORD said unto him,
Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the
mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt
persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the
mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely
entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the
mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced
disaster against you.”
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
Then
Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy,
mouth to
mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.
Because thy
rage against me and thy
tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my
bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Because your
rage and
arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My
bit in your
mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the
mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt
entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the
mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely
entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the
mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced
disaster against you.”
Nevertheless
Josiah would not turn his face from him, but
disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and
hearkened not unto the words of
Necho from the
mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of
Megiddo.
Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to
engage him in battle, he
disguised himself. He did not
listen to Neco’s words from the
mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of
Megiddo.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
To fulfil the word of the LORD by the
mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay
desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil
threescore and ten years.
So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the
desolation, until seventy years were completed, in
fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the
mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to
fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD
stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a
proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the
mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to
fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD
stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a
proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to
instruct them, and withheldest not thy
manna from their
mouth, and gavest them water for their
thirst.
You gave Your good Spirit to
instruct them. You did not
withhold Your
manna from their
mouths, and You gave them water for their
thirst.
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the
banquet of wine; and
Haman was fallen upon the bed
whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s
mouth, they covered
Haman’s face.
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the
banquet hall,
Haman was falling on the
couch where
Esther was
reclining. The king
exclaimed, “Would he actually
assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s
mouth, they covered
Haman’s face.
After this opened Job his
mouth, and
cursed his day.
After this, Job opened his
mouth and
cursed the day of his birth.
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
He saves the
needy from the sword in their
mouth and from the
clutches of the powerful.
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
Therefore I will not
refrain my
mouth; I will speak in the
anguish of my spirit; I will
complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Therefore I will not restrain my
mouth; I will speak in the
anguish of my spirit; I will
complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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.
He will yet fill your
mouth with
laughter, and your lips with a
shout of joy.