Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he didn't let the children of Israel go.
For it was of Yahweh to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Yahweh looked at him, and said, Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent you?
David said, Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and Yahweh shall be with you.
Thus says Yahweh, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they listened to the word of Yahweh, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Yahweh.
Arise you therefore, get you to your house: [and] when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
It happened after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
He cried to Yahweh, and said, Yahweh my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle.
Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil that I will bring on this place, and on the inhabitants of it. They brought back word to the king.
Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don't put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh.
Who does great things past finding out, Yes, marvelous things without number.
For he breaks me with a tempest, Multiplies my wounds without cause.
Didn't he who made me in the womb make him? Didn't one fashion us in the womb?
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
Come, and see God's deeds-- Awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
Yahweh's works are great, Pondered by all those who delight in them.
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Hosts will perform this.
Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.
Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us; for you have also worked all our works for us.
Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he.
who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it;
I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, don't stay; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
Doesn't evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?
Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I don't do [this] for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations, where you went.
Nor for your sake do I [this], says the Lord Yahweh, be it known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, house of Israel.
The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.
He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding;
The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.
Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or tell him, What do you?
They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
"Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe though it is told you.
Aren't you from everlasting, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, you have appointed him for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.
Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, "This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel, saying, 'Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says Yahweh of Hosts.
Bring the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this," says Yahweh of hosts, "if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough for.
While he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.
"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don't be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.
Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.{"Christ" (Greek) and "Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}
Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
"Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.
him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.
He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,
but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;
The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome."
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
Now I desire to have you know, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Gospel;
which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
This will we do, if God permits.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.
Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.