32 Bible Verses about Motionlessness
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A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
They decorate it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers so that it will not tip over.
On the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
You will command the priests that bear the Ark of the Covenant, saying: 'When you come to the shore of the Jordan River you will stand still in the Jordan.'
However, Asahel would not turn back. So Abner struck him in the stomach with the back end of his spear. The spear went all the way through and came out of his back. Asahel fell down and died. Everyone who saw Asahel lying dead just stopped and stood still.
Step aside, and stand here,the king said. He stepped aside and stood there.
Amasa's body was covered with blood in the middle of the road. Joab's man saw that everybody was stopped. He dragged the body from the road out into the field and threw a blanket over it.
He asked: What are you talking about with each other as you walk? They stopped walking and were sad.
When the angels stood still, the wheels stood still. When the angels rose, the wheels rose with them. The spirit of the living creatures was in them (the wheels).
When the creatures moved, the wheels moved. When the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still. And when the creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose with them. This is because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
The angels lifted their wings and rose from the ground. I was watching them as they left with the wheels beside them. The angels stood at the door to the east gate of Jehovah's Temple, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
You caused judgment to be heard from heaven. The earth feared and was still
Terror and dread fall upon them. By the greatness of your arm they are motionless as stone. Until your people pass over, O Jehovah, until the people pass over whom you have purchased.
Jehovah has given you the Sabbath. He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place! Let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Go into a city or village and search for the worthy ones. Stay with them until you are ready to leave.
He said: When someone invites you to enter into a house, stay there until you leave.
Remain in that house eating and drinking what they give you. The laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not stay in different houses.
He said to the elders: Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are with you. Anyone with a legal matter should approach them.
and on the way Elijah said to Elisha: Stay here for Jehovah has ordered me to go to Bethel. But Elisha answered: I swear by my loyalty to the living God Jehovah and to you that I will not leave you. So they went on to Bethel.
Then Elijah said to Elisha: Stay here for Jehovah has ordered me to go to the Jordan River. But Elisha answered: I swear by my loyalty to the living God Jehovah and to you that I will not leave you. So they went on,
Miriam was shut out of the camp for seven days. The people did not move on until she was brought back in.
But they headed into the mountains anyway. The Ark of the Jehovah's promise and Moses stayed in the camp.
When he heard the news he stayed where he was for two days.
He went into the house. Elisha asked him: Where have you been? Oh, nowhere, he answered.
Why did they stay behind with the sheep? Did they listen to shepherds calling the flocks? Yes, the tribe of Reuben was divided; they could not decide to come. The tribe of Gad stayed east of the Jordan. The tribe of Dan remained by the ships. The tribe of Asher stayed by the seacoast. They remained by the shore.
Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved. Its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken.
The sailors were glad that the storm was quiet. He guided them to the harbor they had longed for.
The Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, says: Return to me and be saved. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me. But you do not want that!
Where is the lions den, the feeding-place of young lions? Where have the lion and the lioness walked where none have made them afraid?
