'Upon' in the Bible

“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps the covenant and lovingkindness,Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You,Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people,Since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

“However, You are just and righteous in everything that has come upon us;For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

We have also cast lots—the priests, the Levites, and the people—for [contributing] the supply of wood, to bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers’ households, at set times annually, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law;

Then I had the leaders of Judah come up on the wall, and I appointed two large thanksgiving choirs, the first one proceeding to the right on top of the wall toward the Refuse Gate.

The second choir went to the left; I followed with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of the Furnaces, to the Broad Wall,

Did your fathers (ancestors) not do the same, and did our God not bring all this trouble on us and on this city? Yet you are adding to the wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.”

When the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even attempt to assault the queen with me in the palace?” As the king spoke those words, the servants covered Haman’s face [in preparation for execution].

For how can I endure to see the tragedy that will happen to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?”

Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he stretched out his hand against the Jews.

A copy of the edict was to be issued as a law in every province and as a proclamation to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready on that day, to avenge themselves on their enemies.

In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s command and his decree arrived, the Jews celebrated with gladness and joy, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the fear of the Jews [and their God] had fallen on them.

The Jews assembled in their cities throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) to apprehend those who wanted to do them harm; and no one could stand before them, for the fear of them [and their God] had fallen on all the peoples.

Even all the officials of the provinces and the chief rulers (satraps) and the governors and those who attended to the king’s business supported the Jews [in defeating their enemies], because the fear of Mordecai [and his God’s power] had fallen on them.

But when it came before the king, he commanded in writing that Haman’s wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons should [endure what he planned for the Jews and] be hanged on the gallows.

the Jews established and made it a custom for themselves and for their descendants and for all who joined them, so that they would not fail to celebrate these two days as it was written and at the appointed time annually.

Have You not put a hedge [of protection] around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands [and conferred prosperity and happiness upon him], and his possessions have increased in the land.

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that Job has is in your power, only do not put your hand on the man himself.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.

and the Sabeans attacked and swooped down on them and took away the animals. They also killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

While he was still speaking, another [messenger] also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and have taken them away and have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

and suddenly, a great wind came from across the desert, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

Then Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head [in mourning for the children], and he fell to the ground and worshiped [God].

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

“May that day be darkness;Let God above not care about it,Nor light shine on it.

“Let darkness and gloom claim it for their own;Let a cloud settle upon it;Let all that blackens the day terrify it (the day that I was born).

“For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me,And that of which I am afraid has come upon me.

“I am not at ease, nor am I quiet,And I am not at rest, and yet trouble still comes [upon me].”

“But now adversity comes upon you, and you are impatient and intolerant;It touches you, and you are horrified.

Dread and trembling came upon me,Which made all my bones shake.

“He gives rain upon the earthAnd sends waters upon the fields,

“Now please look at me,And see if I lie to your face [for you know that I would not].

“Is not man forced to labor on earth?And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

“The eye of him who sees me [now] will see me no more;Your eyes will be upon me, but I will not be.

“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]?And that You are concerned about him?

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].

“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.

Who alone stretches out the heavensAnd tramples down the waves of the sea;

“There is no arbitrator between us,Who could lay his hand upon us both [would that there were].

‘Should I lift my head up, You would hunt me like a lion;And again You would show Your marvelous power against me.

“I am a joke to my friends;I, one whom God answered when he called upon Him—A just and blameless man is a joke [and laughed to scorn].

“You also open Your eyes upon himAnd bring him into judgment with Yourself.

“A [dreadful] sound of terrors is in his ears;While at peace and in a time of prosperity the destroyer comes upon him [the tent of the robber is not at peace].

“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand.

“His wrath has torn me and hunted me down,He has gnashed at me with his teeth;My adversary sharpens His gaze and glares [with piercing eyes] at me.

“They have gaped at me with their mouths,With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.

“For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness),And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit].

“He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,And He has set darkness upon my paths.

“For I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives,And at the last He will take His stand upon the earth.

“He does not look at the rivers,The flowing streams of honey and butter [to enjoy his wealth].

“In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble;The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].

“When he fills his belly,God will send His fierce anger on himAnd will rain it upon him while he is eating.

“The arrow is drawn forth and it comes out of his back [after passing through his body];Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall.Terrors march in upon him;

“Look at me and be astonished and appalled;And put your hand over your mouth.

“Their houses are safe from fear;And the rod of God is not on them.

“How often [then] is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out,And that their disaster falls on them?Does God distribute pain and destruction and sorrow [to them] in His anger?

“You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you;And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.

“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,Saying, ‘No eye will see me,’And he covers his face.

“He preys on the barren (childless) womanAnd does no good for the widow.

“God gives them security, and they are supported;And His eyes are on their ways.

“Is there any number to His [vast celestial] armies?And upon whom does His light not rise?

“It is He who spreads out the north over emptinessAnd hangs the earth on nothing.

“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the watersAt the boundary between light and darkness.

“Will God hear his cryWhen trouble and distress come upon him?

“Will he take delight in the Almighty?Will he call on God at all times?

“Man puts his hand on [and tears apart] the flinty rock;He overturns the mountains at the base [looking for treasure].

When His lamp shone upon my headAnd by His light I walked through darkness;

“The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

‘My root is spread out and open to the waters,And the dew lies all night upon my branch.

“After I spoke, they did not speak again,And my speech dropped upon them [like a refreshing shower].

“As through a wide breach they come,Amid the crash [of falling walls] they roll on [over me].

“Terrors are turned upon me;They chase away my honor and reputation like the wind,And my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.

“You lift me up on the wind and cause me to ride [upon it];And You toss me about in the tempest and dissolve me in the storm.

“I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes;How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?

Let my wife grind [meal, like a bond slave] for another [man],And let others kneel down over her.

“Behold, I will not make you afraid or terrified of me [for I am only mortal and not God],Nor should any pressure from me weigh heavily upon you.

“In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice],When deep sleep falls on menWhile slumbering upon the bed,

“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,And with unceasing complaint in his bones,

“He sings out to other men,‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,And it was not proper for me!

“If God should determine to do so,If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,

“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,And He sees all his steps.

“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him];But with kings upon the throneHe has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

“All men have seen God’s work;Man looks at it from a distance.

Which the clouds pour down,They drop abundantly upon mankind.”

“For by these [mighty acts] He judges the peoples;He gives food in abundance.

“Its direction is turned around by His guidance,That it may do whatever He commands itOn the face of the inhabited earth.

“Do you know how God establishes and commands them,And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?

“Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded],When the wind has passed and cleared them.

“Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it];Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].

“Who determined the measurements [of the earth], if you know?Or who stretched the [measuring] line on it?

“On what were its foundations fastened?Or who laid its cornerstone,

“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth?

“Will you have faith and depend on him to return your grainAnd gather it from your threshing floor?

“The quiver rattles against him,[As do] the flashing spear and the lance [of his rider].

“On the cliff he dwells and remains [securely],Upon the point of the rock and the inaccessible stronghold.

“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?I lay my hand on my mouth.

“Lay your hand on him;Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again!

“The folds of his flesh are joined together,Firm on him and immobile [when he moves].

“His underparts are like sharp pieces of broken pottery;He moves across and spreads out [grooves] like a threshing sledge on the mire (muddy river banks).

“Upon earth there is nothing like him—no equal exists,A creature made without fear.

Then all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him over all the [distressing] adversities that the Lord had brought on him. And each one gave him a piece of money, and each a ring of gold.

Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God],And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?