Ezra 8:22

Ezra Proclaims A Fast

²¹ I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava to humble ourselves before our God in order to seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and our possessions. ²² For I was ashamed to ask the king for troops and horses to protect us from enemies on the way because we said to the king, "the hand of our God is favorable to all who seek him, but his strength and anger are against all who forsake them." ²³ So we fasted and sought our God for this and he responded to our prayer.

Fierce Anger

Ezra

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he went out before Asa and said to him, "Hear me, O Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh [is] with you while you are with him. And if you will seek him he will be found by you. But if you forsake him he will forsake you.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh the God of Israel gave. The king granted him all his requests, for the hand of Yahweh was upon him.

Ezra 7:9

For on the first day of the first month he began the journey from Babylonia; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God [was] on him.

Ezra 7:28

and who extended to me loyal love before the king and his counselors, and before all of the mighty officials of the king. I took courage, for the hand of Yahweh my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord [are] on the righteous, and his ears [are open to] their prayer. But the face of the Lord [is] against those who do evil.

Joshua 23:16

If you transgress the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded [to] you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, {Yahweh's anger will be kindled} against you, and you will perish quickly from the good land that he has given to you."

1 Chronicles 28:9

"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for Yahweh searches all hearts and understands every plan and [all] thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose heart is fully devoted to him. You have been foolish in this, for from now on you will have wars."

Psalm 21:8-9

Your hand will find all your enemies; your right hand will find those who hate you.

Psalm 33:18-19

Behold, the eye of Yahweh [is] on those who fear him, on those who hope for his loyal love

Psalm 34:15-16

The eyes of Yahweh [are] toward [the] righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.

Psalm 34:22

Yahweh redeems the life of his servants, and none who take refuge in him will incur guilt.

Psalm 90:11

Who knows the strength of your anger, and your rage consistent with [the] fear due you?

Isaiah 3:10-11

Tell [the] innocent that [it is] good for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Lamentations 3:25

Yahweh is good to those who wait on him, to the person that seeks him.

Zephaniah 1:2-6

"I will surely destroy everything from the face of the earth"--a declaration of Yahweh.

Romans 8:28

And we know that all [things] work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to [his] purpose,

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have not made use of any of these [rights]. And I am not writing these [things] in order that it may be thus with me. For [it would be] better to me rather to die than [for] anyone to deprive me of my reason for boasting.

2 Corinthians 7:14

For if I have boasted anything to him about you, I have not been put to shame, but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, thus also our boasting to Titus {has proven to be true}.

Hebrews 10:38

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."