So the Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.

God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah will be her name.

Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd and got a tender, choice calf. He gave it to a young man, who hurried to prepare it.

Then Abraham took curds and milk, and the calf that he had prepared, and set them before the men. He served them as they ate under the tree.

So they said, “Let’s call the girl and ask her opinion.”

Leah said, “I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.

Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a woman from the Hebrews to nurse the boy for you?”

He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf.

Then they said, “Israel, this is your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!”

They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘Israel, this is your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’”

As he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became enraged and threw the tablets out of his hands, smashing them at the base of the mountain.

Then he took the calf they had made, burned it up, and ground it to powder. He scattered the powder over the surface of the water and forced the Israelites to drink the water.

So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off,’ and they gave it to me. When I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”

And the Lord inflicted a plague on the people for what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

“When someone sins in any of these ways:

If he has seen, heard, or known about something he has witnessed, and did not respond to a public call to testify, he is responsible for his sin.

And tell the Israelites: Take a male goat for a sin offering; a calf and a lamb, male yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering;

So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.

which the Sidonians call Sirion, but the Amorites call Senir,

For what great nation is there that has a god near to it as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to Him?

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.

I saw how you had sinned against the Lord your God; you had made a calf image for yourselves. You had quickly turned from the way the Lord had commanded for you.

I took the sinful calf you had made, burned it up, and crushed it, thoroughly grinding it to powder as fine as dust. Then I threw it into the stream that came down from the mountain.

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,

The Lord said to Moses, “The time of your death is now approaching. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.” When Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting,

Assemble all your tribal elders and officers before me so that I may speak these words directly to them and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.

and so that you do not associate with these nations remaining among you. Do not call on the names of their gods or make an oath to them; do not worship them or bow down to them.

The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you in it!”

“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.

I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has pronounced judgment on me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“I didn’t call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

Once again the Lord called, “Samuel!”

Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“I didn’t call, my son,” he replied. “Go back and lie down.”

Isn’t the wheat harvest today? I will call on the Lord and He will send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you committed in the Lord’s sight by requesting a king for yourselves.”

So Saul said to the troops with him, “Call the roll and determine who has left us.” They called the roll and saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were gone.

The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.

When those carrying the ark of the Lord advanced six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

King David responded by saying, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

King David then said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada for me.” So they came into the king’s presence.

May Your eyes be open to Your servant’s petition
and to the petition of Your people Israel,
listening to them whenever they call to You.

Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh. The God who answers with fire, He is God.”

All the people answered, “That sounds good.”

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god but don’t light the fire.”

The messenger who went to call Micaiah instructed him, “Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”

He ordered his attendant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she stood before him.

“Call her,” Elisha said. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway.

Elisha called Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” He called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”

But Naaman got angry and left, saying, “I was telling myself: He will surely come out, stand and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and will wave his hand over the spot and cure the skin disease.

Give thanks to Yahweh; call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.

The messenger who went to call Micaiah instructed him, “Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”

Even after they had cast an image of a calf
for themselves and said,
“This is your God who brought you out of Egypt,”
and they had committed terrible blasphemies,

Call out if you please. Will anyone answer you?
Which of the holy ones will you turn to?

Then call, and I will answer,
or I will speak, and You can respond to me.

You would call, and I would answer You.
You would long for the work of Your hands.

I cry out: “Violence!” but get no response;
I call for help, but there is no justice.

I call for my servant, but he does not answer,
even if I beg him with my own mouth.

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

You whose clothes get hot
when the south wind brings calm to the land,

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic psalm.Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.
You freed me from affliction;
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Know that the Lord has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the Lord will hear when I call to Him.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.

Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;
they do not call on the Lord.

I call on You, God,
because You will answer me;
listen closely to me; hear what I say.

Lord, give victory to the king!
May He answer us on the day that we call.

Lord, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.

Davidic.Lord, I call to You;
my rock, do not be deaf to me.
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
and Sirion, like a young wild ox.

Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent in Sheol.

Call on Me in a day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

Will evildoers never understand?
They consume My people as they consume bread;
they do not call on God.

But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.

Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.
This I know: God is for me.

I call to God Most High,
to God who fulfills His purpose for me.

I call to You from the ends of the earth
when my heart is without strength.
Lead me to a rock that is high above me,

May his name endure forever;
as long as the sun shines,
may his fame increase.
May all nations be blessed by him
and call him blessed.

Pour out Your wrath on the nations
that don’t acknowledge You,
on the kingdoms that don’t call on Your name,

Then we will not turn away from You;
revive us, and we will call on Your name.

Be gracious to me, Lord,
for I call to You all day long.

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

I call on You in the day of my distress,
for You will answer me.

But I call to You for help, Lord;
in the morning my prayer meets You.

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the rock of my salvation.’

then I will call their rebellion
to account with the rod,
their sin with blows.

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.

Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.

At Horeb they made a calf
and worshiped the cast metal image.

Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.

ק QofI call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.
I will obey Your statutes.

I call to You; save me,
and I will keep Your decrees.

A song of ascents.Out of the depths I call to You, Yahweh!

A Davidic psalm.Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You.

The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.

Doesn’t Wisdom call out?
Doesn’t Understanding make her voice heard?

“People, I call out to you;
my cry is to mankind.

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

Her sons rise up and call her blessed.
Her husband also praises her:

The calm words of the wise are heeded
more than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who substitute darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who substitute bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.

Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly because of these two smoldering stubs of firebrands, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.