And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.

And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and of what use can the birthright be to me?

And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him and what can I do now for thee, my son?

And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons are my sons, and the flock is my flock, and all that thou seest is mine; but as for my daughters, what can I do this day to them, or to their sons whom they have brought forth?

And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

Then the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also behold, he goeth out to meet thee; and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart.

This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded: Gather of it every man according to what he can eat, an omer a poll, according to the number of your persons: ye shall take every man for those that are in his tent.

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his!

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband can establish it, or her husband can annul it.

And ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are; for blood, it polluteth the land; and there can be no atonement made for the land, for the blood that hath been shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

How can I myself alone sustain your wear, and your burden, and your strife?

Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy powerful hand; for what God is in the heavens or in the earth that can do like to thy works, and like to thy might?

If thou shouldest say in thy heart, These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?

a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the sons of Anak!

Thou shalt take no interest of thy brother, interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that can be lent upon interest:

and he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day, I can no more go out and come in; and Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

And he said to him, "Pray, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manas'seh, and I am the least in my family."

And Samson said to them, "Let me now put a riddle to you; if you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments;

And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me wherein your great strength lies."

And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?

And David said to Achish, Thereby thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my person for ever.

And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord Jehovah, knowest thy servant.

But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

Thou didst come yesterday, and should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I can? Return and take back thy brethren. Mercy and truth be with thee!

I am this day eighty years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat and what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? and why should thy servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

What can David say more to thee for the glory of thy servant? thou indeed knowest thy servant.

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy great people?

and he said, Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not thou God in the heavens, and rulest thou not over all the kingdoms of the nations? And in thy hand there is power and might, and none can withstand thee.

If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking?

Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?

If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?

Who can bring a clean man out of the unclean? Not one!

Can any teach God knowledge? And he it is that judgeth those that are high.

Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.

Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?

Lo, God is great, and we comprehend him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the crashing of his pavilion?

Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

One is so near to another that no air can come between them;

Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,

In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?

In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

And they say, How can God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?

Thou, thou art to be feared, and who can stand before thee when once thou art angry?

For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? who among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?

Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah? who can shew forth all his praise?

Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?

a horse girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.

Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.

All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

For who can eat, or who be eager, more than I?

Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?

For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?

Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what he hath made crooked?

for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

They can but crouch under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.

And the whole vision is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which they give to one that can read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot, for it is sealed.

Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast made me to toil with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Even these forget, but I will not forget thee.

Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Can a land be made to bring forth in one day? shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her sons.

Where then are thy gods that thou hast made for thyself? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for as the number of thy cities, are thy gods, O Judah.

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.

Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

To what purpose should there come to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing unto me.

Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?

Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah.

Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off the whole seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.

Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant in respect of the day, and my covenant in respect of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season,

And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.

but if ye do not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me its interpretation.

The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter; therefore there is no king, however great and powerful, that hath asked such a thing of any scribe, or magician, or Chaldean.

For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

And how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remaineth no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?

And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for strong is he that executeth his word: for the day of Jehovah is great and very terrible; and who can bear it?

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin is laid for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, who can but prophesy?