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In the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsDistress

since they could not celebrate it at that time because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people assembled at Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsFew Priests

Thus the [decision to set a] new time pleased the king and the entire assembly.

So they decided to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people were to come to celebrate the Passover to the Lord God of Israel, at Jerusalem. For they had not celebrated it in great numbers as it was prescribed [for a long time].

Verse ConceptsLargeness

So there was great joy in Jerusalem, because there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel.

Thus the sons of Israel who were present celebrated the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

Verse ConceptsFeastingWeeks

I have issued a command and a search has been made, and it has been discovered that this city [Jerusalem] in earlier times has revolted against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been perpetrated in it.

Verse ConceptsSeeking For Concrete Things

Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and is not yet completed.’

Verse ConceptsFoundationsGovernorsFoundations Of BuildingsIncomplete WorksFinishing Strongconstruction

But there are many people and it is the season of heavy rain; so we are unable to stand outside. Nor can the task be done in a day or two, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesAble To StandShort Time For Action

The king, beside whom the queen was sitting, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time [for my return].

Verse ConceptsJourneyQueensBefore People ActWhen?People Sending People

From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while the other half held the spears, shields, bows, and breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFractions, One HalfHalf Of Groups

At that time I also said to the people, “Let each man with his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem so that they may serve as a guard for us at night and a laborer during the day.”

Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there was no breach left in it, although at that time I had not set up doors in the gates,

Verse ConceptsGatesPersecution, Nature OfCity GatesTelling What People Did

Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand.

Verse ConceptsLettersFractions, One FifthFifthThings Manifest


“Therefore You handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them.
But when they cried out to You in the time of their suffering and distress,
You heard them from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them people to rescue them.
Who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toAnswered PrayerRescueDeliverersGod Saving From EnemiesGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Answered Prayer


“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.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringdiscouragementGrace, In OtPrayer In DiscouragementUnderestimationMighty OneGod Is To Be FearedGod Keeps CovenantHardship

But during all this time I was not at Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes [Persian] king of Babylon I went to the king. Then after some time I asked for a leave [of absence] from the king,

Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingGone Away

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

Verse ConceptsSitting In The GatewaySecond Marriage

For if you remain silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish [since you did not help when you had the chance]. And who knows whether you have attained royalty for such a time as this [and for this very purpose]?”

Verse ConceptsPurimAuthority Of PeopleRight Time For Peopledeliveranceliberationroyalty

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.

Verse ConceptsPurim


‘You renew Your witnesses against me
And increase Your indignation and anger toward me;
Hardship after hardship is with me [attacking me time after time].

Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationThe Witness Of GodHardship


“[O God] turn your gaze from him so that he may rest,
Until he fulfills his day [on earth] like a hired man.

Verse ConceptsHiringHirelingsLeave Them Alone


“Oh, that You would hide me in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),
That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
That You would set a definite time and then remember me [and in Your lovingkindness imprint me on your heart]!

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheSheolDesire For DeathGod Hiding People


“Do you not know this from the old days,
Since the time that man was placed on the earth,

Verse ConceptsPeople Beginning


“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].

Verse ConceptsDistressFamine ComingFamine Will Come


“Will you keep to the ancient path
That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah],

Verse ConceptsLength Of LifeEvil Ways


Men who were snatched away before their time,
Whose foundations were poured out like a river?

Verse ConceptsChaosThe DelugeEarly Death


“For I do not know how to flatter, [in an appropriate way, and I fear that],
My Maker would soon take me away.

Verse ConceptsSkillPeople Ended


“For He sets no appointed time for a man,
That he should appear before Him in judgment.


Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?

Verse ConceptsReady For WarWarConflictBattle

“Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock give birth [to their young]?
Do you observe the calving of the deer?

Verse ConceptsWild GoatWhen?Deer Etc.Deer


“Can you count the months that they carry offspring,
Or do you know the time when they give birth?

Verse ConceptsWhen?


You will make them as [if in] a blazing oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire will devour them.

Verse ConceptsFurnacesWicked Described AsBurning PeopleGod Will Be Angry


My praise will be of You in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodAssemblyVowsMaking VowsIn The CongregationPeople Commended By God


Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found;
Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TimeThe Accepted TimeWatchfulness, DivineAnswered PromisesFinding GodSwampedStress And Hard TimesOvercoming Hard TimesFloodsPrayer During Hard TimesAcknowledged


For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodOffspringSaintsFaithful, Choose To RemainParents SinSustaining ProvidenceEternal DeliveranceGod Not ForsakingGod Judges The WickedGod Keepsatheismpreservation


But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsGod, The RockGriefGod Our StrengthStrength In Hard TimesHope And StrengthTrusting God In Difficult Times


But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;
O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].

Verse ConceptsThe Accepted TimePsalms As PrayersAssurance, nature ofGrace, In OtRight Time For GodGod Answering Prayers


“When I select an appointed time,
I will judge with equity,” [says the Lord].

Verse ConceptsThe Time AppointedAppointmentsfairness


Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
Have His promises ended for all time?

Verse ConceptsBeing ForsakenGod's PromisesEnd Of Actions


When He killed [some of] them, then those remaining sought Him,
And they returned [to Him] and searched diligently for God [for a time].

Verse ConceptsDeathbedsAfflictions, Benefits OfGod KillingGod Killed His People


But He, the source of compassion and lovingkindness, forgave their wickedness and did not destroy them;
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.

Verse ConceptsCompassionAnger Of God, DescriptionGod, Patience OfMercifulnessPropitiationRestraintSin, And God's CharacterGod Has ForgivenGod Showed MercyGod Will No More Be AngryAnger And Forgiveness


Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

Verse ConceptsFutilityAge, Span Of LifeLife, HumanPhysical LifeLife, Brevity OfThe Shortness Of TimeUseless PeopleTime Passing


You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;
Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

Verse ConceptsGod ArisingRight Time For GodGod Will Show MercyGod's TimingFavorEclipseGods Timingzionpity


Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forever.

Verse ConceptsBlessedEternal PraiseBlessed Be God!Blessings From God


But as for us, we will bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Verse ConceptsEternal PraisePraise The Lord!Blessed Be God!


Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.

Verse ConceptsEternal Truth

“Many times they have persecuted me (Israel) from my youth,”
Let Israel now say,

Verse ConceptsTreatment From Youth


“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth,
Yet they have not prevailed against me.

Verse ConceptsTreatment From YouthPersecutionOvercoming Hard TimesEnemy Attacks


O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.

Verse ConceptsHope, In GodEternal Loyalty


Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsHarvestMessengerServants, GoodTrustworthinessCold, Literal UseEmployeesSummerSnowCold WeatherPeople RefreshedWeather In The Last Dayscrusades


Is there anything of which it can be said,
“See this, it is new”?
It has already existed for [the vast] ages [of time recorded or unrecorded]
Which were before us.

Verse ConceptsInventionsNothing New

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure and gratification; so enjoy yourself and have a good time.” But behold, this too was vanity (futility, meaninglessness).

Verse ConceptsVanitySoliloquyUseless EndeavourBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifejournaling

I explored with my mind how to gratify myself with wine while [at the same time] having my mind remain steady and guide me wisely; and how to take control of foolishness, until I could see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholDrinking WineUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeexploring


A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.

Verse ConceptsDancingA Time ToSmilingSeasons Changinggrieving


A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.

Verse ConceptsThrowing StonesA Time Togatheringshunninghugs


A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.

Verse ConceptsAsh WednesdayAbandoning ThingsA Time ToBeing Lost

He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.

Verse ConceptsBeautifulBeauty, In NatureAdaptabilityBeginning And EndBeing Found OutHeartbreakBeauty Of ThingsTime ManagementGod's Ways Beyond Human UnderstandingGod's TimingGods TimingBeing BeautifulWaiting For God's Timingeternity

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked,” for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and for every deed.

Verse ConceptsJudgmentThe Nature Of The JudgementThe Right TimeGod Suing

Do not be excessively or willfully wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Verse ConceptsEuthanasiaEarly DeathFools Becoming WiseDeathAssisted Suicide


For there is a proper time and [appropriate] procedure for every delight,
Though mankind’s misery and trouble lies heavily upon him [who rebels against the king].

Verse ConceptsThe Right TimeArriving On TimeWhat Manner?PurposeMaking DecisionsGod's TimingEverything Happening For A ReasonGods TimingLife Purposeprocess

All this I have seen while applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has exercised power over others to their detriment.

Verse ConceptsLording ItUnder The SunHurt

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the strong, and neither is bread to the wise nor riches to those of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of ability; but time and chance overtake them all.

Verse ConceptsBattlesCompetitionsBeing FairBrawnChanceLimitations Of StrengthSpeedFast RunnersGathering FoodEducationSunGod's TimingBattleGods TimingRaceGod's Timing And Planheroes

For man also does not know his time [of death]; like fish caught in a treacherous net, and birds caught in the snare, so the sons of men are ensnared in an evil time when a dark cloud suddenly falls on them.

Verse ConceptsDisastersThe Right TimeThe Insecurity Of The WickedWithheld KnowledgeSudden DestructionSudden EventsUnreadinessNot Knowing The FutureGod TrappingBad DaysHard TimesBirdsGod's TimingTragedyGods TimingFishGetting Through Hard Timessurprises

Blessed [prosperous and admired] are you, O land, when your king is a man of noble birth, and your princes and officials feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

Verse ConceptsBad LeadershipAlcoholBeing A LeaderDigestionRight Time For PeopleFamily Strength


‘The flowers appear on the earth once again;
The time for singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish [for with judgment comes the promise of salvation]. In earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He will make them honored [by the presence of the Messiah], by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.

Verse ConceptsHumilityComing Out Of DarknessDespair


There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace,
[He shall rule] on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From that time forward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.

Verse ConceptsIncreaseCovenant, God's with DavidGod, Zeal OfLeaders, PoliticalNewsThroneJusticeChrist's DominionMessianic PropheciesTime Of Peace


Then it will happen on that day that the Lord
Will again acquire with His hand a second time
The remnant of His people, who will remain,
From Assyria, from [Lower] Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush (Ethiopia), from Elam [in Persia], from Shinar [Babylonia], from Hamath [in Aram],
And from the coastlands bordering the [Mediterranean] Sea.

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDHand Of GodIslandsRemnantRestoring NationsThe Prophecy Towards AssyriaThe Prophecy Towards EgyptDoing Things TwiceSurvivors FavouredRecovery


Hyenas will howl in their castles,
And jackals in their luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s time has nearly come,
And her days will not be prolonged.

Verse ConceptsPerils Of LuxuryPalacesAnimals, Types OfShort Time Till The End

This is the word which the Lord spoke earlier concerning Moab [when Moab’s pride and resistance to God were first known].

Verse ConceptsWord Of God

But now the Lord speaks, saying, “Within three years, as the years of a hired man [who will not serve longer than the agreed time], the glory of Moab will be degraded along with all the great population, and the remnant [that survives] will be very small and of no account.”

Verse ConceptsInferiorityHirelingsPowerlessnessThree YearsSurvivors ThreatenedLosing Honour


At evening time, now look, sudden terror!
Before morning the Assyrians are no more.
This is the portion (fate) of those who plunder us,
And the lot of those who pillage us.

Verse ConceptsMorningAt Morning And EveningFear Will Cometerrorism


At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the Lord of hosts
From a people tall and smooth (clean shaven),
From a people feared far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide—
To the place [of worship] of the name of the Lord of hosts, to Mount Zion [in Jerusalem].

Verse ConceptsGiftsGiving To GodDivision Of WatersTall PeopleWaters DividingFearing Other PeopleAmerica

at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, untie the sackcloth from your hips and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking around stripped [to his loincloth] and barefoot.

Verse ConceptsBodyBarefeet


The watchman says,
“The morning comes [only briefly], but also [comes] the night [of Babylonian oppression].
If you would ask [of me then], ask [again, if Edom really wishes to know];
Come back again.”

Verse ConceptsDawnSpiritual DawnAt Morning And EveningProvision Of NightSleeping Peacefully


As a woman with child approaches the time to give birth,
She is in pain and struggles and cries out in her labor,
So we were before You, O Lord.

Verse ConceptsWomen's Strengthchildbearing


And the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the rich valley,
Will be like the early fig before the summer,
Which one sees,
And as soon as it is in his hand
He [greedily] swallows it [and so will the Assyrians rapidly devour Samaria, Israel’s capital].

Verse ConceptsFig treeHarvestNo BeautyWorse


Now, go, write it on a tablet before them
And inscribe it on a scroll,
So that it may serve in the time to come
As a witness [against them] forevermore.

Verse ConceptsInscriptionsProphecy, Methods Of OtScrollsTabletsJournalizing


O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You.
Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense],
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Verse ConceptsGrace, In OtPrayer, As A Relationship With GodRising EarlyDivine FavourEvery MorningMay God Strengthen YouThose Who Wait For GodWaiting On The Lord