Therefore shall ye not give your daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take unto your sons, and seek not their peace and wealth forever, that ye may be strong, and enjoy the good in the land, and that ye and your children may have the inheritance of it for evermore.'

And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the children of Elam, answered, and said unto Ezra, "We have trespassed against the LORD our God, in that we have taken strange wives of the people of the land. Now there is hope yet in Israel concerning this:

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, "Ye have transgressed, that have taken strange wives, to make the trespass of Israel yet more:

Let us appoint our rulers therefore in all the congregation, that all they which have taken strange wives in our cities, may come at the time appointed - and the elders of every city and their judges with them - till the wrath of our God be turned away from us for this offense."

And on the first day of the first month they made an end of all the men that had taken strange wives.

And among the children of the priests there were men found that had taken strange wives, namely among the children of Jeshua the son of Jozadak and of his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

All these had taken strange wives; and among the same wives there were some that had born children.

For there were some that said, "Our sons and daughters and we are too many, let us take corn for them to eat, that we may live."

Some said, "Let us set our lands, vineyards, and houses, to pledge, and take up corn in the dearth."

For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.

and hast ordained the Prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, and to say, 'He is king of Judah.' Now shall this come to the king's ears: come now therefore, and let us take our counsel together."

And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

and gavest them bread from heaven when they were hungry, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock when they were thirsty: and promised them, that they should go in, and take possession of the land, over which thou hadst lift up thine hand for to give them.

and that we would not give our daughters unto the people in the land, neither to take their daughters for our sons.

And if the people of the land brought wares on the Sabbath, and all manner of victuals to sell, that we would not take it of them on the Sabbath and on the holy days. And that we would let the seventh year be free concerning all manner of charge.

And I reproved them, and cursed them, and smote certain men of them, and plucked them up, and took an oath of them by God, "Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

Now when the king's commandment and commission was published, and many damsels were brought together unto the castle of Susa under the hand of Hegei, Esther was taken also unto the king's house under the hand of Hegei the keeper of the women.

And Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus in to the house royal, in the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

So Esther's damsels and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly astonished. And she sent raiment, that Mordecai should put them on and lay the sackcloth from him. But Mordecai would not take them.

and told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children all together how the king had promoted him so greatly, and how that he was taken above the princes and servants of the king.

The king said, "Make haste, and take, as thou hath said, the raiment and the horse: and do even so with Mordecai the Jew that sitteth before the king's gate; and let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken."

And the king put off his finger ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

and said, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn thither again. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; now blessed be the name of the LORD."

Is not their dignity taken away with them? They shall die - and not in wisdom.'

Which destroyeth the devices of the subtle, so that they are not able to perform the things that they take in hand;

Lo, this we ourselves have proved by experience, and even this it is. Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heed to thyself."

Do ye take deliberacy to check men's sayings, and judge a poor word spoken in vain?

But if it be taken out of its place, every man denieth it, saying, 'I know thee not.'

If he be hasty to take anything away, who will make him restore it again? Who will say unto him, 'What doest thou?'

Let him take his rod away from me; yea, let him make me no more afraid of him,

Wilt thou say unto God, 'The thing that I take in hand is perfect, and I am clean in thy sight'?

Then shouldest thou take thy rest, and no man to make thee afraid, yea many one should set much by thee.

Would God ye kept your tongue, that ye might be taken for wise men!

He shall never come out of darkness, the flame shall dry up his branches, with the blast of the mouth of God shall he be taken away.

I was some time in wealth, but suddenly hath he brought me to naught. He hath taken me by the neck, he hath rent me, and set me, as it were a mark for him to shoot at.

Virtuous men therefore shall well consider this, and the innocent shall take part against the hypocrite.

For his feet shall be taken in the net, and he is at his wits end.

He hath spoiled me of mine honour, and taken the crown away from my head.

He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am undone: My hope hath he taken away from me, as it were a tree plucked up by the root.

The servants and maids of mine own house take me for a stranger, and I am become as an alien in their sight.

The arrow shall be taken forth, and go out at his back; and a glistering sword through the gall of him. Fear shall come upon him.

The heaven shall declare his wickedness, and the earth shall take part against him.

The substance that he hath in his house, shall be taken away and perish, in the day of the LORD's wrath.

Thou hast taken the pledge from thy brethren for naught, and robbed the naked of their clothing;

that drive away the ass of the fatherless; that take the widow's ox for a pledge;

insomuch that they let him go naked without clothing, and take way the sheaf of the hungry.

They are exalted for a little, but shortly are they gone, brought to extreme poverty, and taken out of the way: yea, and utterly plucked off, as the ears of corn.

"As truly as God liveth, which hath taken away my power from me; and the Almighty, that hath vexed my mind;

If I had spoken, they would have it none other ways, my words were so well taken among them.

Therefore is my mind poured full of heaviness, and the days of trouble have taken hold upon me.

My bones are pierced through in the night season, and my sinews take no rest.

My bowels seeth within me, and take no rest, for the days of my trouble are come upon me.

Then shall I take it upon my shoulder, and as a garland about my head.

For if I would go about to please men, I know not how soon my maker would take me away.

In the twinkling of an eye shall they be slain: and at midnight, when the people and the tyrants rage, then shall they perish, and be taken away without hands.

If they now will take heed and be obedient, they shall wear out their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure and joy.

The beasts creep into their dens, and take their rest.

that it might take hold of the corners of the earth, and that the ungodly might be shaken out?

And that because God hath taken wisdom from her, and hath not given her understanding.

that the mountains should give him grass, where all the beasts of the field take their pastime.

Wilt thou take thy pastime with him as with a bird? Or give him unto thy maidens,

Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take repentance in the dust and ashes."

Therefore take seven oxen and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, offer up also for yourselves a burnt offering: and let my servant Job pray for you. Him will I accept, and not deal with you after your foolishness: in that ye have not spoken the thing which is right, like as my servant Job hath done."

I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is thou, LORD, only that makest me dwell in safety.

Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and take me. Yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah.

The Heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.

While the ungodly hath the overhand, the poor must suffer persecution; let them be taken in the crafty wiliness that they have imagined!

Surely thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong, that thou mayest take the matter into thy hand. The poor committeth himself unto thee, for thou art the helper of the friendless.

He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.

from the ungodly that trouble me. Mine enemies compass me round about, to take away my soul.

He shall send down from on high to fetch me, and shall take me out of many waters. {TYNDALE: He sent from on high and fetched me, and plucked me out of mighty waters.}

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest.

For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude, and fear is on every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to take away my life.

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

{To the Chanter, for praising, a Psalm of David} I said, "I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue. I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, while the ungodly is in my sight."

For innumerable troubles are come about me; my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up. Yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

I will take no bullocks out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Therefore shall God destroy thee forever; he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Take heed unto me, and hear me, how piteously I mourn and complain.

For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips, and because of their pride, let them be taken. And why? Their preaching is of cursing and lies.

Take me out of the mire, that I sink not; Oh let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withal; and let the things that should have been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling.

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them.

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together,

saying, "God hath forsaken him. Persecute him, and take him, for there is none to help him."

Thou madest room for it, and caused it to take root, so that it filled the land.

Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret, the merry harp with the lute.

Arise, O God, and judge thou the earth, for thou shalt take all heathen to thine inheritance.

They imagine craftily against thy people, and take counsel against thy secret ones.

Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation.

Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my truth to fail.

Thou hast taken away the strength of his sword, and givest him not victory in the battle.

Take heed, ye unwise among the people: O ye fools, when will ye understand?

Who will rise up with me against the wicked? Who will take my part against the evil doers?

I will take no wicked thing in hand. I hate the sin of unfaithfulness; it shall not cleave unto me.

and that because of thine indignation and wrath; for thou hast taken me up, and cast me down.

Yet will I say, "O my God, take me not away in the midst of my age; as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations."

There go the ships over, and there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast made, to take his pastime therein.

For the love that I had unto them, they take now my contrary part; but I give myself unto prayer.