Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation we are in, that Jerusalem is desolate and its gates burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a reproach.”

All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.

Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.”

When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, “They will come up against us from every place where you may turn,”

then Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together at Chephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

You have also appointed prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, ‘A king is in Judah!’ And now it will be reported to the king according to these reports. So come now, let us take counsel together.”

“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps 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,
From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

“However, You are just in all that has come upon us;
For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

Then I had the leaders of Judah come up on top of the wall, and I appointed two great choirs, the first proceeding to the right on top of the wall toward the Refuse Gate.

Then I warned them and said to them, “Why do you spend the night in front of the wall? If you do so again, I will use force against you.” From that time on they did not come on the sabbath.

And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come as gatekeepers to sanctify the sabbath day. For this also remember me, O my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness.

But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command delivered by the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry and his wrath burned within him.

For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women causing them to look with contempt on their husbands by saying, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in to his presence, but she did not come.’

If it pleases the king, let a royal edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to another who is more worthy than she.

“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days.”

Esther said, “If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and do what I request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king says.”

Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king.

The king’s servants said to him, “Behold, Haman is standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.”

The Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him.

“As for that night, let darkness seize it;
Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
Let it not come into the number of the months.

“Why did I not die at birth,
Come forth from the womb and expire?

“But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
It touches you, and you are dismayed.

“By the breath of God they perish,
And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.

“For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

“You will come to the grave in full vigor,
Like the stacking of grain in its season.

“Oh that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my longing!

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end without hope.

“When a cloud vanishes, it is gone,
So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.

“Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come on me what may.

“This also will be my salvation,
For a godless man may not come before His presence.

“But come again all of you now,
For I do not find a wise man among you.

“His troops come together,
And build up their way against me
And camp around my tent.

“In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped;
The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.

“It is drawn forth and comes out of his back,
Even the glittering point from his gall.
Terrors come upon him,

“Yield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you.

“Oh that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!

“But He knows the way I take;
When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

“Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is the place of understanding?

“As through a wide breach they come,
Amid the tempest they roll on.

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted—

And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther;
And here shall your proud waves stop’?

“From whose womb has come the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?

“Who can strip off his outer armor?
Who can come within his double mail?

“One is so near to another
That no air can come between them.

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;
For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins,
And You have uprooted the cities;
The very memory of them has perished.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores His captive people,
Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

Let my judgment come forth from Your presence;
Let Your eyes look with equity.

Foreigners fade away,
And come trembling out of their fortresses.

They will come and will declare His righteousness
To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in!

Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in!

Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.

Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Let destruction come upon him unawares,
And let the net which he hid catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.

Let not the foot of pride come upon me,
And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;
When shall I come and appear before God?

All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You,
And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant.

The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.

Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has wrought desolations in the earth.

May our God come and not keep silence;
Fire devours before Him,
And it is very tempestuous around Him.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores His captive people,
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

Fear and trembling come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.

Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

O You who hear prayer,
To You all men come.

Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.

I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall pay You my vows,

Come and hear, all who fear God,
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.

Envoys will come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.

Add iniquity to their iniquity,
And may they not come into Your righteousness.

Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;
You have given commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.

Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
Has His promise come to an end forever?

We will not conceal them from their children,
But tell to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.

That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born,
That they may arise and tell them to their children,

Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us;
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we are brought very low.

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power
And come to save us!

They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation,
That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,
And they shall glorify Your name.

Let my prayer come before You;
Incline Your ear to my cry!

No evil will befall you,
Nor will any plague come near your tent.

O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

Come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His name;
Bring an offering and come into His courts.

Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.

I will give heed to the blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

A Prayer of the Afflicted when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
Hear my prayer, O Lord!
And let my cry for help come to You.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.

This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.

“But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.