Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),

Now when the turn of every maiden came to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [namely], six months with

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appoint

Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he did not hearken to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew.

Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry.

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, opposite the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, opposite the entran

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman came into the outward court of the king's house to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them

And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is thy petition? And

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that came upon him, they came each one from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they made an appointment together to come t

For now I should have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept. Then I would have been at rest

But now it comes to thee, and thou faint. It touches thee, and thou are troubled.

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.

Call now, is there any who will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones will thou turn?

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas. Therefore my words have been rash.

For now ye are nothing. Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

Now therefore be pleased to look upon me, for truly I shall not lie to your face.

And why do thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lay down in the dust, and thou will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

if thou were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away. They see no good,

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee.

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Behold now, I have set my case in order. I know that I am righteous.

But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?

But now he has made me weary. Thou have made desolate all my company.

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who vouches for me is on high.

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself. Who is there that will strike hands with me?

But as for you all, come on now again, and I shall not find a wise man among you.

know now that God has subverted me, and has encompassed me with his net.

O that my words were now written! O that they were inscribed in a book,

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.

And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?

But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

And now I have become their song, Yea, I am a byword to them.

And now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were older than he.

Behold now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.

If now [thou be] understanding, hear this. Hearken to the voice of words.

But now, because he has not visited in his anger, nor does he greatly regard folly,

And now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

Gird up now thy loins like a man, for I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees thee.

Now therefore, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams. And go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for him I will accept, that I not deal with you after your fol

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings. Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says LORD. I will set him in the safety he gasps for.

They have now encompassed us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast down to the earth.

Now I know that LORD saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy. I will sing, yea, I will sing praises to LORD.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

And now, LORD, what do I wait for? My hope is in thee.

An evil disease, [they say], clings firm to him. And now that he lays he shall rise up no more.

But now thou have cast off, and brought us to dishonor, and go not forth with our armies.

Now consider this, ye who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:

O God, thou have taught me from my youth, and I have declared thy wondrous works until now.

And now they break down all the carved work of it with hatchet and hammers.

Why should the nations say, Where is now their God?

Let Israel now say that his loving kindness [is] forever.

Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness [is] forever.

Let those now who fear LORD say that his loving kindness [is] forever.

Save now, we beseech thee, O LORD. O LORD, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word.

For my brothers and companions' sakes I will now say, Peace be within thee.

If it had not been LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,

Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.

Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lays in wait at every corner.

Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me. For blessed are those who keep my ways.

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. And, behold, this also was vanity.

Now there was found in it a poor wise man. And he by his wisdom delivered the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man.

[I said], I will rise now, and go around the city. In the streets and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

Come now, and let us reason together, says LORD, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

How the faithful city has become a harlot! She who was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard.

And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away the hedge of it, and it shall be eaten up. I will break down the wall of it, and it shall be trodden down.

Then LORD said to Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fuller's field.

And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David. Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also?

now therefore, behold, LORD brings up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks,

But now LORD has spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude. And the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

Where then are thy wise men? And let them tell thee now, and let them know what LORD of hosts has purposed concerning Egypt.

The burden of the valley of vision. What troubles thee now, that thou have wholly gone up to the housetops?

Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong. For I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, LORD of hosts, upon the whole earth.

Therefore thus says LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, nor shall his face now grow pale.

Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it on a scroll, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever.

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh, and not spirit. And when LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they shall all be consumed together.

Now I will arise, says LORD. Now I will lift up myself. Now I will be exalted.

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

And Rabshakeh said to them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which thou trust?

I say, [thy] counsel and strength for the war are but vain words. Now on whom do thou trust that thou have rebelled against me?

Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

And have I now come up without LORD against this land to destroy it? LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou are LORD, even thou only.

Have thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Now I have brought it to pass, that it should be thine to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.