Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, don't let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah lived everyone in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

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 rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

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

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 eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.

Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn't listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and wailed loudly and a bitterly.

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Who knows if you haven't come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"

Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, next to the king's house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.

The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king's house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

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

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, 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 conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),

The king said to Esther the queen, "The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your further request? It shall be done."

Now it happened on the day when God's sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan also came among them.

But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face."

But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face."

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came 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 to comfort him.

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

But now it is come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.

"Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

"Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.

"Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

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

For now you are nothing. You see a terror, and are afraid.

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

Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I shall not be."

If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

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

"But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you; the birds of the sky, and they shall tell you.

Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.

See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.

But now you number my steps. Don't you watch over my sin?

But now, God, you have surely worn me out. You have made desolate all my company.

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

"Now give a pledge, be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?

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

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

"Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

"Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.

If it isn't 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 would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.

"Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them.

"Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold on me.

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

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

"If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance.

Now men don't see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

"Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

"Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.

"See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.

You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'

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

Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls 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 I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has."

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

"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

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

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

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

"An evil disease," they say, "has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more."

But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don't go out with our armies.

"Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.

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

Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Now let those who fear Yahweh say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now.

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

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

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

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

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.

Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.

Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.

"Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.

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

I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn't find him.

"Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh: "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 prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

"Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.

Now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away its hedge, and it will be eaten up. I will break down its wall of it, and it will be trampled down.

Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, "Go out now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field.

He said, "Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also?

now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks.

But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, "Within three years, as a worker bound by contract would count them, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant will be very small and feeble."

Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what Yahweh of Armies has purposed concerning Egypt.

The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?

Now therefore don't be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.