Now when Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

When they became many, their sin increased against me; they changed their glory into shame.

I will not punish your daughters for being defiled, and your brides that became whores: seeing the fathers themselves have meddled with harlots, and offered with unthriftiness: but the people that will not understand must be punished.

Their drinking-bout, having passed, - they became, unchaste, they loved wildly, a contempt, became her great men.

[On] the day of our king, the princes became sick [with] the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers.

When Ephraim multiplied altars to expiate sins, they became to him altars to sin [on].

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.

With human cords, used I to draw them, with the bands of love, so became I unto them like those who remove the yoke that was on their jaws, - and, holding out food to him, I let him eat.

He was not to turn back into the land of Egypt, Howbeit, the Assyrian - he, became his king, for they refused to turn.

And Ephraim will say, Surely I became rich, I found to me wealth: all my labors shall not be found to me iniquity which was sin.

But I have been the Lord your God since [you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed and solemn festival.

And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling and terror.
He exalted himself [above the other tribes] in Israel;
But through [the worship of] Baal he became guilty and died [spiritually, and then came ruin, sealing Israel’s doom as a nation].

Yet I have been the Lord your God
Since [the time you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know any god except Me,
For there is no savior besides Me.

According to their pasture, they became full; they became full, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.

Then Yahweh became jealous for his land and took pity on his people.

And I have kept back the rain from you, when it was still three months before the grain-cutting: I sent rain on one town and kept it back from another: one part was rained on, and the part where there was no rain became a waste.

But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

At this point the mariners became terrified, and each man cried out to his gods. They began to throw the cargo into the sea in order to lighten the vessel. But Jonah had gone down into the vessel's hold, had lain down, and was fast asleep.

Hearing this, the men became even more afraid and said to him, "What have you done?" (The men said this because they knew that he was trying to escape from the Lord, because he had previously told them.)

Then they said to him, “What should we do to you, so that the sea will become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming more and more violent.

Nevertheless, the men rowed hard [breaking through the waves] to return to land, but they could not, because the sea became even more violent [surging higher] against them.

And this {was greatly displeasing} to Jonah, and {he became furious}.

But early on the morning after, God made ready a worm for the destruction of the vine, and it became dry and dead.

And it came to pass, at the breaking forth of the sun, that God appointed a sultry east wind, and the sun smote upon the head of Jonah, that he became faint, - and asked his life, that he might die, and said, It were better for me, to die, than, to live.

Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity.
Her children were also dashed to pieces
at the head of every street.
They cast lots for her dignitaries,
and all her nobles were bound in chains.

Hearing it, my inner parts were moved, and my lips were shaking at the sound; my bones became feeble, and my steps were uncertain under me: I gave sounds of grief in the day of trouble, when his forces came up against the people in bands.

I thought: You will certainly fear Me
and accept correction.
Then her dwelling place
would not be cut off
based on all that I had allocated to her.
However, they became more corrupt
in all their actions.

"As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals -- I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land became desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate.

So I became shepherd of the flock marked for slaughter, paying attention to the oppressed of the flock. I took two staffs naming one "Pleasant" and the other one "Union" - and then I pastured the flock.

And I got rid of three shepherds in one month, for {I grew impatient} with them, and {they also became tired of me}.

Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers,

and Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez became the father of Hezron, and Hezron became the father of Aram,

and Aram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,

and Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed became the father of Jesse,

and Jesse became the father of David the king. And David became the father of Solomon by the [wife] of Uriah,

and Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam became the father of Abijah, and Abijah became the father of Asa,

and Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram, and Joram became the father of Uzziah,

and Uzziah became the father of Jotham, and Jotham became the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah,

and Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh became the father of Amon, and Amon became the father of Josiah,

Josiah became the father of Jeconiah [also called Coniah and Jehoiachin] and his brothers, at the time of the deportation (exile) to Babylon.

After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.

and Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud, and Abiud became the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim became the father of Azor,

and Azor became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Achim, and Achim became the father of Eliud,

and Eliud became the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar became the father of Matthan, and Matthan became the father of Jacob,

and Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary by whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Now the manner of Christ's birth was this: his mother Mary being promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she became pregnant by the holy Spirit.

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry.

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

and behold, the water became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept.

And he saith unto them, Why, are ye, fearful, little of faith? Then, aroused, he rebuked the winds and the sea, - and it became a great calm.

When the crowds saw this, they became frightened and glorified God for giving such authority to humans.

About that time Jesus passed on the Sabbath through the wheatfields; and His disciples became hungry, and began to gather ears of wheat and eat them.

But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions,

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

When Jesus became aware of this, He withdrew from there. Huge crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.

And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

but another part falling upon good soil, became fruitful, some grains yielding an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.

For this people's heart became fat, and their ears hear heavily, and their eyes are shut, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.

But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

When it became full, the fishermen dragged it up onto the shore. Then they sat down and, [sorting their catch], placed the good [i.e., edible fish] into containers, but threw out the bad [i.e., inedible ones].

Now King Herod became very distressed [over such a gruesome request]; but because he had [promised with] oaths and [to look good in front of] his party guests, he ordered John's head to be given [to her].

When it became evening, the disciples came to Him and said, "This place is deserted and it is getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the towns and buy food [for their supper]."

When the disciples saw Him walking on the water they became frightened, saying, "It is a spirit!" and cried out with fear.

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

And when the disciples heard [the voice], they fell [to the ground] on their faces and became very afraid.

They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they became greatly distressed.

His master then became furious and turned him over [to the authorities] to be punished until he paid all that he owed.

For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it."

When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.

Jesus felt deep pity for them, so He touched their eyes and immediately their sight was restored, and they became [His] followers.

When He entered Jerusalem, all the city was trembling [with excitement], saying, “Who is this?”

But when the high priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he had done and the children shouting in the Temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became furious

In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, he became hungry.

And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

And [when] the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end was this waste?

They became greatly distressed and each one began to say to him, "Surely not I, Lord?"

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled.

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

So, they left their nets immediately and became His followers.

So, they went to Capernaum [Note: This was a city in Galilee that later became Jesus' headquarters while in Galilee. See verse

And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.

Instantly the leprosy left the man, and he became clean;

And [when he] entered again into Capernaum after [some] days, it became known that he was at home.

And it happened that Jesus was having a meal at Levi's house and many tax collectors and worldly people sat down with Him and His disciples, for many [of these kinds of people] became His followers.

And He *said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry;

And, hearing of it, His kinsmen went out to lay hold on Him; for they said, "He became insane!"

And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.

For there is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed; nor became covered, but that it might come to the light.

And, roused up, he rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea - Hush! be still! and the wind lulled, and it became a great calm.

They became very much afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

They *came to Jesus and *observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened.