57 Bible Verses about Rest

for he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own.

for we do enter into the rest -- we who did believe, as He said, 'So I sware in My anger, If they shall enter into My rest -- ;' and yet the works were done from the foundation of the world,

'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given into their hand;

Six days is work done, and on the seventh day there is to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in it is put to death;

'And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,

And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful habitation, And in stedfast tabernacles, And in quiet resting-places.

'Six days thou dost do thy work, and on the seventh day thou dost rest, so that thine ox and thine ass doth rest, and the son of thine handmaid and the sojourner is refreshed;

And give not silence to Him, Till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem A praise in the earth.

'Six days thou dost work, and on the seventh day thou dost rest; in ploughing-time and in harvest thou dost rest.

And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched -- in confidence thou liest down,

and in the seventh year a sabbath of rest is to the land, a sabbath to Jehovah; thy field thou dost not sow, and thy vineyard thou dost not prune;

There is no peace, said Jehovah, to the wicked!

Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him is my hope.

and He saith, 'My presence doth go, and I have given rest to thee.'

and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made.

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: 'In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.

there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God,

Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.

In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!

For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not some to stumble.

for ye have not come in hitherto unto the rest, and unto the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee;

that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

and he said to them, 'Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids -- slumber,

And he saith unto them, 'It is that which Jehovah hath spoken of; a rest -- a holy sabbath to Jehovah -- is to-morrow; that which ye bake, bake; and that which ye boil, boil; and all that is over, let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning.'

It is a sabbath of rest to you, and ye have humbled yourselves in the ninth of the month at even; from evening till evening ye do keep your sabbath.'

Thus said Jehovah: Found grace in the wilderness Hath a people remaining from the sword Going to cause it to rest -- Israel.

This is My rest for ever and ever, Here do I sit, for I have desired it.

Six days is work done, and in the seventh day is a sabbath of holy rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in the sabbath-day is certainly put to death,

At rest -- quiet hath been all the earth, They have broken forth into singing.

Rise and go, for this is not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.

Unto whom He hath said, 'This is the rest, give ye rest to the weary, And this -- the refreshing:' And they have not been willing to hear,

There the wicked have ceased troubling, And there rest do the wearied in power.

'When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;

for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken after these things;

And she saith, 'Sit still, my daughter, till thou dost know how the matter falleth, for the man doth not rest except he hath completed the matter to-day.'

Thus said Jehovah: The heavens are My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where is this -- the house that ye build for Me? And where is this -- the place -- My rest?

Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

For the rod of wickedness resteth not On the lot of the righteous, That the righteous put not forth on iniquity their hands.

I was not safe -- nor was I quiet -- Nor was I at rest -- and trouble cometh!

And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,

A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.

six days is work done, and in the seventh day is a sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye do no work; it is a sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.

And they answer the messenger of Jehovah who is standing between the myrtles, and say, 'We have walked up and down in the land, and lo, all the land is sitting still, and at rest.'

'Lo, a son is born to thee; he is a man of rest, and I have given rest to him from all his enemies round about, for Solomon is his name, and peace and quietness I give unto Israel in his days;

Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'

till that Jehovah giveth rest to your brethren as to yourselves, and they have possessed, even they, the land which Jehovah your God is giving to them; then ye have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan, at the sun-rising.'

and if indeed the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; and if it be not worthy, let your peace turn back to you.

and the seventh thou dost release it, and hast left it, and the needy of thy people have eaten, and their leaving doth the beast of the field eat; so dost thou to thy vineyard -- to thine olive-yard.