'Great' in the Bible

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

You did not abandon them in the wildernessbecause of Your great compassion.During the day the pillar of cloudnever turned away from them,guiding them on their journey.And during the night the pillar of fireilluminated the way they should go.

And you made their children as great in number as the stars of heaven, and took them into the land, of which you had said to their fathers that they were to go in and take it for themselves.

And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

So you delivered them into the control of their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed, they cried out to you, and you heard from heaven. In your great compassion you gave them deliverers who rescued them from the control of their enemies.

Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.

Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.

And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. Remember this also for me, my God, and spare me according to thy great loving-kindness!

Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;

And he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days.

And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;

And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

Then Esther’s maidens and her eunuchs came and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish. And she sent garments to clothe Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.

and Haman recounteth to them the glory of his wealth, and the abundance of his sons, and all that with which the king made him great, and with which he lifted him up above the heads and servants of the king.

The king asked, "What great honor was bestowed on Mordecai because of this?" The king's attendants who served him responded, "Not a thing was done for him."

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

And in every part of the kingdom and in every town, wherever the king's letter and his order came, the Jews were glad with great joy, and had a feast and a good day. And a great number of the people of the land became Jews: for the fear of the Jews had come on them.

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

All of his powerful and magnificent accomplishments and the detailed account of Mordecai’s great rank to which the king had honored him, have they not been written in the Historical Records of the Kings of Media and Persia?

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

With kings and the wise ones of the earth, who put up great houses for themselves;

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

Who are glad with great joy, and full of delight when they come to their last resting-place;

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

"What [is] a human being that you make him great and that {you fix your mind on him},

"How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?

Your beginning may be small, but later years will be very great.

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

“Shall a multitude of words not be answered?And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted?

“He makes [great and scheming] counselors walk barefootAnd makes fools of judges.

He makes nations great, then destroys them;He enlarges nations, then leads them away.

If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,

“In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble;The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].

Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

“Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace;In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces.

Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.

It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.

{At night I am in great pain}; my pains do not take a rest.

By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

He shatters the great without inquiry, and sets up others in their place.

If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.

Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.

See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.

But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

My soul is also in great anguish. But you, Yahweh -- how long?

The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things,

There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.

He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters:

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.

A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth, Jehovah upon great waters.

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

A king is not saved by a large army;a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.