'Set' in the Bible

Please let our leaders stand for the whole assembly, and let all that are in our cities who have married foreign women come at set times, and with them the elders of and judges of each city, until the fierce wrath of our God because of this matter is averted from us."

With the queen sitting beside him, the king said to me, "How long will your journey be and when will you return?" So it pleased the king and he sent me, and I set for him an appointed time.

So we prayed to our God and set up a guard against them day and night.

You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, saying, '[There is] a king in Judah.' And now it will be proclaimed to the king according to these words. Now, come and we will plan together."

So all of Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily food portions of the singers and gatekeepers. And they set apart [that which was for] the Levites, and the Levites set apart [that which was for] the descendants of Aaron.

So I quarreled with the prefects, and I said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them and set them at their station.

After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and he exalted him and set {his position} above all the officials who [were] with him.

And the king removed his signet ring that he had taken away from Haman, and he gave it to Mordecai. So Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

Thus Job's three friends heard of this calamity that had come upon him. So each set out from his [own] place: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. And they met together to come to console him and to comfort him.

to set [the] lowly on high, and [those] mourning are lifted to safety.

Am I [the] sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?

"{O that} you would conceal me in Sheol, [that] you would hide me {until your wrath is past}, [that] you would appoint a set time for me and remember me.

"I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized [me] by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him.

He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass; and he has set darkness upon my paths.

If he should set his heart to it, and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,

And what's more, he allured you {out of distress} [into] a broad place, [where] in place of it [was] no constraint; and [what] was set on your table is full of fatness.

and I prescribed my rule for it, and I set bars and doors,

and I said, 'You shall come up to here, but you shall not go further, and here it will set [a boundary] {for your proud surging waves}'?

"But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people who all around have set themselves against me.

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself [the] faithful one. Yahweh hears when I call to him.

O Yahweh, in [the] morning you will hear my voice. In [the] morning I will set forth [my case] to you and I will watch.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, [the] moon and [the] stars which you set in place--

I have set Yahweh before me always. Because [he is] at my right hand I will not be shaken.

You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;

May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God may we set up banners. May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

For you meet him [with] blessings of good [things]. You set on his head a crown of fine gold.

For you set [on] him blessings forever. You make him glad with [the] joy [of] your presence.

Because he will hide me in his shelter in [the] day of trouble. He will conceal me in the hiding place of his tent. He will set me high upon a rock.

Bring me out of [the] net that they have secretly set for me, for you [are] my refuge.

And you have not delivered me into [the] hand of [the] enemy. You have set my feet in a broad place.

As for me, you have upheld me in my integrity, and you have set me in your presence forever.

For foreigners have risen against me, and ruthless [men] seek my life. They have not set God before them. Selah

They have set a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me; they have fallen into the midst of it. Selah

Do not trust in extortion, and do not put vain [confidence] in robbery. If wealth increases, do not set [your] heart [on it].

Sing the glory of his name. {Set forth his glorious praise}.

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue roams the earth.

Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.

But as for me, the approach to God [is] for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh [as] my refuge, in order to tell all your works.

Your enemies have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they have set up their signs [for] signs.

They have set fire to your sanctuary. They have defiled to the ground, the dwelling place for your name.

"I will indeed set an appointed time; I will judge fairly.

that they might set their confidence in God, and not forget the deeds of God, but keep his commandments,

O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, even a gang of ruthless men seek my life, but they do not set you before them.

set free among the dead, like [the] slain lying in [the] grave, whom you no longer remember, even those cut off from your hand.

You have set me in [the] pit below, in dark places, in [the] depths.

And I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.

I will not set before my eyes any wicked thing. I hate the work of those who fall away; it will not cling to me.

They will perish, but you will endure. And like a garment they will all wear out, you will replace them like clothing, and they will be set aside.

You set a boundary that they may not cross over, [so that] they would not return to cover the earth.

They set before them the words concerning his signs and portents in the land of Ham.

I have chosen [the] faithful way; I have set your ordinances [before me].

Yahweh swore [in] truth to David; he will not turn back from it. "One from the fruit of your {body} I will set on your throne.

There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

You barricade me behind and in front, and set your hand upon me.

[Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is set high; I cannot [prevail] against it.

[The] proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords. They have spread out a net along [the] {side} of [the] path. They have set snares for me. Selah

Let my prayer be set before you [as] incense, the lifting up of my palms [as the] evening offering.

Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

From eternity, I was set up from [the] first, from the beginning of the earth.

She has slaughtered her slaughtering, mixed her wine, [and] also set her table.

Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.

Men of scoffing set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

the badgers [are] a people [who are] not mighty, yet they set their house on the rock;

I set my mind to try to seek wisdom and the plan, and to know that wickedness [is] foolishness and that folly [is] delusion.

The fool is set in many high places, but the rich sit in lowly places.

His eyes [are] like doves beside springs of water, bathed in milk, {set like mounted jewels}.

His legs [are] columns of alabaster, set on bases of gold; his appearance [is] like Lebanon, choice as {its cedars}.

I did not know my {heart} set me [in] a chariot of my princely people.

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love [is] strong as death; passion [is] fierce as Sheol; its flashes [are] flashes of fire; [it is] a blazing flame.

But Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and he will again choose Israel and set them on their land, and the immigrant will join himself to them, and they will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.

Set out the table in order! Spread out the rugs! Eat! drink! Rise up, commanders; smear [the] shield!

For the Lord said this to me: "Go, set watchman in position. He must announce what he sees.

And this shall happen: her merchandise and her harlot's wages [will be] set apart for Yahweh; it will not be stored up, and it will not be hoarded, but her merchandise will be for those who live before the {presence} of Yahweh, for eating to satiation and for fine clothing.

{I have no wrath}. Whatever gives me thorns [and] briers, I will step forth against in battle. I will set it on fire altogether.

those who mislead a person into sin with a word and set a trap for the {arbitrator} in the gate and guide away [the] righteous by emptiness.

Now he heard concerning Tirhakah the king of Cush, saying, "He has set out to fight against you." When he heard [it], he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

to {set} their gods in the fire, for they [were] not gods, but [the] work of human hands, wood and stone, and they destroyed them.

And the angel of Yahweh set out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When they rose in the morning, look! All of them [were] dead corpses.

The one who is [too] impoverished [for] a gift chooses wood [that] will not rot; he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image [that] will not be knocked over.

I will {put} [the] cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive oil tree in the wilderness; I will set [the] cypress, elm, and box tree together in the desert

So he poured [the] wrath [of] his anger upon him and [the] strength of war. And it set him afire all around, but he did not understand; and it burned him, but he did not take [it] to heart.

And who [is] like me? Let him proclaim [it]! And let him declare it and set it in order for me {since I established an eternal people} and things that are to come, and let them tell them [the things] that are coming.

I myself have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his paths smooth. He himself shall build my city, and he shall set my exiles free, not for price or a gift," says Yahweh of hosts.

They carry it on [their] shoulder; they support it and they set it [in] its place, and it stands in position. It cannot be removed from its place; even [when] he cries out to it, it does not answer. It does not save him from his trouble.

And you said, "I shall be an eternal mistress forever!" You did not set these [things] upon your heart; you did not remember its end.

And the Lord Yahweh helps me, therefore I have not been put to shame; therefore I have set my face like flint. And I know that I shall not be ashamed;

"O afflicted [one], driven away, [who] is not consoled. Look! I [am] about to set your stones in hard mortar, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires.

You have set your bed upon a high and lofty mountain; indeed, you went up there to slaughter sacrifice.

And you have set your symbol behind the door and the doorpost; for you depart from me, and you go up; you make your bed wide, and you {make a deal with} them, you have loved their bed; you have seen [their] {genitals}.

But you {who forsake} Yahweh, forgetting {my holy mountain}, who set a table for Fortune, and who {pour out} a jug of mixed wine for Destiny,

And I will set a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw [the] bow; Tubal and Javan, the faraway coastlands that have not heard [of] my fame, and have not seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations,

For, look, I [am] calling to all [the] clans of [the] kingdoms of [the] north," {declares} Yahweh, "and they will come and set each one his throne [at] the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its surrounding walls, and against all the cities of Judah.

Then I thought, 'How I would set you among the children, and I would give you a land of desire, an inheritance of [the] glory of [the] hosts of nations.' And I thought, 'You would call me, "My father," and you would not turn back from {behind} me.'

A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has gone out from his place to make your land as a horror, your cities will go to ruin {without} inhabitant.

And they do not say in their hearts, 'Let us fear please Yahweh our God, the [one who] gives [the] autumn rain and [the] spring rain in its season, {the set times of the harvest} he keeps for us.'

For wicked people are found among my people, they lie in wait like the hiding of fowlers, they set up a trap, they catch humans.

For the people of Judah have done evil in my eyes," {declares} Yahweh, "They have set their abominations in the house that is called {by my name}, to defile it.

And Yahweh said, "Because of their forsaking my law that I set {before} them, and they have not obeyed my voice, and have not walked in it,