'Silent' in the Bible
Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent until they returned.
So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:I will show My holinessto those who are near Me,and I will reveal My glorybefore all the people.”But Aaron remained silent.
Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the Lord your God.
Then they said to each other, “We’re not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will catch up with us. Let’s go tell the king’s household.”
But the people kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”
and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.
If you keep silent at this time, liberation and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s house will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.”
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and extermination. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”
Teach me, and I will be silent.Help me understand what I did wrong.
because I greatly feared the crowds,and the contempt of the clans terrified me,so I grew silent and would not go outside?
Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,now that they stand there and no longer answer?
But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?When He hides His face, who can see Him?Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
I cannot be silent about his limbs,his power, and his graceful proportions.
Davidic.Lord, I call to You;my rock, do not be deaf to me.If You remain silent to me,I will be like those going down to the Pit.
so that I can sing to You and not be silent.Lord my God, I will praise You forever.
Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.Let the wicked be disgraced;let them be silent in Sheol.
When I kept silent, my bones became brittlefrom my groaning all day long.
You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.Lord, do not be far from me.
Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,by the man who carries out evil plans.
I was speechless and quiet;I kept silent, even from speaking good,and my pain intensified.
“Hear my prayer, Lord,and listen to my cry for help;do not be silent at my tears.For I am a foreigner residing with You,a temporary resident like all my fathers.
Our God is coming; He will not be silent!Devouring fire precedes Him,and a storm rages around Him.
You have done these things, and I kept silent;you thought I was just like you.But I will rebuke youand lay out the case before you.
A song. A psalm of Asaph.God, do not keep silent.Do not be deaf, God; do not be idle.
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.God of my praise, do not be silent.
Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,but a man with understanding keeps silent.
Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,discerning when he seals his lips. >
a time to tear and a time to sew;a time to be silent and a time to speak;
So I join with Jazerto weep for the vines of Sibmah;I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears.Triumphant shouts have fallen silentover your summer fruit and your harvest.
But they kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”
“Be silent before Me, islands!And let peoples renew their strength.Let them approach, then let them testify;let us come together for the trial.
“I have kept silent from ages past;I have been quiet and restrained Myself.But now, I will groan like a woman in labor,gasping breathlessly.
He was oppressed and afflicted,yet He did not open His mouth.Like a lamb led to the slaughterand like a sheep silent before her shearers,He did not open His mouth.
Who was it you dreaded and feared,so that you lied and didn’t remember Meor take it to heart?Have I not kept silent for such a long timeand you do not fear Me?
I will not keep silent because of Zion,and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem,until her righteousness shines like a bright lightand her salvation, like a flaming torch.
Jerusalem,I have appointed watchmen on your walls;they will never be silent, day or night.There is no rest for you,who remind the Lord.
Lord, after all this, will You restrain Yourself?Will You keep silent and afflict severely?
It is written before Me:I will not keep silent, but I will repay;I will repay them fully
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony!Oh, the pain in my heart!My heart pounds;I cannot be silent.For you, my soul,have heard the sound of the ram’s horn—the shout of battle.
Baldness is coming to Gaza.Ashkelon will become silent,a remnant of their valley.How long will you gash yourself?
Oh, sword of the Lord!How long will you be restless?Go back to your sheath;be still; be silent!
י YodLet him sit alone and be silent,for God has disciplined him.
So I will satisfy My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be silent and no longer angry.
Therefore, the wise person will keep silentat such a time,for the days are evil.
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing.So why do You tolerate those who are treacherous?Why are You silentwhile one who is wicked swallows upone who is more righteous than himself?
But the Lord is in His holy temple;let everyone on earthbe silent in His presence.
Be silent in the presence of the Lord God,for the Day of the Lord is near.Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;He has consecrated His guests.
Let all people be silent before the Lord, for He is coming from His holy dwelling.”