'Tell' in the Bible

Or ask the green plants of the earth and they'll teach you; let the fish in the sea tell you.

"I'll tell you what, listen to me! Let me relate what I've seen,

They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we don't want to know about your ways.

I know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me.

“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:

The number of my steps I tell Him, As a leader I approach Him.

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:I am young in years,while you are old;therefore I was timid and afraidto tell you what I know.

“So I say, ‘Listen to me,I too will tell what I think.’

I too will answer;yes, I will tell what I know.

But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,since God is greater than man.

If there is an angel on his side,one mediator out of a thousand,to tell a person what is right for him

"Should you not be paid back, since you have rejected him? You do the choosing! I won't! Tell us what you know!

Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

His thundering tells about him; [the] livestock also [tell] {concerning what rises}.

Tell us! What are we to say to him? Can we prepare our case to face him when our faces are in darkness?

Where were you when I established the earth?Tell Me, if you have understanding.

Have you comprehended the extent of the earth?Tell Me, if you know all this.

“I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord:He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,Today I have begotten You.

You destroy those who tell lies;the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.

For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart;I will tell of all Your wonders.

Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings.

That I may tell of all Your praises,That in the gates of the daughter of ZionI may rejoice in Your salvation.

{Every day} [they] pour forth speech, and {every night} [they] tell knowledge.

I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

I will tell of Your name to my brethren;In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord.

They will come and tell a people yet to be bornabout His righteousness—what He has done.

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

"What gain [is there] in my {death}, in my going down into [the] pit? Will [the] dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, "I am your salvation."

Then I will tell others about your justice, and praise you all day long.

Many things, O Yahweh my God, you have done-- your wonderful deeds and your thoughts toward us. There is none to compare with you. If I [tried to] proclaim and tell [of them], they would be too numerous to count.

I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, "Aha! Aha!"

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

But to the wicked God says,“What right have you to tell of My statutesAnd to take My covenant in your mouth?

Then everyone will fearand will tell about God’s work,for they will understand what He has done.

Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.

Come and listen, all who fear God,and I will tell what He has done for me.

For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten,And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

My mouth will tell about Your righteousnessand Your salvation all day long,though I cannot sum them up.

I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord. I will proclaim your justice -- yours alone.

Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

But as for me, God’s presence is my good.I have made the Lord God my refuge,so I can tell about all You do.

We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.We give thanks to You, God;we give thanks to You, for Your name is near.People tell about Your wonderful works.

As for me, I will tell about Him forever;I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago

We must not hide them from their children,but must tell a future generationthe praises of the Lord,His might, and the wonderful worksHe has performed.

so that a future generation—children yet to be born—might know.They were to rise and tell their children

So we Your people and the sheep of Your pastureWill give thanks to You forever;To all generations we will tell of Your praise.

Tell of His glory among the nations,His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

That men may tell of the name of the Lord in ZionAnd His praise in Jerusalem,

Sing to Him, sing praise to Him;tell about all His wonderful works!

Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord?Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?

Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,And tell of His works with joyful singing.

Why should the nations say, "Where, {pray tell}, [is] their God?"

I will not die, but live,And tell of the works of the Lord.

And may those who pass by never tell them, "May the LORD's blessing be upon you. We bless you in the name of the LORD." A Song of Ascents

I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.

One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!

And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And of Thy might they speak,

Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

All things are wearisome;Man is not able to tell it.The eye is not satisfied with seeing,Nor is the ear filled with hearing.

There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest, "It was a mistake!" Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?"

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

The Maidens to the Beloved: Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned? Tell us, that we may seek him with you.

Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,for they will eat the fruit of their labor.

And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

Tell him, "Be careful, be calm, don't be afraid, and don't lose heart because of these two smoldering stumps of torches, that is, because of the fierce anger of Rezin, from Aram, and Remaliah's son.

Now if they tell you, "Consult the ghosts and the spirits, those who chirp and those who mutter. Should not a people consult its gods, the dead on behalf of the living,

In answer, all of them will tell you, "You've also become as weak as we are! You have become just like us!'

Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

O my downtrodden people, my wall! I'll tell you what I have heard from the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel."

This is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says: "Go visit this administrator, Shebna, who supervises the palace, and tell him:

They say to the seers, “Do not see,”and to the prophets,“Do not prophesy the truth to us.Tell us flattering things.Prophesy illusions.

You shall defile the overlaying of your engraved images of silver, and the plating of your molten images of gold. You shall cast them away as an unclean thing. You shall tell it, "Go away!"

Tell those who panic, "Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you."

The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah:The great king, the king of Assyria, says this: What are you relying on?

"Tell Hezekiah, king of Judah, "This is what the mighty king, the king of Assyria, has to say: What is this "guarantee" that makes you yourself rely on it? Do you really think that guarantees alone can withstand strategy and military strength? On whom are you now depending, that you're rebelling against me?

Perhaps you will tell me, 'We are trusting in the Lord our God.' But Hezekiah is the one who eliminated his high places and altars and then told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, 'You must worship at this altar.'

"Here is what to tell your master," Isaiah told them. "This is what the LORD says: "Don't be afraid of the words you've heard those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have insulted me.

"Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: 'Don't let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, "Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria."

“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add 15 years to your life.

What can I say, so I tell myself, since he has done this to me? I will walk slowly all my years because of my soul's anguish.

The living yes the living they thank you, just as I am doing today; fathers will tell their children about your faithfulness.

"Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the Lord has made her pay double for all her sins."

You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Don't be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold, your God!"