'Continue' in the Bible

Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,now that they stand there and no longer answer?

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,and I will continue to see the light.”

And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.

I am absolutely terrified, and you, Lord -- how long will this continue?

But the Lord will remain and sit enthroned forever;He has prepared and established His throne for judgment.

For the music director; a psalm of David. How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?

As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness;I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

A psalm of David, written to get God's attention. O Lord, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!

so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

But man cannot continue in [his] pomp. He is like the beasts [that] perish.

As for them, they wander for food. If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.

Add day after day to the king's life; may his years continue for many generations.

God surely strikes the heads of his enemies, even the hairy heads of those who continue in their guilt.

As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.

May he continue while the sun enduresand as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

May his name endure forever;May his name continue as long as the sun;And let men bless themselves by him;Let all nations call him blessed.

Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

So I allowed them to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice.

His offspring will continue forever,his throne like the sun before Me,

How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph?

He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house;He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.

I say: “My God, do not take mein the middle of my life!Your years continue through all generations.

The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

In return for my love they accuse me,but I continue to pray.

Let there be no one to extend kindness to him,Nor let anyone be gracious to his fatherless children.

I will continue to believe, even when I say, "I am greatly afflicted"

They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.

There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king's dynasty will continue.

Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

Do not let your heart envy sinners [who live godless lives and have no hope of salvation],But [continue to] live in the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord day by day.

"They struck me; I was not hurt. They beat me; I did not know [it]. When I will awake, I will continue; I will seek it again."

Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

When a land does wrong, it has many princes,But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.

All the streams flow to the sea, but the sea is never full; to the place where the streams flow, there they continue to flow.

"Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? Your whole head is sick, and your whole heart is faint.

You must not {continue} to bring offerings of futility, incense--it [is] an abomination to me; new moon and Sabbath, [the] calling of a convocation-- I cannot endure iniquity with [solemn] assembly.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

And this shall happen: on that day, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will not continue to lean on [the] one who struck it but will lean on Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, in truth.

And he said, "You will not {continue} to exult, crushed one, {virgin} daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over [to] Cyprus! There will be no rest for you even there."

Does the farmer plow all day to plant seed?Does he continually dig furrows and harrow his ground [after it is prepared]?

Grain for bread is crushed,Indeed, he does not continue to thresh it forever.Because the wheel of his cart and his horses eventually damage it,He does not thresh it longer.

Woe to Ariel, Ariel,the city where David camped!Continue year after year;let the festivals recur.

But the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.

This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will become an orchard and the orchard will be considered a forest.

You said, "I will always continue Queen forever!' You didn't take these things into your thinking, nor did you think about their consequences.

Thus says your Lord, Yahweh, and your God pleads the cause [of] his people: "Look! I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering. You shall not {continue} to drink the goblet, the cup of my wrath, any longer.

Awake! Awake; put on your strength, Zion! Put on the garments of your beauty, Jerusalem, {holy city}! For [the] uncircumcised and [the] unclean shall not {continue to} enter you any longer.

In light of all this, how can you still hold back, Lord? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

Keep your feet from going bareand your throat from thirst.But you say, “It’s hopeless;I love strangers,and I will continue to follow them.”

"Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. Tell them, 'Come back to me, wayward Israel,' says the Lord. 'I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. For I am merciful,' says the Lord. 'I will not be angry with you forever.

"Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

“For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah];“They do not know Me;They are foolish childrenAnd have no understanding.They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,But they do not know [how] to do good.”

The bellows blow fiercely,The lead is consumed by the fire;In vain they continue refining,But the wicked are not separated and removed.

The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says: Change the way you have been living and do what is right. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live in this land.

If you stop doing these things, I will allow you to continue to live in this land which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession.

Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’?

Why has this people turned away? Why does Jerusalem continue in apostasy? They hold on to deceit and refuse to repent.

People of Jerusalem, I have seen your adulterous worship, your shameless prostitution to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods. I have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside. You are doomed to destruction! How long will you continue to be unclean?'"

If you do this, then the kings and princes who follow in David's succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. This city will always be filled with people.

But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless. We will continue to follow our plans, and each of us will continue to act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David's succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.

How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?

But just suppose you continue to say, 'The message of the Lord is burdensome.' Here is what the Lord says will happen: 'I sent word to you that you must not say, "The Lord's message is burdensome." But you used the words "The Lord's message is burdensome" anyway.

He said through them, 'Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.

Things will go better for the nation that submits to the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon and is subject to him. I will leave that nation in its native land. Its people can continue to farm it and live in it. I, the Lord, affirm it!"'"

I told King Zedekiah of Judah the same thing. I said, "Submit to the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon. Be subject to him and his people. Then you will continue to live.

Do not listen to them. Be subject to the king of Babylon. Then you will continue to live. Why should this city be made a pile of rubble?'"

Zedekiah will be carried off to Babylon and will remain there until I have fully dealt with him. I, the Lord, affirm it! Even if you continue to fight against the Babylonians, you cannot win.'"

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.

You are the one who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt and continue to do so until this day, both in Israel and among the rest of humanity. You made a reputation for yourself that continues to this day.

I sent all my servants the prophets to warn you over and over again. They said, "Every one of you, stop doing the evil things you have been doing and do what is right. Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship them. Then you can continue to live in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors." But you did not pay any attention or listen to me.

Indeed, we are going to continue offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out liquid offerings to her. And do you think we have made cakes to represent her or poured out liquid offerings for her without our husbands' approval?"

“Depart! Unclean!” they cried of themselves.“Depart, depart, do not touch!”So they fled and wandered;Men among the nations said,“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”

The presence of the Lord has scattered them,He will not continue to regard them;They did not honor the priests,They did not favor the elders.

The [punishment] of your iniquity is completed, O daughter of Zion, your exile will not continue; [but] he will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will reveal your sins.

Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist yet we continue to bear the consequences of their sin.

While they continue to watch, dig a hole for yourself in the wall and enter through it.

Because I am the LORD, I'll speak and the message that I communicate will be accomplished without delay. While you continue to be a rebellious house, I'll speak the message and then fulfill it," declares the Lord GOD.'"

so that the house of Israel will no longer go astray from me, nor continue to defile themselves by all their sins. They will be my people and I will be their God, declares the sovereign Lord.'"

And you took from your clothes and you made for yourself colorful shrines, and you prostituted on them; {this had not happened before}, and it {will not continue to happen}.

But you'll continue to bear your own reproach and be humiliated for everything that you've done. You'll be a comfort to them.

in order to humiliate the kingdom so it wouldn't be able to return to power, but would still be able to continue as long as he keeps his covenant.

When you offer your gifts, making your children pass through the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, house of Israel? As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“I will not be consulted by you!

"After she had worn herself out by her adulterous behavior, I asked her, "Will they continue with their sexual immorality and with their prostitution?'

You keep trusting in your weapons, you continue to commit loathsome deeds, men keep defiling their neighbors' wives, and you're going to take possession of the land?'

Therefore, your majesty, may my advice be acceptable to you: Stop your sinning, do what's right, and put a stop to your wickedness by showing kindness to the oppressed. Perhaps your tranquility will continue."

After some years have passed, they will form an alliance. Then the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain her power, nor will he continue in his strength. She, together with the one who brought her, her child, and her benefactor will all be delivered over at that time.

And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. He will be responsible for the death of thousands and thousands of people, but he will not continue to prevail.

Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined, though the wicked will continue to act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand. Nevertheless, the insightful will understand.

When their liquor is gone [and their drinking parties are over],They habitually go to play the prostitute;Ephraim’s rulers continue to dearly love shame [more than her glory which is the Lord, Israel’s God].

Now they continue to sinand make themselves a cast image,idols skillfully made from their silver,all of them the work of craftsmen.People say about them,“Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.”

And I said, 'I am banished from your sight; how {will I continue to look} {on your holy temple}?'

Is he to continue to empty his fishing net? Will he ever stop killing entire nations without mercy?"

Then you will know that I sent you this decree so My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.