'Man' in the Bible

She said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,

Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand.

Now when the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this.

I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place Casiphia; and I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God.

According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men;

O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and make Your servant successful today and grant him compassion before this man.”Now I was the cupbearer to the king.

At that time I also said to the people, “Let each man with his servant spend the night within Jerusalem so that they may be a guard for us by night and a laborer by day.”

I also shook out the front of my garment and said, “Thus may God shake out every man from his house and from his possessions who does not fulfill this promise; even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this promise.

But I said, “Should a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”

then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in front of the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.

And admonished them in order to turn them back to Your law.Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances,By which if a man observes them he shall live.And they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.

The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to praise and give thanks, as prescribed by David the man of God, division corresponding to division.

and his kinsmen, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.

So he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man should be the master in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.

“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days.”

So Haman came in and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?”

Then Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king desires to honor,

and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble princes and let them array the man whom the king desires to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.’”

So Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.”

Indeed, Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

“Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,And whom God has hedged in?

‘Can mankind be just before God?Can a man be pure before his Maker?

“For anger slays the foolish man,And jealousy kills the simple.

For man is born for trouble,As sparks fly upward.

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

“Is not man forced to labor on earth,And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

“As a slave who pants for the shade,And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

“What is man that You magnify him,And that You are concerned about him,

“Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity,Nor will He support the evildoers.

“In truth I know that this is so;But how can a man be in the right before God?

“For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him,That we may go to court together.

‘Have You eyes of flesh?Or do You see as a man sees?

“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,And a talkative man be acquitted?

“An idiot will become intelligentWhen the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

“I am a joke to my friends,The one who called on God and He answered him;The just and blameless man is a joke.

“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

“They grope in darkness with no light,And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

“Will it be well when He examines you?Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?

“This also will be my salvation,For a godless man may not come before His presence.

“Man, who is born of woman,Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

“Turn Your gaze from him that he may rest,Until he fulfills his day like a hired man.

“But man dies and lies prostrate.Man expires, and where is he?

So man lies down and does not rise.Until the heavens are no longer,He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.

“If a man dies, will he live again?All the days of my struggle I will waitUntil my change comes.

“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledgeAnd fill himself with the east wind?

“Were you the first man to be born,Or were you brought forth before the hills?

“What is man, that he should be pure,Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

How much less one who is detestable and corrupt,Man, who drinks iniquity like water!

“The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.

“O that a man might plead with GodAs a man with his neighbor!

“But come again all of you now,For I do not find a wise man among you.

“Do you know this from of old,From the establishment of man on earth,

“As for me, is my complaint to man?And why should I not be impatient?

“Can a vigorous man be of use to God,Or a wise man be useful to himself?

“But the earth belongs to the mighty man,And the honorable man dwells in it.

“How then can a man be just with God?Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

How much less man, that maggot,And the son of man, that worm!”

“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

“Man puts an end to darkness,And to the farthest limit he searches outThe rock in gloom and deep shadow.

“Man does not know its value,Nor is it found in the land of the living.

“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

“But it is a spirit in man,And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

“Do not say,‘We have found wisdom;God will rout him, not man.’

“Let me now be partial to no one,Nor flatter any man.

“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,For God is greater than man.

That He may turn man aside from his conduct,And keep man from pride;

“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,And with unceasing complaint in his bones;

“If there is an angel as mediator for him,One out of a thousand,To remind a man what is right for him,

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,That he may see His face with joy,And He may restore His righteousness to man.

“What man is like Job,Who drinks up derision like water,

“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothingWhen he is pleased with God.’

“For He pays a man according to his work,And makes him find it according to his way.

All flesh would perish together,And man would return to dust.

“For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,And He sees all his steps.

“For He does not need to consider a man further,That he should go before God in judgment.

When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,That is, in regard to both nation and man?—

“Men of understanding will say to me,And a wise man who hears me,

“Your wickedness is for a man like yourself,And your righteousness is for a son of man.

“All men have seen it;Man beholds from afar.

Which the clouds pour down,They drip upon man abundantly.

“He seals the hand of every man,That all men may know His work.

“Shall it be told Him that I would speak?Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?

“Now gird up your loins like a man,And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!

To bring rain on a land without people,On a desert without a man in it,

“Now gird up your loins like a man;I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

And Job died, an old man and full of days.

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself;The Lord hears when I call to Him.

You destroy those who speak falsehood;The Lord abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,You surround him with favor as with a shield.

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;He has bent His bow and made it ready.