24 occurrences

'Pleased' in the Bible

And Jacob saith, 'Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, then thou hast received my present from my hand, because that I have seen thy face, as the seeing of the face of God, and thou art pleased with me;

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesSmiling

for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfGod, The LordGod Not Forsaking

And Naaman saith, 'Be pleased, take two talents;' and he urgeth on him, and bindeth two talents of silver in two purses, and two changes of garments, and giveth unto two of his young men, and they bear before him;

Verse ConceptsPeople Giving ClothesTwo Other ThingsCarrying Other LoadsTwo Other MenTalents

And the one saith, 'Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, 'I -- I go.'

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyGoing Together

and now, Thou hast been pleased to bless the house of Thy servant, to be to the age before Thee; for Thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed to the age.'

Verse ConceptsEternal BlessingFamily FirstServant Leadership

And Jehovah, God of Israel, doth fix on me out of all the house of my father to be for king over Israel to the age, for on Judah He hath fixed for a leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, on me, me He hath been pleased to make king over all Israel;

Verse ConceptsDavid, Early Lifeelection, responsibilities of

And they speak unto him, saying, 'If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

Verse ConceptsGrace, In Human RelationshipsKind Words

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.

Verse ConceptsGod Help!Hurrying Others OnSave Us!

This their way is folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinPsalm Interjectionsfate

If thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers is thy portion.

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinConnivanceEvil AssociationsComplicityThose Who Committed Adulterythieves

To the ages doth the Lord cast off? Doth He add to be pleased no more?

Verse ConceptsEternal JudgementRejection

For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.

All that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfGod, Sovereignty OfStrength, DivineAuthority, Belonging To GodThe AlmightyDeterminism

Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.

Verse ConceptsGrinding PeopleThose Oppressed

For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And the peace-offering of your fatlings I behold not.

Verse ConceptsFellowship OfferingMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsPeace offeringsMeat offerings

And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, 'We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.'

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnInnocent BloodNot DyingDeath AvertedLife And Deathjonah

Is Jehovah pleased with thousands of rams? With myriads of streams of oil? Do I give my first-born for my transgression? The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Verse ConceptsFirstbornBodyRamsA Thousand AnimalsSacrificing The Firstborn

Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfBuildingThe Second TempleGoing Up Mountainsrebuilding

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