'Restrain' in the Bible

Then Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses from his youth, said, “Moses, my lord, restrain them.”

“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

“Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him?Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

“If He passes by or shuts up,Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?

“After it, a voice roars;He thunders with His majestic voice,And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;Behold, I will not restrain my lips,O Lord, You know.

He who would restrain her restrains the wind,And grasps oil with his right hand.

No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it.

“For the sake of My name I delay My wrath,And for My praise I restrain it for you,In order not to cut you off.

Will You restrain Yourself at these things, O Lord?Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?

Thus says the Lord,“Restrain your voice from weepingAnd your eyes from tears;For your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord,“And they will return from the land of the enemy.