'Work' in the Bible

And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God , strengthen thou my hands.

And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard thereof , that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

And some from among the heads of fathers houses gave unto the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests garments.

And some of the heads of fathers houses gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver.

for the showbread, and for the continual meal-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, for the sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

and their brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;

Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.

On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.

For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is done in faithfulness.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.

She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.

Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.

And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing.

And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.

I will meditate also upon all thy work, And muse on thy doings.

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory upon their children.

And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work.

I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.

Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.

Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.

His work is honor and majesty; And his righteousness endureth for ever.

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

It is time for Jehovah to work; For they have made void thy law.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.

A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

yea, better than them both did I esteem him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that is was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

His hands are as rings of gold set with beryl: His body is as ivory work overlaid with'sapphires.

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.

And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.

that say, Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.

Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded.

And the pillars of Egypt'shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire'shall be grieved in soul.

Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

for that Jehovah of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

For Jehovah will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name; yea, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.

and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you.

Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it?

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me.

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.

They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.

They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.

There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.

They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work: but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.