'Yet' in the Bible

No shrub of the field had yet grown on the land, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not made it rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground.

Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.

He said to the woman:I will intensify your labor pains;you will bear children in anguish.Your desire will be for your husband,yet he will rule over you.

In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

She also said, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son for him in his old age.”

Complete this week of wedding celebration, and we will also give you this younger one in return for working yet another seven years for me.”

Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.

Yet his bow remained steady,and his strong arms were made agileby the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

No straw has been given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but it is your own people who are at fault.”

Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long must this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, so that they may worship Yahweh their God. Don’t you realize yet that Egypt is devastated?”

One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. The cloud was there in the darkness, yet it lit up the night. So neither group came near the other all night long.

Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find any.

But if he didn’t intend any harm, and yet God caused it to happen by his hand, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.

However, if the ox was in the habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned, and its owner must also be put to death.

If, however, it is known that the ox was in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not restrained it, he must compensate fully, ox for ox; the dead animal will become his.

Say to them: If any man from any of your descendants throughout your generations is in a state of uncleanness yet approaches the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord, that person will be cut off from My presence; I am Yahweh.

Yet in spite of this, while they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or abhor them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them, since I am Yahweh their God.

“But the man who is ceremonially clean, is not on a journey, and yet fails to observe the Passover is to be cut off from his people, because he did not present the Lord’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.

But Moses replied, “I’m in the middle of a people with 600,000 foot soldiers, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

Yet as surely as I live and as the whole earth is filled with the Lord’s glory,

Yet Edom insisted, “You must not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people.

“Yet they are the ones who, at Balaam’s advice, incited the Israelites to unfaithfulness against the Lord in the Peor incident, so that the plague came against the Lord’s community.

Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance will be across the Jordan to the east.”

You said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice from the fire. Today we have seen that God speaks with a person, yet he still lives.

Yet the Lord was devoted to your fathers and loved them. He chose their descendants after them—He chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.

Indeed, you have not yet come into the resting place and the inheritance the Lord your God is giving you.

Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die, since he did not previously hate his neighbor.

Yet the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but He turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

Now Samuel had not yet experienced the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

They again inquired of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”The Lord replied, “There he is, hidden among the supplies.”

David had just said, “I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.

Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel.

“Lord my God, You have now made Your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.

Yet you are not the one to build it;instead, your son, your own offspring,will build it for My name.”

Yet I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son because of my servant David and because of Jerusalem that I chose.”

Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple.

Isaiah had not yet gone out of the inner courtyard when the word of the Lord came to him:

The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.

Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem.

“Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of all my father’s household to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah, my father’s household, and from my father’s sons, He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

Yet, you are not the one to build the temple,but your son, your own offspring,will build the temple for My name.”

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a disease in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his disease he didn’t seek the Lord but only the physicians.

However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement on behalf of

On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, even though the foundation of the Lord’s temple had not yet been laid.

Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God’s house in Jerusalem. It has been under construction from that time until now, yet it has not been completed.

The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews, priests, nobles, officials, or the rest of those who would be doing the work.

We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.

Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.

Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, yet living in isolation. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

Yet Haman controlled himself and went home. He sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh to join him.

That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Should anyone try to speak with youwhen you are exhausted?Yet who can keep from speaking?

Surely this is the joy of his way of life;yet others will sprout from the dust.

He will yet fill your mouth with laughterand your lips with a shout of joy.

“Yet You concealed these thoughts in Your heart;I know that this was Your hidden plan:

Yet I prefer to speak to the Almightyand argue my case before God.

Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

Even after my skin has been destroyed,yet I will see God in my flesh.

yet the food in his stomach turnsinto cobras’ venom inside him.

Yet they say to God: “Leave us alone!We don’t want to know Your ways.

Yet another person dies with a bitter soul,having never tasted prosperity.

Yet you say: “What does God know?Can He judge through thick darkness?

Yet He knows the way I have taken;when He has tested me, I will emerge as pure gold.

Yet I am not destroyed by the darkness,by the thick darkness that covers my face. >

From the city, men groan;the mortally wounded cry for help,yet God pays no attention to this crime.

Yet God drags away the mighty by His power;when He rises up, they have no assurance of life.

He wraps up the waters in His clouds,yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight.

Those who survive him will be buried by the plague,yet their widows will not weep for them.

Yet no one would stretch out his handagainst a ruined manwhen he cries out to him for helpbecause of his distress.

He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.

I paid close attention to you.Yet no one proved Job wrong;not one of you refuted his arguments.

He will look at men and say,“I have sinned and perverted what was right;yet I did not get what I deserved.

For Job has declared, “I am righteous,yet God has deprived me of justice.

But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?When He hides His face, who can see Him?Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,

Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;judgment and justice have seized you.

Yet out of the north He comes, shrouded in a golden glow;awesome majesty surrounds Him.

My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,by night, yet I have no rest.

They will come and tell a people yet to be bornabout His righteousness—what He has done.

Yet when they were sick,my clothing was sackcloth;I humbled myself with fasting,and my prayer was genuine.

I have been young and now I am old,yet I have not seen the righteous abandonedor his children begging for bread.

Yet these cannot redeem a personor pay his ransom to God—

Yet I am always with You;You hold my right hand.

so that a future generation—children yet to be born—might know.They were to rise and tell their children

Yet He was compassionate;He atoned for their guiltand did not destroy them.He often turned His anger asideand did not unleash all His wrath.

Yet He saved them because of His name,to make His power known.

My life is constantly in danger,yet I do not forget Your instruction.

One person gives freely,yet gains more;another withholds what is right,only to become poor.

Better to be dishonored, yet have a servant,than to act important but have no food.

The slacker craves, yet has nothing,but the diligent is fully satisfied.

A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,yet his heart rages against the Lord.

It is not good to show partiality—yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.