However, the sovereign’s word was strong towards Yo’aḇ and against the commanders of the army. And Yo’aḇ and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the sovereign to register the people of Yisra’ĕl.
Ecclesiastes 8:4 - The Scriptures 2009 Where the word of a sovereign is, there is power. And who says to him, “What are you doing?” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the word of a king is authority and power, and who can say to him, What are you doing? American Standard Version (1901) For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou? Common English Bible Because the king’s word has authority, no one can say to him, “What are you doing?” Catholic Public Domain Version And his word is filled with authority. Neither is anyone able to say to him: "Why are you acting this way?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so? |
However, the sovereign’s word was strong towards Yo’aḇ and against the commanders of the army. And Yo’aḇ and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the sovereign to register the people of Yisra’ĕl.
even as I swore to you by יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘Certainly, Shelomoh your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ even so I do this day.”
And Sovereign Shelomoh sent by the hand of Benayahu son of Yehoyaḏa, and he fell upon him, and he died.
So the sovereign commanded Benayahu son of Yehoyaḏa, and he went out and fell on him, and he died. And the reign was established in the hand of Shelomoh.
Then Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions promptly did according to what Dareyawesh the sovereign had sent.
Look, He snatches away, who brings it back? Who says to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
So the sovereign of Mitsrayim called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and kept the male children alive?”
The sovereign’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his delight is like dew on the grass.
The dread of a sovereign is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him sins against his own life.
A greyhound, and a male goat, And a sovereign whose army is with him.
“Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the lyre, the harp, the pipes, and all kinds of instruments, and you fall down and do obeisance to the image which I have made, good! But if you do not do obeisance, you are immediately thrown into the midst of a burning furnace of fire. And who is the elah who does deliver you from my hands?”
And all the inhabitants of the earth are of no account, and He does as He wishes with the host of the heavens and among the inhabitants of the earth. And there is none to strike against His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?”
But who are you, O man, to talk back to Elohim? Shall that which is formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”