Then Elijah approached all the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? , If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.’ But the people didn’t answer him a word.
Exodus 10:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may worship me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. Common English Bible So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the Hebrews’ God, says: How long will you refuse to respect me? Let my people go so that they can worship me. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh, and they said to him: "Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long will you be unwilling to be subject to me? Release my people to sacrifice to me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore Moses and Aaron went in to Pharao, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long refusest thou to submit to me? Let my people go, to sacrifice to me. |
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? , If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.’ But the people didn’t answer him a word.
‘Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, because he has humbled himself before me. I will bring the disaster on his house during his son’s lifetime.’
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.
When he was in distress, he sought the favour of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
His prayer and how God was receptive to his prayer, and all his sin and unfaithfulness and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and carved images before he humbled himself, they are written in the Events of Hozai.
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before me, and you tore your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.
and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them; I am dust and ashes. ,
But if you refuse to let my people go, then tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.
Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘How long will you refuse to keep my commands and instructions?
I told you: Let my son go so that he may worship me, but you refused to let him go. Look, I am about to kill your firstborn son! ’
Later, Moses and Aaron went in and said to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival for me in the wilderness.’
You are still acting arrogantly against my people by not letting them go.
‘How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
Since I called out and you refused, extended my hand and no one paid attention,
Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honour.
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick.
The pride of mankind will be humbled, and human loftiness will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
These evil people, who refuse to listen to me, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who have followed other gods to serve and bow in worship #– #they will be like this underwear, of no use at all.
Say to the king and the queen mother: Take a humble seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.
Summon the archers to Babylon, all who string the bow; camp all round her; let none escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do the same to her, for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
She has rebelled against my ordinances with more wickedness than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries that surround her. For her people have rejected my ordinances and have not walked in my statutes.
‘But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
‘How long must I endure this evil community that keeps complaining about me? I have heard the Israelites’ complaints that they make against me.
Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time,