Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose. And I will put my bit [239] in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.”
Psalm 83:2 - Easy To Read Version God, your enemies make plans against you,\par and they will soon attack.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For, behold, Your enemies are in tumult, and those who hate You have raised their heads. [Acts 4:25, 26.] American Standard Version (1901) For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. Common English Bible because—look!—your enemies are growling; those who hate you are acting arrogantly. Catholic Public Domain Version How beloved are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of host! |
Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose. And I will put my bit [239] in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.”
Don’t forget the shouts of your enemies.\par They insulted you again and again.\par
The enemy shouted their war cries\par in the temple.\par They put their flags in the temple to show\par they won the war.\par
The Lord’s enemies would shake with fear.\par They would be punished forever.\par
Lord, the sound of the rivers is very loud.\par The crashing waves are very loud.\par
Listen to the many, many people!\par They are crying loud like the noise\par from the sea.\par Listen to the noise.\par It is like the crashing\par and crashing of waves in the sea.\par
But who did you insult and make fun of?\par Who did you speak against?\par You were against the Holy One of Israel!\par You acted like you were better than him!\par
Yes, you were upset at me.\par I heard your proud insults.\par So I will put my hook in your nose.\par And I will put my bit {\cf2\super [356]} in your mouth.\par Then I will turn you around\par and lead you back the way you came.’”\par
All those people will fight against you,\par but they will not defeat you.\par Why? Because I am with you,\par and I will save you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par
Pilate saw that he could do nothing to make the people change. And he saw that the people were becoming upset. So Pilate took some water and washed his hands {\cf2\super [429]} so that all the people could see. Then Pilate said, “I am not guilty of this man’s death. You are the ones that are doing it!”
The people were against Paul and Silas. Then the leaders tore the clothes of Paul and Silas and told some men to beat Paul and Silas with rods.
But the Jews \{that did not believe\} became jealous. They hired some bad men from the city. These bad men gathered many people and made trouble in the city. They went to Jason’s house, looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas out before the people.
All the people in Jerusalem became very upset. They all ran and grabbed Paul. They dragged him out of the holy area of the temple. {\cf2\super [430]} The temple gates were closed immediately.
The people stopped listening when Paul said this last thing \{about going to the non-Jewish people\}. They all shouted, “Kill him! Get him out of the world! A man like this should not be allowed to live!”
The argument became a fight. The commander was afraid that the Jews would tear Paul to pieces. So the commander told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away from these Jews and to put him in the army building.
The people of Midian were forced to be under the rule of the people of Israel. The people of Midian did not cause trouble any more. And the land was at peace for 40 years, as long as Gideon was alive.