Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?’
1 Samuel 3:18 - New International Version (Anglicised) So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, ‘He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing. And Eli said, It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him. American Standard Version (1901) And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good. Common English Bible So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. “He is the LORD, ” Eli said. “He will do as he pleases.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: "He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord. Let him do what is good in his sight. |
Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?’
Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.’
But if he says, “I am not pleased with you,” then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.’
‘The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,’ Hezekiah replied. For he thought, ‘Will there not be peace and security in my lifetime?’
Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.’
and said: ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.’
He replied, ‘You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?’ In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this.
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.
‘The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,’ Hezekiah replied. For he thought, ‘There will be peace and security in my lifetime.’
Then Jeremiah the prophet told all this to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem,
Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the Lord. ‘I am going to ask you something,’ the king said to Jeremiah. ‘Do not hide anything from me.’
‘I have heard you,’ replied Jeremiah the prophet. ‘I will certainly pray to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.’
Moses then said to Aaron, ‘This is what the Lord spoke of when he said: ‘ “Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honoured.” ’ Aaron remained silent.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
But the Israelites said to the Lord, ‘We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now.’