Zephaniah 1:12Open English Bible (US)
I will search Jerusalem with a lamp, I will punish those who are at ease, who sit comfortably with their wine, who say to themselves, “the Lord brings neither prosperity nor calamity.”
I will search Jerusalem with a lamp, I will punish those who are at ease, who sit comfortably with their wine, who say to themselves, “the Lord brings neither prosperity nor calamity.”
Ruth 1:18
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she ceased urging her to return.
Ruth 2:13
Then she said, “I trust I may please you, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, although I am not really equal to one of your own servants.”
Ruth 2:20
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May the blessing of the Lord rest on this man who has not ceased to show his loving-kindness to the living and to the dead. The man,” she added, “is a near relation of ours.”
Esther 1:8
The drinking was unrestricted, for the king had directed all the officers of his household to let each man do as he pleased.
Esther 1:13
The king turned to the wise men who knew the precedents, for it was his custom to confer with those wise in law.