He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.

Then the Levites quieted all the people saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.”

“I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.

In light of all this, how can you still hold back, Lord? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

Look, I have decreed: I will not keep silent, but will pay them back; I will pay them back exactly what they deserve,

The king of Israel said to his servants, “Surely you recognize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, though we are hesitant to reclaim it from the king of Syria.”

“For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch.”

I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the Lord, don’t be silent!

They said, “Come on, let’s attack them, for we saw their land and it is very good. You seem lethargic, but don’t hesitate to invade and conquer the land.

Some members of the prophetic guild in Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the Lord is going to take your master from you?” He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

Some members of the prophetic guild in Jericho approached Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the Lord is going to take your master from you?” He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

Then they said to one another, “It’s not right what we’re doing! This is a day to celebrate, but we haven’t told anyone. If we wait until dawn, we’ll be punished. So come on, let’s go and inform the royal palace.”

Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.