But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.

(40:25) “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, and tie down its tongue with a rope?

Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes.

The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng.

He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!

Wild dogs will yip in her ruined fortresses, jackals will yelp in the once-splendid palaces. Her time is almost up, her days will not be prolonged.

In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.

So they pulled Jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes. Jeremiah, however, still remained confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse.

They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; they carry her and all her hordes away.

At the celebration of their king, his princes become inflamed with wine; they conspire with evildoers.

Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel, and told them, “Go and select for yourselves a lamb or young goat for your families, and kill the Passover animals.

I will bring Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to you at the Kishon River, along with his chariots and huge army. I will hand him over to you.”

They came from Ephraim, who uprooted Amalek, they follow after you, Benjamin, with your soldiers. From Makir leaders came down, from Zebulun came the ones who march carrying an officer’s staff.

The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash to Gibeah. They attacked and put the sword to the entire city.

You prolonged your kindness with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.

Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!