his body well nourished, and the marrow of his bones moist.

His bones were full of his youthful vigor, but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust.

For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.

Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

Indeed, all the tables are covered with vomit; no place is untouched.

Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her.”

except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’

Your very best valleys were full of chariots; horsemen confidently took their positions at the gate.

צ (Tsade) Our enemies hunted us down at every step so that we could not walk about in our streets. Our end drew near, our days were numbered, for our end had come!

The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.

Moses said, “You have been consecrated today for the Lord, for each of you was against his son or against his brother, so he has given a blessing to you today.”

So his servants told David these things and David agreed to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired

When the Israelites had mustered and had received their supplies, they marched out to face them in battle. When the Israelites deployed opposite them, they were like two small flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the land.

When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

Then King Ahasuerus responded to Queen Esther, “Who is this individual? Where is this person to be found who is presumptuous enough to act in this way?”

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

Indeed, O Lord, you have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. For diviners from the east are everywhere; they consult omen readers like the Philistines do. Plenty of foreigners are around.

Indeed, the waters of Dimon are full of blood! Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon. A lion will attack the Moabite fugitives and the people left in the land.

For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.