Stay with me. Don’t be afraid! Whoever seeks my life is seeking your life as well. You are secure with me.”

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you?

She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.

You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;

She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all of her household are clothed with scarlet.

The following events also occurred while the Babylonian forces had temporarily withdrawn from Jerusalem because the army of Pharaoh was coming.

And he said to them, “Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

Look, he has placed the land in front of you! Go up, take possession of it, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, said to do. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the Lord.

How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.

In the west, people respect the Lord’s reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the Lord.

She also saw that I gave wayward Israel her divorce papers and sent her away because of her adulterous worship of other gods. Even after her unfaithful sister Judah had seen this, she still was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.

They do not say to themselves, “Let us revere the Lord our God. It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time. It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.”

But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land we said, ‘Let’s get up and go to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Aramean armies.’ That is why we are staying here in Jerusalem.”