You conceive straw, you give birth to chaff; your breath is a fire that destroys you.

Who comprehends the mind of the Lord, or gives him instruction as his counselor?

Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.

They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.”

The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord. Look, the Lord is ready to pass by.” A very powerful wind went before the Lord, digging into the mountain and causing landslides, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the windstorm there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

So the Lord energized and encouraged Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the whole remnant of the people. They came and worked on the temple of their God, the Lord who rules over all.

Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?”

By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

He has filled him with the Spirit of God – with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work,

“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the community,

The Lord’s spirit took control of Gideon. He blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.

The Lord’s spirit began to control him in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

Then Saul’s servants said to him, “Look, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you!”

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by the Lord’s battle cry, by the powerful breath from his nose.

Look, I will take control of his mind; he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down with a sword in his own land.”’”

Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will deceive him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’