Look away from him and let him desist, until he fulfills his time like a hired man.

He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.

You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.

So Jeremiah was put in prison in a cell in the dungeon in Jonathan’s house. He was kept there for a long time.

Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king’s presence for the rest of his life.

The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.

When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

Pharaoh said to him, “Go from me! Watch out for yourself! Do not appear before me again, for when you see my face you will die!”

But David struck them down from twilight until the following evening. None of them escaped, with the exception of four hundred young men who got away on camels.

If you ever do leave and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will certainly die! You will be responsible for your own death.”

He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the Lord, God caused him to succeed.

“O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

At that time every place where there had been a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels will be overrun with thorns and briers.

At that time the Lord will remove their burden from your shoulders, and their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be taken off because your neck will be too large.