Lexicon :: Strong's G5036 - tachys

But Isaac said to his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son? ”

He replied, “Because the LORD your God made it happen for me.”

“They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘Israel, these are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’ ”

“Then the LORD’s anger will burn against you. He will shut the sky, and there will be no rain; the land will not yield its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land the LORD is giving you.

“The LORD will send against you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you do until you are destroyed and quickly perish, because of the wickedness of your actions in abandoning me.

but they did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods, bowing down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commands. They did not do as their ancestors did.

“Go and check again. Investigate[fn] where he goes[fn] and who has seen him there; they tell me he is extremely cunning.

“Now send someone quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the wilderness ford,[fn] but be sure to cross over the Jordan,[fn] or the king and all the people with him will be devoured.’ ”

However, a young man did see them and informed Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

After they had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well and went and informed King David. They told him, “Get up and immediately ford the river, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were valiant warriors, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.

 ​— ​came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested because the hand of the LORD his God was on him.

Pay homage to[fn] the Son or he will be angry

and you will perish in your rebellion,[fn]

for his anger may ignite at any moment.

All who take refuge in him are happy.

For they wither quickly like grass

and wilt like tender green plants.

Don’t hide your face from your servant,

for I am in distress.

Answer me quickly!

Do not hold past iniquities[fn] against us;

let your compassion come to us quickly,

for we have become very weak.

Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble.

Listen closely to me;

answer me quickly when I call.

On the day I called, you answered me;

you increased strength within me.[fn]

Answer me quickly, LORD;

my spirit fails.

Don’t hide your face from me,

or I will be like those

going down to the Pit.

Truthful lips endure forever,

but a lying tongue, only a moment.

It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly

and later to reconsider his vows.

Do you see someone who speaks too soon?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Because the sentence against an evil act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit evil.

He raises a signal flag for the distant nations

and whistles for them from the ends of the earth.

Look ​— ​how quickly and swiftly they come!

Nevertheless, the gloom of the distressed land will not be like that of the former times when he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali. But in the future he will bring honor to the way of the sea, to the land east of the Jordan, and to Galilee of the nations.

Hyenas will howl in the fortresses,

and jackals, in the luxurious palaces.

Babylon’s time is almost up;

her days are almost over.

The reckless mind will gain knowledge,

and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

“Your builders[fn] hurry;

those who destroy and devastate you will leave you.

My righteousness is near,

my salvation appears,

and my arms will bring justice to the nations.

The coasts and islands will put their hope in me,

and they will look to my strength.[fn]

“Then your light will appear like the dawn,

and your recovery will come quickly.

Your righteousness will go before you,

and the LORD’s glory will be your rear guard.

Moab’s calamity is near at hand;

his disaster is rushing swiftly.

“Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets[fn] of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me? ”

I will leave you in the desert,

you and all the fish of your streams.

You will fall on the open ground

and will not be taken away

or gathered for burial.

I have given you

to the wild creatures of the earth

and the birds of the sky as food.

The LORD has issued an order concerning you:

There will be no offspring

to carry on your name.[fn]

I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image

from the house of your gods;

I will prepare your grave,

for you are contemptible.

The great day of the LORD is near,

near and rapidly approaching.

Listen, the day of the LORD —

then the warrior’s cry is bitter.

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien. They do not fear me,” says the LORD of Armies.