Lexicon :: Strong's G2270 - hēsychazō

“If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”

He told the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute should go to them.”

Then the land had peace for forty years, and Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Moab became subject to Israel that day, and the land had peace for eighty years.

LORD, may all your enemies perish as Sisera did.[fn]

But may those who love him

be like the rising of the sun in its strength.

And the land had peace for forty years.

So Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they were no longer a threat. The land had peace for forty years during the days of Gideon.

The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people who were there were living securely, in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking[fn] in the land and no oppressive ruler. They were far from the Sidonians, having no alliance with anyone.[fn]

After they had taken the gods Micah had made and the priest that belonged to him, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people. They killed them with their swords and burned the city.

Naomi said, “My daughter, wait until you find out how things go, for he won’t rest unless he resolves this today.”

All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword in the king’s palace.

Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place. During his reign the land experienced peace for ten years.

All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword.

and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.

Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;

I would be asleep.

Then I would be at rest

I cannot relax or be calm;

I have no rest, for turmoil has come.

You will lie down with no one to frighten you,

and many will seek your favor.

look away from him and let him rest

so that he can enjoy his day like a hired worker.

So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:

I am young in years,

while you are old;

therefore I was timid and afraid

to tell you what I know.

The wild animals enter their lairs

and stay in their dens.

You whose clothes get hot

when the south wind brings calm to the land,

From heaven you pronounced judgment.

The earth feared and grew quiet

They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.

Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for.

“But whoever listens to me will live securely

and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.”

She is loud and defiant;

her feet do not stay at home.

All the days of the oppressed are miserable,

but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Without wood, fire goes out;

without a gossip, conflict dies down.

“Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly because of these two smoldering sticks, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.

But you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid,

and do not be discouraged, Israel,

for without fail I will save you from far away,

and your descendants from the land of their captivity!

Jacob will return and have calm and quiet

with no one to frighten him.

Oh, sword of the LORD!

How long will you be restless?

Go back to your sheath;

be still; be silent!

It is good to wait quietly

for salvation from the LORD.

“Then I will let their waters settle

and will make their rivers flow like oil.

This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

“You will say, “I will advance against a land of open villages; I will come against a tranquil people who are living securely, all of them living without walls and without bars or gates” ​— ​

They reported to the angel of the LORD standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and right now the whole earth is calm and quiet.”