Lexicon :: Strong's G4642 - sklēros

This was very distressing to[fn] Abraham because of his son.

During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.”

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them.

“Where do you come from? ” he asked.

“From the land of Canaan to buy food,” they replied.

“The man who is the lord of the country spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

“And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,

excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

and made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and mortar and in all kinds of fieldwork. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them.

Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their broken spirit and hard labor.

He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

“Do not show partiality when deciding a case; listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.

“Do not regard it as a hardship[fn] when you set him free, because he worked for you six years ​— ​worth twice the wages of a hired worker. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.

“But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, and forced us to do hard labor.

“For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the LORD now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!

Whenever the judge died, the Israelites would act even more corruptly than their ancestors, following other gods to serve them and bow in worship to them. They did not turn from their evil practices or their obstinate ways.

“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the LORD.

When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of Israel’s God must not stay here with us, because his hand is strongly against us and our god Dagon.”

“If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he becomes angry, you will know he has evil intentions.

So David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly? ”

The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.

“As for me, even though I am the anointed king, I have little power today. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil! ”

“Your father made our yoke harsh. You, therefore, lighten your father’s harsh service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him

“Your father made our yoke harsh. Therefore, lighten your father’s harsh service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice

God is wise and all-powerful.

Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?

Come to terms with God and be at peace;

in this way[fn] good will come to you.

Concerning what people do:

by the words from your lips

I have avoided the ways of the violent.

You have made your people suffer hardship;

you have given us wine to drink

that made us stagger.

The one who has knowledge restrains his words,

and one who keeps a cool head[fn]

is a person of understanding.

the one who controls her controls the wind

and grasps oil with his right hand.

Happy is the one who is always reverent,

but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

A servant cannot be disciplined by words;

though he understands, he doesn’t respond.

Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

Set me as a seal on your heart,

as a seal on your arm.

For love is as strong as death;

jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol.

Love’s flames are fiery flames —

an almighty flame![fn]

On that day they will roar over it,

like the roaring of the sea.

When one looks at the land,

there will be darkness and distress;

light will be obscured by clouds.[fn]

Do not call everything a conspiracy

that these people say is a conspiracy.

Do not fear what they fear;

do not be terrified.

They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.

When the LORD gives you rest from your pain, torment, and the hard labor you were forced to do,

I will hand over Egypt to harsh masters,

and a strong king will rule it.

This is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Armies.

A troubling vision is declared to me:

“The treacherous one acts treacherously,

and the destroyer destroys.

Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes!

I will put an end to all the groaning.”

All your rulers have fled together,

captured without a bow.

All your fugitives were captured together;

they had fled far away.

You disputed with Israel

by banishing and driving her away.[fn]

He removed her with his severe storm

on the day of the east wind.

Look, the Lord has a strong and mighty one —

like a devastating hail storm,

like a storm with strong flooding water.

He will bring it across the land with his hand.

“Because I know that you are stubborn,

and your neck is iron[fn]

and your forehead bronze,

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.