Lexicon :: Strong's H1097 - bᵊlî

And Jacob deceived[fn] Laban the Aramean, not telling him that he was fleeing.

They said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

Someone could flee there who committed manslaughter, killing his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him. He could flee to one of these cities and stay alive:

“Otherwise, those in the land you brought us from will say, ‘Because the LORD wasn’t able to bring them into the land he had promised them, and because he hated them, he brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’

“Here is the law concerning a case of someone who kills a person and flees there to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him:

“refusing to share with any of them his children’s flesh that he will eat because he has nothing left during the siege and hardship your enemy imposes on you in all your towns.

“so that a person who kills someone unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

“And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not hand the one who committed manslaughter over to him, for he killed his neighbor accidentally and did not hate him beforehand.

Mountains of Gilboa,

let no dew or rain be on you,

or fields of offerings,[fn]

for there the shield of the mighty was defiled —

the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?

They replied, “A man came to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and declare to him, “This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you’re sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, you will not get up from your sickbed; you will certainly die.” ’ ”

Then Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron ​— ​is it because there is no God in Israel for you to inquire of his will? ​— ​you will not get up from your sickbed; you will certainly die.’ ”

The strong lion dies if it catches no prey,

and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk;

they perish forever while no one notices.

Is bland food eaten without salt?

Is there flavor in an egg white?[fn]

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?

Do reeds flourish without water?

Nothing he owned remains in his tent.

Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.

Without clothing, they spend the night naked,

having no covering against the cold.

Without clothing, they wander about naked.

They carry sheaves but go hungry.

Foolish men, without even a name.

They were forced to leave the land.

if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing

or a needy person without a cloak,

if I have consumed its produce without payment

or shown contempt for its tenants,[fn]

“I am pure, without transgression;

I am clean and have no iniquity.

“Would I lie about my case?

My wound[fn] is incurable,

though I am without transgression.”

Job opens his mouth in vain

and multiplies words without knowledge.

But if they do not listen,

they will cross the river of death[fn]

and die without knowledge.

Who is this who obscures my counsel

with ignorant words?

Who provides the raven’s food

when its young cry out to God

and wander about for lack of food?

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,

with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

The sword that reaches him will have no effect,

nor will a spear, dart, or arrow.

He has no equal on earth —

a creature devoid of fear!

You asked, “Who is this who conceals my counsel with ignorance? ”

Surely I spoke about things I did not understand,

things too wondrous for me to[fn] know.

There is no speech; there are no words;

their voice is not heard.

For no fault of mine,

they run and take up a position.

Awake to help me, and take notice.

God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.

I thirst for you;

my body faints for you

in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

May the righteous[fn] flourish in his days

and well-being abound

until the moon is no more.

He has made everything appropriate[fn] in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts,[fn] but no one can discover the work God has done from beginning to end.

Therefore my people will go into exile

because they lack knowledge;

her[fn] dignitaries are starving,

and her masses are parched with thirst.

It struck the peoples in anger

with unceasing blows.

It subdued the nations in rage

with relentless persecution.

Indeed, all their tables are covered with vomit;

there is no place without a stench.

In a little more than a year

you overconfident ones will shudder,

for the grapes will fail

and the harvest will not come.

Indeed, it was for my own well-being

that I had such intense bitterness;

but your love has delivered me

from the Pit of destruction,

for you have thrown all my sins behind your back.

The young lions have roared at him;

they have roared loudly.

They have laid waste his land.

His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.

I will raise weeping and a lament

over the mountains,

a dirge over the wilderness grazing land,

for they have been so scorched

that no one passes through.

The sound of cattle is no longer heard.

From the birds of the sky to the animals,

everything has fled ​— ​they have gone away.

The roads to Zion mourn,

for no one comes to the appointed festivals.

All her gates are deserted;

her priests groan,

her young women grieve,

and she herself is bitter.

“Suppose I allow dangerous animals to pass through the land and depopulate it so that it becomes desolate, with no one passing through it for fear of the animals.