Lexicon :: Strong's H2656 - ḥēp̄eṣ

Then Samuel said:

Does the LORD take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices

as much as in obeying the LORD?

Look: to obey is better than sacrifice,

to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.

Then Saul replied, “Say this to David: ‘The king desires no other bride-price except a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.’ ” Actually, Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

Is it not true my house is with God?

For he has established a permanent covenant with me,

ordered and secured in every detail.

Will he not bring about

my whole salvation and my every desire?

Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying, “I have heard your message; I will do everything you want regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

King Hiram of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish ​— ​King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land of Galilee.

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire ​— ​whatever she asked ​— ​besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire, whatever she asked ​— ​far more than she had brought the king. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.

For what does he care about his family once he is dead,

when the number of his months has run out?

Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous?

Does he profit if you perfect your behavior?

If I have refused the wishes of the poor

or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

Instead, his delight is in the LORD’s instruction,

and he meditates on it day and night.

As for the holy people who are in the land,

they are the noble ones.

All my delight is in them.

They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.

Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for.

The LORD’s works are great,

studied by all who delight in them.

She is more precious than jewels;

nothing you desire can equal her.

“For wisdom is better than jewels,

and nothing desirable can equal it.

She selects wool and flax

and works with willing hands.

There is an occasion for everything,

and a time for every activity under heaven:

I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every work.”

When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because he does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.

If you see oppression of the poor and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don’t be astonished at the situation, because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them.

For every activity there is a right time and procedure, even though a person’s troubles are heavy on him.

So remember your Creator in the days of your youth:

Before the days of adversity come,

and the years approach when you will say,

“I have no delight in them”;

The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.

who says to Cyrus, “My shepherd,

he will fulfill all my pleasure”

and says to Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,”

and of the temple, “Its foundation will be laid.”

“I declare the end from the beginning,

and from long ago what is not yet done,

saying: my plan will take place,

and I will do all my will.

“All of you, assemble and listen!

Who among the idols[fn] has declared these things?

The LORD loves him;[fn]

he will accomplish his will against Babylon,

and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.

Yet the LORD was pleased to crush him severely.[fn]

When[fn] you make him a guilt offering,

he will see his seed, he will prolong his days,

and by his hand, the LORD’s pleasure will be accomplished.

“I will make your fortifications[fn] out of rubies,

your gates out of sparkling stones,

and all your walls out of precious stones.

“Why have we fasted, but you have not seen?

We have denied ourselves, but you haven’t noticed! ”[fn]

“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,

and oppress all your workers.

“If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath,

from doing whatever you want on my holy day;

if you call the Sabbath a delight,

and the holy day of the LORD honorable;

if you honor it, not going your own ways,

seeking your own pleasure, or talking business;[fn][fn]

Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered pot,

a jar no one wants?

Why are he and his descendants hurled out

and cast into a land they have not known?

“On all the rooftops of Moab and in her public squares, everyone is mourning because I have shattered Moab like a jar no one wants.” This is the LORD’s declaration.

Israel is swallowed up!

Now they are among the nations

like discarded pottery.

“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle a useless fire on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD of Armies, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

“Then all the nations will consider you fortunate, for you will be a delightful land,” says the LORD of Armies.