Lexicon :: Strong's H3581 - kōaḥ

Have I ever said, “Give me something”

or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”

God is wise and all-powerful.

Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?

Would he prosecute me forcefully?

No, he would certainly pay attention to me.

Yet God drags away[fn] the mighty by his power;

when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.

How you have helped the powerless

and delivered the arm that is weak!

What use to me was the strength of their hands?

Their vigor had left them.

if I have consumed its produce without payment

or shown contempt for its tenants,[fn]

Yes, God is mighty, but he despises no one;

he understands all things.[fn]

The Almighty ​— ​we cannot reach him —

he is exalted in power!

He will not violate justice and abundant righteousness,

Can you depend on it because its strength is great?

Would you leave it to do your hard work?

Look at the strength of his back[fn]

and the power in the muscles of his belly.

My strength is dried up like baked clay;

my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.

You put me into the dust of death.

the voice of the LORD in power,

the voice of the LORD in splendor.

Indeed, my life is consumed with grief

and my years with groaning;

my strength has failed

because of my iniquity,[fn]

and my bones waste away.

A king is not saved by a large army;

a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.

My heart races, my strength leaves me,

and even the light of my eyes has faded.[fn]

You establish the mountains by your power;

you are robed with strength.

Don’t discard me in my old age.

As my strength fails, do not abandon me.

He has broken my[fn] strength in midcourse;

he has shortened my days.

Bless the LORD,

all his angels of great strength,

who do his word,

obedient to his command.

He has shown his people the power of his works

by giving them the inheritance of the nations.

Our Lord is great, vast in power;

his understanding is infinite.[fn]

strangers will drain your resources,

and your hard-earned pay will end up in a foreigner’s house.

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty,[fn]

but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of an ox.

The glory of young men is their strength,

and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

A wise warrior is better than a strong one,[fn]

and a man of knowledge than one of strength;[fn]

Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them.

Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

For he said:

I have done this by my own strength

and wisdom, for I am clever.

I abolished the borders of nations

and plundered their treasures;

like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants.[fn]

They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace. It is as if children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.

Zion, herald of good news,

go up on a high mountain.

Jerusalem, herald of good news,

raise your voice loudly.

Raise it, do not be afraid!

Say to the cities of Judah,

“Here is your God! ”

“Be silent before me, coasts and islands!

And let peoples renew their strength.

Let them approach; let them testify;

let’s come together for the trial.

The ironworker labors over the coals,

shapes the idol with hammers,

and works it with his strong arm.

Also he grows hungry and his strength fails;

he doesn’t drink water and is faint.

But I myself said: I have labored in vain,

I have spent my strength for nothing and futility;

yet my vindication is with the LORD,

and my reward is with my God.

Why was no one there when I came?

Why was there no one to answer when I called?

Is my arm too weak to redeem?

Or do I have no power to rescue?

Look, I dry up the sea by my rebuke;

I turn the rivers into a wilderness;

their fish rot because of lack of water

and die of thirst.

Who is this coming from Edom

in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah —

this one who is splendid in his apparel,

striding in his formidable[fn] might?

It is I, proclaiming vindication,[fn]

powerful to save.

He made the earth by his power,

established the world by his wisdom,

and spread out the heavens by his understanding.

“By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.[fn]

“Oh, Lord GOD! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!

Those who flee will stand exhausted in Heshbon’s shadow

because fire has come out from Heshbon

and a flame from within Sihon.

It will devour Moab’s forehead

and the skull of the noisemakers.