Lexicon :: Strong's H4592 - mᵊʿaṭ

You made him little less than God[fn][fn]

and crowned him with glory and honor.

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;

though you look for him, he will not be there.

But as for me, my feet almost slipped;

my steps nearly went astray.

“I would quickly subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes.”

If the LORD had not been my helper,

I would soon rest in the silence of death.

When they were few in number,

very few indeed,

and resident aliens in Canaan,

Let his days be few;

let another take over his position.

They almost ended my life on earth,

but I did not abandon your precepts.

“I am on the verge of complete ruin

before the entire community.”

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the arms to rest,

The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;

the heart of the wicked is of little value.

Better a little with the fear of the LORD

than great treasure with turmoil.

Better a little with righteousness

than great income with injustice.

a little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the arms to rest,

Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it.

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;

so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

I had just passed them

when I found the one I love.

I held on to him and would not let him go

until I brought him to my mother’s house —

to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

If the LORD of Armies

had not left us a few survivors,

we would be like Sodom,

we would resemble Gomorrah.

Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?

But this is not what he intends;

this is not what he plans.

It is his intent to destroy

and to cut off many nations.

And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.”

Go, my people, enter your rooms

and close your doors behind you.

Hide for a little while until the wrath has passed.

Isn’t it true that in just a little while

Lebanon will become an orchard,

and the orchard will seem like a forest?

the prophet Jeremiah and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes),

For this is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says:

Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor

at the time it is trampled.

In just a little while her harvest time will come.

“But you are to take a few strands from the hair and secure them in the folds of your robe.

“Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.’

“ ‘You even took your sons and daughters you bore to me and sacrificed them to these images as food. Wasn’t your prostitution enough?

“Isn’t it enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Or isn’t it enough that you drink the clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

“After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. He will rise to power with a small nation.[fn]

Then the LORD said to him:

Name him Jezreel,[fn] for in a little while

I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel

on the house of Jehu

and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Even though they hire lovers among the nations,

I will now round them up,

and they will begin to decrease in number

under the burden of the king and leaders.

“You have planted much

but harvested little.

You eat

but never have enough to be satisfied.

You drink

but never have enough to be happy.

You put on clothes

but never have enough to get warm.

The wage earner puts his wages

into a bag with a hole in it.”

For the LORD of Armies says this: “Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

“I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made the destruction worse.[fn]