Lexicon :: Strong's H5794 - ʿaz

“Reuben, you are my [fn]firstborn;

My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor,

Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].

“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;

And their wrath, for it was cruel.

I will divide and disperse them in Jacob,

And [fn]scatter them in [the midst of the land of] Israel.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD swept the sea back by a strong east wind all that night and turned the seabed into dry land, and the waters were divided.

“Out of the eater came something to eat,

And out of the strong came something sweet.”

And they could not solve the riddle in three days.

“What is sweeter than honey?

What is stronger than a lion?”

And he said to them,

“If you had not plowed with [fn]my heifer,

You would not have solved my riddle.”

“He rescued me from my strong enemy,

From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

“You divided the sea before them,

So that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land;

You hurled their pursuers into the depths,

Like a stone into mighty and raging waters.

He rescued me from my strong enemy,

And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

Look! They lie in wait for my life;

Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,

Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O LORD.

The poor man pleads,

But the rich man answers roughly.

A gift in secret subdues anger,

And a bribe [hidden] in the pocket, strong wrath.

The ants are not a strong people,

Yet they prepare their food in the summer;

“Put me like a seal on your heart,

Like a seal on your arm;

For love is as strong as death,

Jealousy is as severe and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead).

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

[A most vehement flame] the very flame of the [fn]LORD!

“And I will hand over the Egyptians to a hard and cruel master,

And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

Therefore a strong people will honor You;

Cities of terrible and violent nations will fear You.

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

“We have a strong city;

He sets up salvation as walls and ramparts.

This is what the LORD says,

He who makes a way through the sea

And a path through the mighty waters,

And the dogs are greedy; they [fn]never have enough.

They are shepherds who have no understanding;

They have all turned to their own way,

Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.

“At the latter period of their reign,

When the transgressors have finished,

A [fn]king will arise

Insolent and skilled in intrigue and cunning.

It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong

So that destruction comes on the fortress.