Lexicon :: Strong's H7287 - rāḏâ

Then God said, “Let us make man[fn] in[fn] our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl[fn] on the earth.”

God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”

“You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.

“You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But concerning your brothers, the Israelites, you must not rule over one another harshly.

“He will stay with him like a man hired year by year. A resident alien is not to rule over him harshly in your sight.

“I will turn[fn] against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.

One who comes from Jacob will rule;

he will destroy the city’s survivors.

Then the survivors came down to the nobles;

the LORD’s people came down to me[fn] against the warriors.

He scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scooped the honey from the lion’s carcass.

for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders.

not including his thirty-three hundred[fn] deputies in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work.

These were the deputies who were over Solomon’s work: 550 who supervised the people doing the work.

These were King Solomon’s deputies: 250 who supervised the people.

But as soon as they had relief,

they again did what was evil in your sight.

So you abandoned them to the power of their enemies,

who dominated them.

When they cried out to you again,

you heard from heaven and rescued them

many times in your compassion.

Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;

Death will shepherd them.

The upright will rule over them in the morning,

and their form will waste away in Sheol,[fn]

far from their lofty abode.

There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them,

the rulers of Judah in their assembly,[fn]

the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.

May he rule from sea to sea

and from the Euphrates

to the ends of the earth.

The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion.

Rule[fn] over your surrounding[fn] enemies.

The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and will rule over their oppressors.

It struck the peoples in anger

with unceasing blows.

It subdued the nations in rage

with relentless persecution.

“Who has stirred up someone from the east?

In righteousness he calls him to serve.[fn][fn]

The LORD hands nations over to him,

and he subdues kings.

He makes them like dust with his sword,

like wind-driven stubble with his bow.

“The prophets prophesy falsely,

and the priests rule by their own authority.

My people love it like this.

But what will you do at the end of it?

He sent fire from on high into my bones;

he made it descend.[fn]

He spread a net for my feet

and turned me back.

He made me desolate,

sick all day long.

“Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small they cannot rule over the nations.

“You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.