Lexicon :: Strong's H7387 - rêqām

“If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work,[fn] and he issued his verdict last night.”

“And I will give these people such favor with the Egyptians that when you go, you will not go empty-handed.

“Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib,[fn] because you came out of Egypt in that month. No one is to appear before me empty-handed.

“You may redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a sheep, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one is to appear before me empty-handed.

“When you set him free, do not send him away empty-handed.

“All your males are to appear three times a year before the LORD your God in the place he chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters. No one is to appear before the LORD empty-handed.

“I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the LORD has opposed[fn] me, and the Almighty has afflicted me? ”

She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, because he said,[fn] ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ”

They replied, “If you send the ark of Israel’s God away, do not send it without an offering. Send back a guilt offering to him, and you will be healed. Then the reason his hand hasn’t been removed from you will be revealed.”[fn]

Jonathan’s bow never retreated,

Saul’s sword never returned unstained,[fn]

from the blood of the slain,

from the flesh[fn] of the mighty.

You sent widows away empty-handed,

and the strength of the fatherless was[fn] crushed.

if I have done harm to one at peace with me

or have plundered[fn] my adversary without cause,

No one who waits for you

will be disgraced;

those who act treacherously without cause

will be disgraced.

“so my word that comes from my mouth

will not return to me empty,

but it will accomplish what I please

and will prosper in what I send it to do.”

Their nobles send their servants[fn] for water.

They go to the cisterns;

they find no water;

their containers return empty.

They are ashamed and humiliated;

they cover their heads.

For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon

an assembly of great nations from the north country.

They will line up in battle formation against her;

from there she will be captured.

Their arrows will be like a skilled[fn] warrior

who does not return empty-handed.