So he prayed, " LORD, didn't I say before I left home that this is just what you would do? That's why I did my best to run away to Spain! I knew that you are a loving and merciful God, always patient, always kind, and always ready to change your mind and not punish.

But Moses answered, "No, Lord, please send someone else."

At this the LORD became angry with Moses and said, "What about your brother Aaron, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. In fact, he is now coming to meet you and will be glad to see you.

Elijah was afraid and fled for his life; he took his servant and went to Beersheba in Judah. Leaving the servant there,

There he went into a cave to spend the night. Suddenly the LORD spoke to him, "Elijah, what are you doing here?"

LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I am, and you have overpowered me. Everyone makes fun of me; they laugh at me all day long.

But when I say, "I will forget the LORD and no longer speak in his name," then your message is like a fire burning deep within me. I try my best to hold it in, but can no longer keep it back.

The power of the LORD came on me with great force, and as his spirit carried me off, I felt bitter and angry.

Jesus said to him, "Anyone who starts to plow and then keeps looking back is of no use for the Kingdom of God."

but Paul did not think it was right to take him, because he had not stayed with them to the end of their mission, but had turned back and left them in Pamphylia.

"And so, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the vision I had from heaven.

I have no right to boast just because I preach the gospel. After all, I am under orders to do so. And how terrible it would be for me if I did not preach the gospel!

That evening they heard the LORD God walking in the garden, and they hid from him among the trees.

And Cain went away from the LORD's presence and lived in a land called "Wandering," which is east of Eden.

"All right," the LORD said to Satan, "everything he has is in your power, but you must not hurt Job himself." So Satan left.

Then Satan left the LORD's presence and made sores break out all over Job's body.

Where could I go to escape from you? Where could I get away from your presence?

If I flew away beyond the east or lived in the farthest place in the west,

I could ask the darkness to hide me or the light around me to turn into night,

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from his glorious might,

Mejarkon, and Rakkon, as well as the territory around Joppa.

In the mountains of Lebanon we will cut down all the cedars you need, tie them together in rafts, and float them by sea as far as Joppa. From there you can take them to Jerusalem."

In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning "a deer.") She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor.

He will sink even the largest and most beautiful ships.

This is a message about Tyre. Howl with grief, you sailors out on the ocean! Your home port of Tyre has been destroyed; its houses and its harbor are in ruins. As your ships return from Cyprus, you learn the news.

Howl with grief, you people of Phoenicia! Try to escape to Spain!

Go and farm the land, you people in the colonies in Spain! There is no one to protect you any more.

They are ships coming from distant lands, Bringing God's people home. They bring with them silver and gold To honor the name of the LORD, The holy God of Israel, Who has made all nations honor his people.

"You did business in Spain and took silver, iron, tin, and lead in payment for your abundant goods.