Nehemiah 4:16

“Make the arrows sharp! Hold the shields firmly! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance of his temple.

But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.

They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Against him who bends, let the archer bend his bow, also against him who lifts himself up in his coat of mail. Don’t spare her young men! Utterly destroy all her army!

I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

It shall have a hole for the head in the middle of it. It shall have a binding of woven work around its hole, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it not be torn.

the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands of fine linen, the linen trousers of fine twined linen,

They shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.

Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse Yahweh’s righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then Yahweh’s people went down to the gates.

Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”

He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of bronze on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.

Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.

God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.

Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.

Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathered there to the work.

I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

Then I testified against them, and said to them, “Why do you stay around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they didn’t come on the Sabbath.

If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.

The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,

in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

Blessed be Yahweh’s name, from this time forward and forever more.

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Yahweh said to me, “A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”

Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail.

It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Should we then make mirth? The rod of my son condemns every tree.

“You, son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says this concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach: “A sword! A sword is drawn! It is polished for the slaughter, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;

Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and don’t break ranks.

From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.

Didn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”

I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.

But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.

When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.