חָרֵשׁ

They said to him, “Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us. Be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”

The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”

But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.” So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don’t you speak a word of bringing the king back?”

But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for male and female slaves, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s loss.”

“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand my error.

Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?

Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

“Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.

Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.

Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.

If not, listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.

To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me, lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

“Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.

Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.

God of my praise, don’t remain silent,

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

“Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.

“I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.

My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart! My heart trembles within me. I can’t hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

Then all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.