Bible Verses About Urgency

Bible Verses AboutUrgency

Bible verses about Urgency

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Scripture's consistent call to urgency isn't meant to induce panic, but to ignite a fervent passion for God's purpose in our lives. Understanding biblical urgency reveals that time is a precious, God-given resource to be stewarded wisely. It compels us to act on our faith with intention, seize opportunities to share God's love, and live each day as if it were our last. By meditating on verses about urgency, we cultivate a deeper awareness of eternity and the importance of aligning our priorities with God's will, ultimately drawing us closer to Him and transforming our lives for His glory.

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Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

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Proverbs 6:3KJV
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And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

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Numbers 24:14KJV
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And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

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Genesis 48:18KJV
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Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

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Proverbs 6:3KJV
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And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

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Numbers 24:14KJV
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My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

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Psalms 119:25KJV
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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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Genesis 24:2KJV
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And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

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Esther 8:3KJV
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And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

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Deuteronomy 20:6KJV
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Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

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Psalms 49:1KJV
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And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

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1 Kings 22:34KJV
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And the famine was sore in the land.

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Genesis 43:1KJV
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And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

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1 Samuel 16:17KJV
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And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

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Judges 16:16KJV
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And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

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1 Kings 18:2KJV
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But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

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Psalms 70:5KJV
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For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

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Isaiah 21:6KJV
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Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:

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Leviticus 14:40KJV
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And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

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1 Samuel 17:17KJV
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And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

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Numbers 24:14KJV
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And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

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Exodus 10:10KJV
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And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

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1 Samuel 30:7KJV
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But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

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Psalms 40:17KJV
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And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

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Exodus 12:39KJV
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

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Genesis 43:2KJV
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Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

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Psalms 44:23KJV
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And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

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1 Samuel 13:3KJV
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And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

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1 Samuel 4:16KJV
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And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

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Isaiah 22:10KJV
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But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

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Psalms 70:5KJV
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And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

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Joshua 2:13KJV
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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

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Genesis 27:3KJV
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Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

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Jeremiah 6:8KJV
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Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.

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Psalms 14:4KJV
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All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.

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Isaiah 18:3KJV
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And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

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Genesis 21:19KJV
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And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

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Exodus 8:5KJV
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Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.

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1 Samuel 2:24KJV
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And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

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Genesis 24:6KJV
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If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth–lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

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1 Samuel 20:6KJV
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And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;

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Numbers 25:7KJV
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And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

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Genesis 42:2KJV
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Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

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2 Samuel 2:24KJV
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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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Genesis 24:2KJV
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Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

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Isaiah 41:21KJV
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And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

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1 Samuel 6:21KJV
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I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

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Psalms 119:60KJV
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And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

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Exodus 10:10KJV
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But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

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2 Samuel 18:23KJV
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It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.

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Psalms 119:126KJV
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Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

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Judges 5:12KJV
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If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

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Genesis 43:4KJV
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O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

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Jeremiah 4:14KJV
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Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

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Genesis 24:43KJV
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For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

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Jeremiah 4:3KJV
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For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

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Jeremiah 11:7KJV
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And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

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1 Samuel 15:12KJV
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Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

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Esther 4:15KJV
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We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

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Proverbs 1:13KJV
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All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.

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Isaiah 18:3KJV
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And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

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Genesis 41:55KJV
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Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

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Job 13:19KJV
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And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.

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1 Samuel 13:5KJV
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And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.

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Judges 13:15KJV
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And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

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2 Samuel 11:23KJV
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This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

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Psalms 35:22KJV
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And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

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1 Samuel 11:5KJV
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And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

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Judges 9:48KJV
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And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

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1 Samuel 5:12KJV
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Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.

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Jeremiah 2:9KJV
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And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

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Exodus 7:16KJV
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Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

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Psalms 74:11KJV
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And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

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1 Samuel 17:17KJV
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And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

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Genesis 39:15KJV
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For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

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Job 32:18KJV
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And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.

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Genesis 18:31KJV
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And then the Lord’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.

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Deuteronomy 11:17KJV
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And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

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1 Samuel 17:17KJV
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For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

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Isaiah 21:6KJV
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And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

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2 Samuel 18:16KJV
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Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

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Jeremiah 6:18KJV
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Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

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Isaiah 44:10KJV
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Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

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Isaiah 58:1KJV
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Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

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1 Samuel 19:11KJV
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And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

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1 Kings 18:2KJV
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And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

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Genesis 21:19KJV
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So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

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1 Kings 17:10KJV
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And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

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Genesis 18:22KJV
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And the Lord said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.

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Deuteronomy 9:12KJV
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Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

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2 Samuel 2:24KJV
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Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

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Jeremiah 6:4KJV
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But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

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2 Samuel 18:23KJV
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And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

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Genesis 19:7KJV
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And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

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Isaiah 6:4KJV
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And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

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1 Samuel 13:15KJV
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And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

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1 Kings 22:32KJV
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But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

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2 Samuel 18:23KJV
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I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

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Psalms 132:4KJV
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Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

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Isaiah 64:1KJV
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And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.

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Leviticus 13:57KJV
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Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

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Psalms 49:1KJV
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Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:

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Leviticus 14:40KJV
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Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

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Jeremiah 6:8KJV
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Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

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Psalms 141:1KJV
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Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.

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Jeremiah 2:9KJV
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And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

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Exodus 7:16KJV
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And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

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2 Kings 4:22KJV
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And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

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Genesis 6:13KJV
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I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

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Deuteronomy 9:26KJV
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O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

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Jeremiah 4:14KJV
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Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

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Jeremiah 10:17KJV
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And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

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1 Samuel 15:12KJV
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And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.

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Genesis 29:12KJV
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And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

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Judges 9:48KJV
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Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

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Isaiah 36:22KJV
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And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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Genesis 34:4KJV
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And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

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Genesis 48:18KJV
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Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

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Isaiah 37:20KJV
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For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

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Job 32:18KJV
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But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

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Psalms 40:17KJV
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Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.

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Isaiah 34:1KJV
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Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

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Proverbs 6:3KJV
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And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

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Numbers 23:18KJV
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Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

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Genesis 30:26KJV
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I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

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Deuteronomy 9:26KJV
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So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

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1 Kings 18:42KJV
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And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord.

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1 Samuel 7:5KJV
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And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.

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1 Samuel 13:5KJV
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And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

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1 Samuel 13:15KJV
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Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

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Psalms 74:11KJV
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Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

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Isaiah 36:22KJV
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Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

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Numbers 16:21KJV
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Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

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Jeremiah 6:18KJV
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Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

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2 Samuel 18:21KJV
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It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

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Isaiah 37:4KJV
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And the famine was sore in the land.

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Genesis 43:1KJV
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And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

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1 Samuel 15:12KJV
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And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

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Genesis 6:13KJV
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And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.

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Leviticus 13:57KJV
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And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

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1 Samuel 31:11KJV
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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Proverbs 6:9KJV
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Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Proverbs 6:5KJV
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And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

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Isaiah 21:9KJV
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Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

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Isaiah 17:12KJV
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And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

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Exodus 8:12KJV
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Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:

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Leviticus 14:40KJV
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And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

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Genesis 39:15KJV
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And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

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Genesis 18:22KJV
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For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

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Jeremiah 11:7KJV
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And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

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2 Samuel 11:19KJV
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And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

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Genesis 19:5KJV
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And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

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Joshua 2:13KJV
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Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

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Isaiah 37:20KJV
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Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

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Jeremiah 10:17KJV
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Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

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Isaiah 44:10KJV
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And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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2 Samuel 24:18KJV
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And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

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Isaiah 62:7KJV
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And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

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Numbers 16:26KJV
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And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

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Isaiah 21:9KJV
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Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

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Isaiah 17:12KJV
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So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

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Deuteronomy 9:15KJV
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And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

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Exodus 10:3KJV
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Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

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Exodus 10:4KJV
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O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

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Psalms 83:13KJV
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And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

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Leviticus 14:35KJV
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Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;

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Deuteronomy 2:28KJV
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So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

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Genesis 31:21KJV
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And the Lord said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.

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Deuteronomy 9:12KJV
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And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

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1 Kings 18:46KJV
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Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

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Exodus 9:19KJV
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Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

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1 Samuel 21:3KJV
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And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

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Judges 6:35KJV
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Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

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Psalms 69:14KJV
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And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

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1 Samuel 6:11KJV
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But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

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Psalms 70:5KJV
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This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

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Psalms 35:22KJV
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Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

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2 Samuel 2:24KJV
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The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

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Isaiah 2:1KJV
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And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

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Leviticus 14:35KJV
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And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

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1 Samuel 15:4KJV
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And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

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Isaiah 62:7KJV
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And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

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Numbers 16:26KJV
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Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

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Isaiah 22:9KJV
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There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

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Exodus 19:13KJV
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My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

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Psalms 119:25KJV
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When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.

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Numbers 10:5KJV
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The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.

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Isaiah 24:3KJV
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Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

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Psalms 70:1KJV
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Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

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Esther 4:15KJV
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And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord.

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1 Samuel 7:5KJV
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Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

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Jeremiah 6:8KJV
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And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

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Judges 8:5KJV
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And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

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1 Samuel 13:15KJV
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And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

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Judges 8:5KJV
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Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

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Jeremiah 6:8KJV
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And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

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1 Kings 1:18KJV
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And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

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Joshua 2:5KJV
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Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

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Psalms 38:22KJV
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Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.

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Psalms 14:4KJV
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And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

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Judges 9:48KJV
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And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

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Exodus 8:28KJV
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Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

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Psalms 50:3KJV

Reflection

Contemplating Urgency

The Bible's verses on urgency resound with a consistent call to immediate action and purposeful living. From seizing opportunities for good to heeding warnings against complacency, these passages underscore the fleeting nature of time and the importance of prioritizing God's will above all else. Whether it's responding to the gospel, pursuing righteousness, or serving others, the message is clear: delay can be detrimental, and intentionality is paramount. Let these verses serve as a daily reminder to examine our hearts, evaluate our priorities, and embrace each moment as a precious gift. Reflect on how you can better align your actions with God's urgent call, ensuring that your life reflects a dedication to His purpose, lived with both passion and unwavering faithfulness, before the opportune moment passes.

May these verses about urgency bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey

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