Bear

But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.

But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.

Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”

I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’

For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him.”

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.

Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.

And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.

“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.

If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.

If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.

But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”

Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

…by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”

And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.

I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

…and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.

The husband will be free from guilt, but the woman shall bear her iniquity.”

But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.

And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.

And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.

In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.

So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.

But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”

But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,

Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”

He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would bear the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.

Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.

And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

…though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,

Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.

Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.

“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.

Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?

“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?

When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.

And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.

Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.

They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.

Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.”

They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.

Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

Then lie down on your left side and place the iniquity of the house of Israel upon yourself. You are to bear their iniquity for the number of days you lie on your side.

For I have assigned to you 390 days, according to the number of years of their iniquity. So you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

When you have completed these days, lie down again, but on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah. I have assigned to you 40 days, a day for each year.

They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—

So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.

So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.

So you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them.

You will bear the consequences of your lewdness and your abominations, declares the LORD.

It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.

The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”

They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”

Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.

Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.