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Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.

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.

But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.

“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’

But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’

When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.

Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.

But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”

If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,

This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”

But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee, however, it is to be released, so that he may return to his property.

Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.

He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.’”

I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.

But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”

I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.

…everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.

At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.

And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

…so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.

The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.

This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.

Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.

All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’

As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”

But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”

But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”

The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”

The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”

Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.

But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.

“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”

Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”

For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

But the man replied, “I cannot go home with you, and I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.

This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.

…tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?

But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”

So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.

Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”

If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.

What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.

Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.

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

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.

…it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.

If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.

For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’

God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.

They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated.

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.

You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

…they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;

…they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;

…they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.

…they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.

…they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;