Desire

To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.

…if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”

Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”

The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight, and I will do for you whatever you desire of me.”

Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?

And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.

Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.

…and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.

I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.

Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.

Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

…who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”

Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.

…a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.

Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.”

Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct.

“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.

Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

…but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

…children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.

Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.

Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.

I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.

In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”