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Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”

But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.

…you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”

Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.

The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.

Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.

The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

…but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”

Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

…not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.

But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.

But if the manslayer ever goes outside the limits of the city of refuge to which he fled

Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?

Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

“O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’

And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”

You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.

“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”

“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”

But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.

…and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”

May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”

Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.

…behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”

Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”

In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?

No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.

At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?

Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?

Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.

My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.

Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

They are upheld forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.

I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.

If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.

He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.

The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.

And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.

Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:

Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.

As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.

…then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard things like these? Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.

Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?

Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?

…because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.