Away

They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

…until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’

And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.

Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.

The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.

Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)

And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

…between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.

But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

…the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, the attire of his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.

And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.

The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.

For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.

Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”

King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.

Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.

Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!

So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”

They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.

But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”

These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

…the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

…saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.

He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?

Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’

…if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.

He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.

Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.

…look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.

…as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

…as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?

The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.

He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.

Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?

You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.

They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.

Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.

The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.

His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.

They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.

“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

…yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.