Days

Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.

So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.

But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,

Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.

So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.

Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them.

The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.

Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.

So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.

As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.

They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.

In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”

“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”

The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.

…to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar

…as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

…as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,

…the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.

These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.

These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.

…in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.

And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.

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.

“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.

I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.

Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man,

Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,

“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

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

When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.

My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.

They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?

“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,

So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.

And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.

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

…then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.

If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.

In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,

Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!

So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

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

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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.

Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.

May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.

I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.

So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.

You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.

…to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.

My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.

He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.

I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.

As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;

May his days be few; may another take his position.

How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

…for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.

For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.