Tag Archives: river

Behemoth

Posted on March 30, 2015 by wamplerp

Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.   What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!   Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews … Continue reading →

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Clouds so High Above You

Posted on March 24, 2015 by wamplerp

Then Elihu said: “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am in the right, not God.’  Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me, and what do I gain by not sinning?’  I would like to reply to … Continue reading →

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Dry Stream Beds

Posted on March 21, 2015 by wamplerp

But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.   Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them?   Haggard … Continue reading →

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Roots that Reach the Water

Posted on March 20, 2015 by wamplerp

I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.   My roots will reach to the water, and the dew will lie all night on my branches.   My glory will not fade; … Continue reading →

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A Decree for the Rain

Posted on March 19, 2015 by wamplerp

Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?   It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.   Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our … Continue reading →

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Rushing Waters

Posted on March 10, 2015 by wamplerp

Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.   Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.   In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full … Continue reading →

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No Joy in Streams

Posted on March 9, 2015 by wamplerp

Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,   though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth,   yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will … Continue reading →

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Intermittent Streams

Posted on February 15, 2015 by wamplerp

Then Job replied: “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous. The arrows of the Almighty … Continue reading →

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Resettlement on the River

Posted on January 13, 2015 by wamplerp

In King Hezekiah’s fourth year, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and laid siege to it. At the end of three years the Assyrians took it. … Continue reading →

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Mea Culpa Crossings

Posted on December 3, 2014 by wamplerp

King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the … Continue reading →

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