Flowers

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

As a lily among the thorns,

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin; — read the full passage →

The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,

`Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

Mortal man! as grass <FI>are<Fi> his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth; — read the full passage →

So <FI>is<Fi> my friend among the daughters!

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;

As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

On the morrow, a great multitude that came to the feast, having heard that Jesus doth come to Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

because all flesh <FI>is<Fi> as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away,

Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.

Mortal man! as grass <FI>are<Fi> his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;

And the cedar for the house within <FI>is<Fi> carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole <FI>is<Fi> cedar, there is not a stone seen.

How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.

They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,

and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without.

In pastures of tender grass He causeth me to lie down, By quiet waters He doth lead me. — read the full passage →

three calyxes made like almonds in the one branch, a knop and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches which are coming out from the candlestick.

Woe <FI>to<Fi> the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That <FI>is<Fi> on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine.

My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies. — read the full passage →

And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

A voice is saying, `Call,' And he said, `What do I call?' All flesh <FI>is<Fi> grass, and all its goodliness <FI>is<Fi> As a flower of the field:

A cluster of cypress <FI>is<Fi> my beloved to me, In the vineyards of En-Gedi!

For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

`And thou hast made a candlestick of pure gold, of beaten work is the candlestick made; its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers are of the same;

His cheeks as a bed of the spice, towers of perfumes, His lips <FI>are<Fi> lilies, dropping flowing myrrh,

Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold--it <FI>is<Fi> the perfection of gold;

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away; — read the full passage →

`And in the candlestick <FI>are<Fi> four calyxes made like almonds, its knops and its flowers;

because all flesh <FI>is<Fi> as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away, — read the full passage →

He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing <FI>are<Fi> Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon <FI>is<Fi> languishing.

And its thickness <FI>is<Fi> a handbreadth, and its lip as the work of the lip of a cup flowered with lilies; taking hold--baths three thousand it containeth.

I give in a wilderness the cedar, Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree, I set in a desert the fir-pine and box-wood together.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.

He shaketh off as a vine his unripe fruit, And casteth off as an olive his blossom.

three calyxes, made like almonds, in the one branch, a knop and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick.

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

And its thickness <FI>is<Fi> an handbreadth, and its edge as the work of the edge of a cup, flowers of lilies; two thousand baths it containeth.

for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation, — read the full passage →

Instead of the thorn come up doth fir, Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle, And it hath been to Jehovah for a name, For a sign age-during--it is not cut off!

Why <FI>is<Fi> this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings <FI>are<Fi> not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.

As a lily among the thorns, — read the full passage →

Unto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed--

Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.

And Israel their father saith unto them, `If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

Woe <FI>to<Fi> the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That <FI>is<Fi> on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine. — read the full passage →

And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built, — read the full passage →

And in the candlestick <FI>are<Fi> four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,

and she hath not been able any more to hide him, and she taketh for him an ark of rushes, and daubeth it with bitumen and with pitch, and putteth the lad in it, and putteth <FI>it<Fi> in the weeds by the edge of the River;

Thou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And <FI>with<Fi> the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only--thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.

`But woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and ye pass by the judgment, and the love of God; these things it behoveth to do, and those not to be neglecting.

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people <FI>is<Fi> grass;

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law--the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved <FI>you<Fi> to do, and those not to neglect.

Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, saith your God. — read the full passage →

of whom the whole family in the heavens and on earth is named, — read the full passage →

And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea, — read the full passage →

And I turn back, and lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a flying roll. — read the full passage →

Vedan and Javan go about with thy remnants, They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, In thy merchandise it hath been.

They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose, — read the full passage →

For before harvest, when the flower is perfect, And the blossom is producing unripe fruit, Then hath <FI>one<Fi> cut the sprigs with pruning hooks, And the branches he hath turned aside, cut down.

My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

and on the top of the pillars <FI>is<Fi> lily-work; and the work of the pillars <FI>is<Fi> completed.

And the two doors <FI>are<Fi> of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.

As valleys they have been stretched out, As gardens by a river; As aloes Jehovah hath planted, As cedars by waters;

Cover him do shades, <FI>with<Fi> their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.

These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, — read the full passage →

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin; — read the full passage →

And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That <FI>is<Fi> on the head of the fat valley, Hath been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder seeth, While it <FI>is<Fi> yet in his hand he swalloweth it.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

I sprinkled my bed--myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that <FI>is<Fi> in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;

so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth--God; — read the full passage →

`Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these; — read the full passage →

`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow; — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God. — read the full passage →

`And the man I cut not off of thine from Mine altar, <FI>is<Fi> to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house do die men;

being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God--living and remaining--to the age; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

`Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing? — read the full passage →

I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon. — read the full passage →

Surely the palace hath been left, The multitude of the city forsaken, Fort and watch-tower hath been for dens unto the age, A joy of wild asses--a pasture of herds; — read the full passage →

For thus said Jehovah unto me, `I rest, and I look on My settled place, As a clear heat on an herb. As a thick cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. — read the full passage →

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south, Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, Let my beloved come to his garden, And eat its pleasant fruits!

To the Overseer. --`On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' --A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts! — read the full passage →

Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn? — read the full passage →

And strengthen himself doth Solomon son of David over his kingdom, and Jehovah his God <FI>is<Fi> with him, and maketh him exceedingly great. — read the full passage →

Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments, Out of palaces of ivory Stringed instruments have made thee glad.

And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this <FI>place<Fi> seven altars, and make ready for me in this <FI>place<Fi> seven bullocks and seven rams.' — read the full passage →