9 If he commands them to cut down, they cut down. If he commands them to plant, they plant. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:9
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1 Esdras 4:3–5
3 But yet the king is stronger. He is their lord and has dominion over them. In whatever he commands them, they obey him. (WEB) 4 If he tells them to make war against each other, they do it. If he sends them out against the enemies, they go, and conquer mountains, walls… (WEB)
Psalms 107:36–38
36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. 37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. 38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
Sirach 39:30–32
30 wild beasts’ teeth, scorpions, adders, and a sword punishing the ungodly to destruction. (WEB) 31 They will rejoice in his commandment, and will be made ready upon earth when needed. In their seasons, they won’t disobey his command. (WEB) 32 Therefore from the beginning I was co… (WEB)
Job 37:11–13
11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. 12 They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. 13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving…
1 Maccabees 1:7–9
7 Alexander reigned twelve years, then he died. (WEB) 8 Then his servants ruled, each one in his place. (WEB) 9 They all put crowns upon themselves after he was dead, and so did their sons after them many years; and they multiplied evils on the earth. (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:42–44
42 Let he who does business be as he who has no profit by it, and he who builds, as he who won’t dwell in it, (WEB) 43 and he who sows, as if he wouldn’t reap, so also he who prunes the vines, as he who won’t gather the grapes, (WEB) 44 those who marry, as those who will have no ch… (WEB)
1 Clement 37:1–3
1 Let us therefore enlist ourselves, brethren, with all earnestness in His faultless ordinances. (1CL) 2 Let us mark the soldiers that are enlisted under our rulers, how exactly, how readily, how submissively, they execute the orders given them. (1CL) 3 All are not prefects, nor… (1CL)
Luke 13:8–10
8 ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’” 10 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
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