Look, I am about to empower ¹  the Babylonians, that ruthless ²  and greedy ³  nation. They sweep across the surface ⁴  of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.

But as soon as she springs up, ¹  she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Is it not fierce ¹  when it is awakened? Who is he, then, who can stand before it? ² 

They are like a dream after one wakes up. ¹  O Lord, when you awake ²  you will despise them. ³ 

But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; ¹  he was like a warrior in a drunken rage. ² 

An end comes ¹  – the end comes! ²  It has awakened against you ³  – the end is upon you! Look, it is coming! ⁴ 

Then ¹  a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. ² 

The angelic messenger ¹  who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep.

So they came ¹  and woke him up saying, “Lord, save us! We are about to die!”

But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’ ¹ 

Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is? ¹ 

They have made me jealous ¹  with false gods, ²  enraging me with their worthless gods; ³  so I will make them jealous with a people they do not recognize, ⁴  with a nation slow to learn ⁵  I will enrage them.

“Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, ¹  I am about to stir up against you the lovers with whom you were disgusted; I will bring them against you from every side:

Who stirs up this one from the east? ¹  Who ²  officially commissions him for service? ³  He hands nations over to him, ⁴  and enables him to subdue ⁵  kings. He makes them like dust with his sword, like windblown straw with his bow. ⁶ 

When Jacob was told, ¹  “Your son Joseph has just ²  come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.

Like an eagle that stirs up ¹  its nest, that hovers over its young, so the Lord ²  spread out his wings and took him, ³  he lifted him up on his pinions.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered ¹  the army, ²  and he and the leaders ³  of Israel marched ⁴  at the head of it ⁵  to Ai.

The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine. ¹ 

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army ¹  of the Philistines.”

The king’s terrifying anger ¹  is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him ²  sins against himself. ³