'Ease' in the Bible

He said, “Be at ease, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

So you shall make likenesses of your tumors and likenesses of your mice that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will ease His hand from you, your gods, and your land.

“The prisoners are at ease together;They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.

“I am not at ease, nor am I quiet,And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”

“If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,My couch will ease my complaint,’

“He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt,As prepared for those whose feet slip.

“I was at ease, but He shattered me,And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces;He has also set me up as His target.

“One dies in his full strength,Being wholly at ease and satisfied;

Behold, these are the wicked;And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.

Our soul is greatly filledWith the scoffing of those who are at ease,And with the contempt of the proud. Cross references: Psalm 123:1 : Ps 121:1; 141:8 Psalm 123:1 : Ps 2:4; 11:4 Psalm 123:2 : Prov 27:18; Mal 1:6 Psalm 123:2 : Ps 25:15 Psalm 123:3 : Ps 4:1; 51:1 Psalm 123:3 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 2:19; Ps 79:4 Psalm 123:4 : Job 12:5; Is 32:9, 11; Amos 6:1 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 end of crossrefs

“But he who listens to me shall live securelyAnd will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

Rise up, you women who are at ease,And hear my voice;Give ear to my word,You complacent daughters.

Tremble, you women who are at ease;Be troubled, you complacent daughters;Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist,

Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You;Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You:Why has the way of the wicked prospered?Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?

‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ declares the Lord,‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;For behold, I will save you from afarAnd your offspring from the land of their captivity.And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease,And no one will make him afraid.

“Moab has been at ease since his youth;He has also been undisturbed, like wine on its dregs,And he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,Nor has he gone into exile.Therefore he retains his flavor,And his aroma has not changed.

“Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease,Which lives securely,” declares the Lord.“It has no gates or bars;They dwell alone.

Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

“I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.

“And through his shrewdnessHe will cause deceit to succeed by his influence;And he will magnify himself in his heart,And he will destroy many while they are at ease.He will even oppose the Prince of princes,But he will be broken without human agency.

Woe to those who are at ease in ZionAnd to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria,The distinguished men of the foremost of nations,To whom the house of Israel comes.

But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster.”

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’

For this is not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality—