Ezra 8:22

Ezra Proclaims A Fast

²¹ And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. ²² For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him. ²³ And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.

Fierce Anger

Ezra

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you while ye are with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.

Ezra 7:9

For upon the first of the first month the project of going up from Babylon was determined on, and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

Ezra 7:28

and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened, as the hand of Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

1 Peter 3:12

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

Joshua 23:16

when ye transgress the covenant of Jehovah your God which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow yourselves unto them, so that the anger of Jehovah shall be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

Psalm 21:8-9

Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

Psalm 33:18-19

Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,

Psalm 34:15-16

The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

Psalm 34:22

Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall bear guilt.

Psalm 90:11

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?

Isaiah 3:10-11

Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Lamentations 3:25

Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Zephaniah 1:2-6

I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah:

Romans 8:28

But we do know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have used none of these things. Now I have not written these things that it should be thus in my case; for it were good for me rather to die than that any one should make vain my boast.

2 Corinthians 7:14

Because if I boasted to him anything about you, I have not been put to shame; but as we have spoken to you all things in truth, so also our boasting to Titus has been the truth;

Hebrews 10:38

But the just shall live by faith; and, if he draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.