'Activity' in the Bible
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
They abandoned the temple of the Lord God of their ancestors, and worshiped the Asherah poles and idols. Because of this sinful activity, God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem.
For they were under royal orders which determined their activity day by day.
“Behold, as wild donkeys in the wildernessThey go forth seeking food in their activity,As bread for their children in the desert.
Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?
"The LORD made me as he began his planning, before his ancient activity commenced.
The labor of the righteous leads to life;the activity of the wicked leads to sin.
Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.
And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s] wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed.
I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless like chasing after the wind.
There is an occasion for everything,and a time for every activity under heaven:
I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every work.”
But better than either of them is the one who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.
For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.
For every activity there is a right time and procedure, even though man’s troubles are heavy on him.
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night),
I saw all of it as the activity of God. Frankly, a human being cannot understand what happens on earth, because however hard a man works to discover it, he will not find out. Despite what he thinks he knows, he will not be able to figure it out.
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed -- whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an almond tree.”
I will make your horde [of people] fall by the swords of the mighty—all of them are tyrants among the nations,And they will devastate the pride and presumption of Egypt,And all its hordes will be destroyed.
In {this activity} I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and full power of the chief priests.
so that we may preach the gospel even in the lands beyond you, but not to boast in work already accomplished in another one’s field of activity.
that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
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- Action (92 instances)
- Activity (24 instances)
- Agitation (5 instances)
- Bustle (1 instance)
- Dash (25 instances)
- Energy (19 instances)
- Ferment (7 instances)
- Fermentation (1 instance)
- Life (1421 instances)