Bible on Nature

And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.

The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;

Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.

He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;