- ruler's favour:
- Heb. face of a ruler, "When a man'sª waysª pleaseª° the LORD,ª he maketh even¹ his enemiesª° to be at peaceª° with¹ him." {Prv 16:7} + "[There are] manyª devicesª in a man'sª heart;ª nevertheless the counselª of the LORD,ª that¹ shall stand.ª°" {Prv 19:21} + "The king'sª heartª [is] in the handª of the LORD,ª [as] the riversª of water:ª he turnethª° it whithersoever¹¹¹ he will.ª°" {Prv 21:1} + "And Godª Almightyª giveª° you mercyª beforeª the man,ª that he may send awayª°¹ your otherª brother,ª and Benjamin.ª Ifª I¹ be bereavedª° [of my children], I am bereaved.ª°" {Gen 43:14} + "Blessedª° [be] the LORDª Godª of our fathers,ª which¹ hath putª° [such a thing] as this¹ in the king'sª heart,ª to beautifyª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ [is] in Jerusalem:ª ... And hath extendedª° mercyª unto¹ me beforeª the king,ª and his counsellors,ª° and before all¹ the king'sª mightyª princes.ª And I¹ was strengthenedª° as the handª of the LORDª my Godª [was] upon¹ me, and I gathered togetherª° out of Israelª¹ chief menª to go upª° with¹ me." {Ezr 7:27-28} + "O Lord,ª I beseechª thee, let now¹ thine earª be¹ attentiveª to¹ the prayerª of thy servant,ª and to¹ the prayerª of thy servants,ª who desireª to fearª°¹ thy name:ª and prosper,ª° I pray¹ thee, thy servantª this day,ª and grantª° him mercyª in the sightª of this¹ man.ª For I¹ was¹ the king'sª cupbearer.²°¹" {Neh 1:11} + "Go,²°¹ gather togetherª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that are presentª° in Shushan,ª and fastª° ye for¹ me, and neither¹ eatª° nor¹ drinkª° threeª days,ª nightª or day:ª I¹ also¹ and my maidensª will fastª° likewise;¹ and soª will I go²° in¹ unto¹ the king,ª which¹ [is] not¹ according to the law:ª and if¹ I perish,ª° I perish.ª°" {Est 4:16} + "Save,ª° LORD:ª let the kingª hearª° us whenª we call.ª°" {Psa 20:9} + "Also unto thee, O Lord,ª [belongeth] mercy:ª for¹ thou¹ renderestª° to every manª according to his work.ª" {Psa 62:12} + "Rememberª° the former thingsª of old:ª¹ for¹ I¹ [am] God,ª and [there is] none¹ else;¹ [I am] God,ª and [there is] noneª like² me,¹ ... Callingª° a ravenous birdª from the east,ª¹ the manª that executeth my counselª from a farª country:ª¹ yea,¹ I have spokenª° [it], I will also¹ bring²° it to pass;¹ I have purposedª° [it], I will also¹ doª° it." {Isa 46:9-11} + "And allª the inhabitantsª° of the earthª [are] reputedª° as nothing:ª and he doethª° according to his willª° in the armyª of heaven,ª and [among] the inhabitantsª° of the earth:ª and noneª canª stayª° his hand,ª or sayª° unto him, Whatª doestª° thou?" {Dan 4:35}
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