In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“Then Israel gave voice to this song: Come up, O water-spring, let us make a song to it: The fountain made by the chiefs, made deep by the great ones of the people, with the law-givers' rod, and with their sticks. Then from the waste land they went on to Mattanah:”— Jacob, Numbers 21:17-18
“And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?”— Jacob, Joshua 9:7
“But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them. This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them. Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.”— Jacob, Joshua 9:19-21
“Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.”— Jacob, Judges 21:1
“And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man. Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.”— Jacob, 1 Samuel 12:4-5
“And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.”— Jacob, 1 Samuel 12:19
“Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh. In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.”— Jacob, 2 Samuel 5:1-2
“Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?”— Jacob, 2 Samuel 19:41
“And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.”— Jacob, 2 Samuel 19:43
“And when all Israel saw that the king would give no attention to them, the people in answer said to the king, What part have we in David? what is our heritage in the son of Jesse? to your tents, O Israel; now see to your people, David. So Israel went away to their tents.”— Jacob, 1 Kings 12:16
“Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh. In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.”— Jacob, 1 Chronicles 11:1-2
“And all the children of Israel were looking on when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord was on the house; and they went down on their knees, with their faces to the earth, worshipping and praising the Lord, and saying, He is good; for his mercy is unchanging for ever.”— Jacob, 2 Chronicles 7:3
“And when all Israel saw that the king would give no attention to them, the people in answer said to the king, What part have we in David? what is our heritage in the son of Jesse? every man to your tents, O Israel; now see to your house, David. So all Israel went to their tents.”— Jacob, 2 Chronicles 10:16
“Then the chiefs of Israel and the king made themselves low and said, The Lord is upright.”— Jacob, 2 Chronicles 12:6
“Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.”— Jacob, Psalms 118:2
“- A Song of the going up. - Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young (let Israel now say); Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young, but my troubles have not overcome me. The ploughmen were ploughing on my back; long were the wounds they made.”— Jacob, Psalms 129:1-3
“And in that day you will say I will give praise to you, O Lord; for though you were angry with me, your wrath is turned away, and I am comforted.”— Jacob, Isaiah 12:1
“See, God is my salvation; I will have faith in the Lord, without fear: for the Lord Jah is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”— Jacob, Isaiah 12:2
“And in that day you will say, Give praise to the Lord, let his name be honoured, give word of his doings among the peoples, say that his name is lifted up.”— Jacob, Isaiah 12:4
“Make a song to the Lord; for he has done noble things: give news of them through all the earth.”— Jacob, Isaiah 12:5
“Let your voice be sounding in a cry of joy, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”— Jacob, Isaiah 12:6
“Why do you say, O Jacob, such words as these, O Israel, The Lord's eyes are not on my way, and my God gives no attention to my cause?”— Jacob, Isaiah 40:27
“Come back, you children who have been turned away, and I will take away your desire for wandering. See, we have come to you, for you are the Lord our God. Truly, the hills, and the noise of an army on the mountains, are a false hope: truly, in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.”— Jacob, Jeremiah 3:22-23
“But the Baal has taken all the work of our fathers from our earliest days; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”— Jacob, Jeremiah 3:24
“Let us be stretched on the earth in our downfall, covering ourselves with our shame: for we have been sinners against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our earliest years even till this day: and we have not given ear to the voice of the Lord our God.”— Jacob, Jeremiah 3:25
“They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food: And the prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them; so it will be done to them.”— Jacob, Jeremiah 5:12-13
“Then I said, Ah, Lord! they say of me, Is he not a maker of stories?”— Jacob, Ezekiel 20:49
“Now, truly, they will say, We have no king, we have no fear of the Lord; and the king, what is he able to do for us?”— Jacob, Hosea 10:3
“And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will come to destruction; thorns and waste plants will come up on their altars; they will say to the mountains, Be a cover over us; and to the hills, Come down on us.”— Jacob, Hosea 10:8
“Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips. Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.”— Jacob, Hosea 14:2-3
“You have been loved by me, says the Lord. But you say, Where was your love for us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord: but Jacob was loved by me,”— Jacob, Malachi 1:2
“And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream. We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.”— Joseph, Genesis 37:6-7
“Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.”— Joseph, Genesis 37:9
“And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.”— Joseph, Genesis 37:13
“And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.”— Joseph, Genesis 37:16
“But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control; So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?”— Joseph, Genesis 39:8-9
“And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?”— Joseph, Genesis 40:7
“Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?”— Joseph, Genesis 40:8
“Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days; After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant. But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison: For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.”— Joseph, Genesis 40:12-15
“Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days; After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.”— Joseph, Genesis 40:18-19
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