By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
Because it did not keep the doors of my mother's body shut, so that trouble might be veiled from my eyes.
To a man whose way is veiled, and who is shut in by God?
By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.
He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.
So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.
However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!
And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you!
Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.
His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?
So the men went after them on the road to Jordan as far as the river-crossing: and when they had gone out after them, the door into the town was shut.
(Now Jericho was all shut up because of the children of Israel: there was no going out or coming in.)
And they went on waiting till they were shamed, but the doors were still shut; so they took the key, and, opening them, saw their lord stretched out dead on the floor.
My voice came to you; let not your ear be shut to my breathing, to my cry.
Even when I send up a cry for help, he keeps my prayer shut out.
It is an old disease in the skin of his flesh, and the priest will say that he is unclean; he will not have to be shut up, for he is clearly unclean.
But if, after looking at it, he sees that there are no white hairs on it, and it is not deeper than the skin, and it is not very bright, then let the priest keep him shut up for seven days:
But if, after looking at it, the priest sees that there is no white hair on the bright place, and it is not deeper than the skin, and is not very bright, then let the priest keep him shut up for seven days:
And after looking at the diseased place, if it does not seem to go deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest will have him shut up for seven days:
Then his hair is to be cut off, but not on the diseased place, and he is to be shut up for seven days more:
But if the mark on his skin is white, and does not seem to go deeper than the skin, and the hair on it is not turned white, then the priest will keep him shut up for seven days;
And the priest is to see him on the seventh day; and if, in his opinion, the place on his skin has not become worse and is not increased in size, then the priest will keep him shut up for seven days more:
And after it has been seen by the priest, the thing which is so marked is to be shut up for seven days:
Then the priest will give orders for the thing on which the mark is, to be washed, and to be shut up for seven days more:
Then the priest will go out of the door of the house, and keep the house shut up for seven days:
And, in addition, anyone who goes into the house at any time, while it is shut up, will be unclean till evening.
And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.
And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?
When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.
There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.
Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.
For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.
Get water for the time when you are shut in, make strong your towns: go into the potter's earth, stamping it down with your feet, make strong the brickworks.
And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day.
And I went to the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us have a meeting in the house of God, inside the Temple, and let the doors be shut: for they will come to put you to death; truly, in the night they will come to put you to death.
And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.
And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had put a mark of shame on her, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days, and after that she may come in again.
So Miriam was shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days: and the people did not go forward on their journey till Miriam had come in again.
And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him.
So they and all theirs went down living into the underworld, and the earth was shut over them, and they were cut off from among the meeting of the people.
And Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran: walled towns and shut-in places for sheep.
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;
A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
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