When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,

When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him,

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.’

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”

And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke.

The thin ears of corn swallowed up the seven healthy, full ears. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.

like an eagle that stirs up its nest
and hovers over its young,
that spreads its wings to catch them
and carries them on its pinions.

Like an eagle that stirs up its nest,
that flutters over its young,
spreading out its wings, catching them,
bearing them on its pinions,

“Wake up, wake up, Deborah!
Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!
Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam.”

“Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, break out in a song!
Arise, Barak, lead away your captives,
O son of Abinoam.

and tightened it with the pin.

Again she called to him, ‘Samson, the Philistines are upon you!’ He awoke from his sleep and pulled up the pin and the loom, with the fabric.

So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web. And she made them tight with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web.

Then she called, ‘Samson, the Philistines are upon you!’

He awoke from his sleep and thought, ‘I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.’ But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

So David took the spear and water jug near Saul’s head, and they left. No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up. They were all sleeping, because the Lord had put them into a deep sleep.

So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them.

Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.

Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them and won a name beside the three.

Then Solomon awoke – and he realised it had been a dream.

He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.

And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.

At noon Elijah began to taunt them. ‘Shout louder!’ he said. ‘Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or travelling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.’

And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.”

Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and told him, ‘The boy has not awakened.’

Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him and told him, “The child has not awakened.”

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, the spirit of Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he took them into exile, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, to this day.

this is the list of David’s mighty warriors:

Jashobeam, a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

This is an account of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.

Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.

Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three.

The Lord aroused against Jehoram the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabs who lived near the Cushites.

And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians.

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfil the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfil the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites – everyone whose heart God had moved – prepared to go up and build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.

Then rose up the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem.

May those who curse days curse that day,
those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.

Let those curse it who curse the day,
who are ready to rouse up Leviathan.

if you are pure and upright,
even now he will rouse himself on your behalf
and restore you to your prosperous state.

if you are pure and upright,
surely then he will rouse himself for you
and restore your rightful habitation.

so he lies down and does not rise;
till the heavens are no more, people will not awake
or be roused from their sleep.

so a man lies down and rises not again;
till the heavens are no more he will not awake
or be roused out of his sleep.

The upright are appalled at this;
the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.

The upright are appalled at this,
and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.

‘If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune
or gloated over the trouble that came to him –

“If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me,
or exulted when evil overtook him

No one is fierce enough to rouse it.
Who then is able to stand against me?

No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.
Who then is he who can stand before me?

I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

Arise, Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.

Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.

As for me, I shall be vindicated and shall see your face;
when I awake, I shall be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.

Awake, and rise to my defence!
Contend for me, my God and Lord.

Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,
for my cause, my God and my Lord!

Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep?
Rouse yourself! Do not reject us for ever.

Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?
Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!

Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.

Awake my glory!
Awake O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!

I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
Arise to help me; look on my plight!

for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
Awake, come to meet me, and see!

You, Lord God Almighty,
you who are the God of Israel,
rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
show no mercy to wicked traitors.

You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil.  Selah

They are like a dream when one awakes;
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.

Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.

Yet he was merciful;
he forgave their iniquities
and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger
and did not stir up his full wrath.

Yet he, being compassionate,
atoned for their iniquity
and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
and did not stir up all his wrath.

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
like a strong man shouting because of wine.

before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken your might;
come and save us.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
stir up your might
and come to save us!

Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.

Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!

Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand –
when I awake, I am still with you.

If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.

When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.

When you walk, they will lead you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
and when you awake, they will talk with you.

Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.

Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.

‘They hit me,’ you will say, ‘but I’m not hurt!
They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
so I can find another drink?’

“They struck me,” you will say, “but I was not hurt;
they beat me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake?
I must have another drink.”

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

Awake, north wind,
and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,
that its fragrance may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved come into his garden
and taste its choice fruits.

Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden,
let its spices flow.
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.

I slept but my heart was awake.
Listen! My beloved is knocking:
‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,
my dove, my flawless one.
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night.’

I slept, but my heart was awake.
A sound! My beloved is knocking.
“Open to me, my sister, my love,
my dove, my perfect one,
for my head is wet with dew,
my locks with the drops of the night.”

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

Who is this coming up from the wilderness
leaning on her beloved?
Under the apple tree I roused you;
there your mother conceived you,
there she who was in labour gave you birth.

Who is that coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on her beloved?
Under the apple tree I awakened you.
There your mother was in labor with you;
there she who bore you was in labor.

The Lord Almighty will lash them with a whip,
as when he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb;
and he will raise his staff over the waters,
as he did in Egypt.

And the Lord of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt.

See, I will stir up against them the Medes,
who do not care for silver
and have no delight in gold.

Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them,
who have no regard for silver
and do not delight in gold.

The realm of the dead below is all astir
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you –
all those who were leaders in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones –
all those who were kings over the nations.

Sheol beneath is stirred up
to meet you when you come;
it rouses the shades to greet you,
all who were leaders of the earth;
it raises from their thrones
all who were kings of the nations.

My heart cries out over Moab;
her fugitives flee as far as Zoar,
as far as Eglath Shelishiyah.
They go up the hill to Luhith,
weeping as they go;
on the road to Horonaim
they lament their destruction.

My heart cries out for Moab;
her fugitives flee to Zoar,
to Eglath-shelishiyah.
For at the ascent of Luhith
they go up weeping;
on the road to Horonaim
they raise a cry of destruction;

But your dead will live, Lord;
their bodies will rise –
let those who dwell in the dust
wake up and shout for joy –
your dew is like the dew of the morning;
the earth will give birth to her dead.

Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise.
You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy!
For your dew is a dew of light,
and the earth will give birth to the dead.

as when a hungry person dreams of eating,
but awakens hungry still;
as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking,
but awakens faint and thirsty still.
So will it be with the hordes of all the nations
that fight against Mount Zion.

As when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he is eating
and awakes with his hunger not satisfied,
or as when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he is drinking
and awakes faint, with his thirst not quenched,
so shall the multitude of all the nations be
that fight against Mount Zion.

‘Who has stirred up one from the east,
calling him in righteousness to his service?
He hands nations over to him
and subdues kings before him.
He turns them to dust with his sword,
to wind-blown chaff with his bow.

Who stirred up one from the east
whom victory meets at every step?
He gives up nations before him,
so that he tramples kings underfoot;
he makes them like dust with his sword,
like driven stubble with his bow.

‘I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes –
one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads on rulers as if they were mortar,
as if he were a potter treading the clay.

I stirred up one from the north, and he has come,
from the rising of the sun, and he shall call upon my name;
he shall trample on rulers as on mortar,
as the potter treads clay.

The Lord will march out like a champion,
like a warrior he will stir up his zeal;
with a shout he will raise the battle cry
and will triumph over his enemies.

The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
like a man of war he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out he shouts aloud,
he shows himself mighty against his foes.

I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness:
I will make all his ways straight.
He will rebuild my city
and set my exiles free,
but not for a price or reward,
says the Lord Almighty.’

I have stirred him up in righteousness,
and I will make all his ways level;
he shall build my city
and set my exiles free,
not for price or reward,”
says the Lord of hosts.