Quotes about Restriction
Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
- Judges 21:1
But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”
- Judges 21:18
And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
- 1 Samuel 13:19
Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
- 1 Kings 2:36
For this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’”
- 1 Kings 13:9
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
- Psalm 104:9
They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
- Isaiah 24:9
“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”
- Jeremiah 16:2
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 16:5
Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
- Jeremiah 37:4
Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.
- Ezekiel 4:8
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
- Hosea 2:6