Quotes about Perseverance

the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.

Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—

Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?

But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

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.

So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?

It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.

And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.