8 With nods of fear and indignation Thou commandest the flames, And they change into spirits, And with a word Thou quickenest that which was not, And with mighty power Thou holdest that which has not yet come. (2BA) 9 Thou instructest created things in the understanding of Thee, And Thou makest wise the spheres so as to minister in their orders. (2BA) 10 Armies innumerable stand before Thee And minister in their orders quietly at Thy nod. (2BA)
2 Baruch 48:8–10
Semantically similar passages
2 Baruch 21:5–7
5 they obey Thee. Thou that hast commanded the air by Thy nod, and hast seen those things which (2BA) 6 are to be as those things which Thou art doing. Thou that rulest with great thought the hosts that stand before Thee: also the countless holy beings, which Thou didst… (2BA)
Judith 16:13–15
13 “I will sing to my God a new song: O Lord, you are great and glorious, marvelous in strength, invincible. (WEB) 14 Let all your creation serve you; for you spoke, and they were made. You sent out your spirit, and it built them. There is no one who can resist your voice. (WEB)
2 Baruch 54:12–14
12 For who doeth like unto Thy marvellous deeds, O God, Or who comprehendeth Thy deep thought of life. (2BA) 13 For with Thy counsel Thou dost govern all the creatures which Thy right hand has created, And Thou hast established every fountain of light beside Thee, And the… (2BA)
2 Baruch 54:2–4
2 (Thou) for whom nothing is too hard, But who dost everything easily by a nod: (2BA) 3 (Thou) to whom the depths come as the heights, And whose word the beginnings of the ages serve: (2BA) 4 (Thou) who revealest to those who fear Thee what is prepared for them, That thenceforth… (2BA)
Odes of Solomon 16:13–15
13 And created things run in their courses, and do their works: (ODE) 14 And they know not how to stand and be idle; and His heavenly hosts are subject to His word. (ODE) 15 The treasure-chamber of the light is the sun, and the treasury of the darkness is the night: (ODE)
2 Esdras 8:21–23
21 whose throne is beyond measure, whose glory is beyond comprehension, before whom the army of angels stand with trembling, (WEB) 22 at whose bidding they are changed to wind and fire, whose word is sure, and sayings constant, whose ordinance is strong, and commandment f… (WEB)
Psalms 119:90–92
90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. 91 Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You. 92 If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
2 Baruch 48:3–5
3 Thou alone knowest the duration of the generations, And Thou revealest not Thy mysteries to many. (2BA) 4 Thou makest known the multitude of the fire, And Thou weighest the lightness of the wind. (2BA) 5 Thou explorest the limit of the heights, And Thou scrutinizest the depths… (2BA)
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources