For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty.

he stretcheth

Leviticus 26:23 And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me:

Psalm 73:9,11 They have set their mouth against heaven: and their tongue hath passed through the earth. . . .

Isaiah 27:4 There is no indignation in me: who shall make me a thorn and a brier in battle: shall I march against it, shall, I set it on fire together?

Daniel 5:23 But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.

Malachi 3:13 Your words have been unsufferable to me, saith the Lord.

Acts 9:5 Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

Acts 12:1,23 And at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church. . . .

strengtheneth

Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?

Job 40:9-11 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him? . . .

Exodus 5:2,3 But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. . . .

Exodus 9:17 Dost thou yet hold back my people; and wilt thou not let them go?

1 Samuel 4:7-9 And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said: . . .

1 Samuel 6:6 Why do you harden your hearts, as Egypt and Pharao hardened their hearts? did not he, after he was struck, then let them go, and they departed?

Psalm 52:7 Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.

Isaiah 8:9,10 Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, and be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome. . . .

Isaiah 10:12-14 And it shall come to pass, that when the Lord shall have performed all his works in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, I will visit the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of the haughtiness of his eyes. . . .

Isaiah 41:4-7 Who hath wrought and done these things, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, I am the first and the last. . . .