“ What happens when an evil spirit comes out of a person? It goes through dry areas looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find it. Then it says,‘ I will return to the house I left.’

“污鬼离了人身，就在无水之地过来过去，寻求安歇之处；既寻不着，便说：‘我要回到我所出来的屋里去。’

“污灵离了人身，走遍无水之地寻找安歇之处，却找不到。就说：‘我要回到我原来的屋里去。’

“污灵离了人身，走遍无水之地寻找安歇之处，却找不到。就说：‘我要回到我原来的屋里去。’

“有个污鬼离开了它以前所附的人，在干旱无水之地四处游荡，寻找安歇之处，却没有找到。于是它说，‘我要回到老地方。’

“一个污灵离开了一个人，走遍干旱之地，寻找栖身的地方，却没有找到，就说：‘我要回到我从前离开了的那房子。’

“有个污灵从一个人身上出来以后，走遍无水之地，寻找安歇的地方，却找不到，就说：‘我要回到我离开的那屋里去。’

「污鬼離了人身，就在無水之地過來過去，尋求安歇之處；既尋不着，便說：『我要回到我所出來的屋裏去。』

「污靈離了人身，走遍無水之地尋找安歇之處，卻找不到。就說：『我要回到我原來的屋裏去。』

「污靈離了人身，走遍無水之地尋找安歇之處，卻找不到。就說：『我要回到我原來的屋裏去。』

「有個污鬼離開了牠以前所附的人，在乾旱無水之地四處遊蕩，尋找安歇之處，卻沒有找到。於是牠說，『我要回到老地方。』

“一個污靈離開了一個人，走遍乾旱之地，尋找棲身的地方，卻沒有找到，就說：‘我要回到我從前離開了的那房子。’

『污靈從人裏面出來，就在無水之地過來過去，尋求安歇，卻尋不着；就說：「我要回到我所由出的屋裏去。」

「有個汙靈從一個人身上出來以後，走遍無水之地，尋找安歇的地方，卻找不到，就說：『我要回到我離開的那屋裡去。』

邪鬼既出其人、遊行旱地、求安不得、曰、我將返我所出之室、

邪神離人、遊行旱地、求安不得、曰、我將歸所出之室、

邪魔離人、游行旱地、求安而不得、乃曰、不如我仍歸所出之室、

邪魔既離人身、徘徊於無水之地、欲求安身之所而不可得、乃曰：「吾將返吾故宅。」

“ When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says,‘ I will return to the house I left.’

“ When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says,‘ I will return to my house from which I came.’

“ When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says,‘ I will return to the person I came from.’

“ When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says,‘ I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’

“ When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it then says,‘ I will return to my house from which I came.’

“ When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says,‘ I will return to my house from which I came.’

The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

“ When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says,‘ I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

“ When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says,‘ I will return to the home I left.’

The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says,‘ I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

Be watchful and control yourselves. Your enemy the devil is like a roaring lion. He prowls around looking for someone to swallow up.

“ What happens when an evil spirit comes out of a person? It goes through dry areas looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find it.Then it says,‘ I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives there, it finds the house empty. The house has been swept clean and put in order.Then the evil spirit goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself. They go in and live there. That person is worse off than before. That is how it will be with the evil people of today.”

God, you are my God. I seek you with all my heart. With all my strength I thirst for you in this dry desert where there isn’t any water.

The Lord said to Satan,“ Where have you come from?” Satan answered,“ From traveling all around the earth. I’ve been going from one end of it to the other.”

The Lord said to Satan,“ Where have you come from?” Satan answered,“ From traveling all around the earth. I’ve been going from one end of it to the other.”

Jesus saw that a crowd was running over to see what was happening. Then he ordered the evil spirit to leave the boy.“ You spirit that makes him unable to hear and speak!” he said.“ I command you, come out of him. Never enter him again.”

And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

“ There is no peace for those who are evil,” says the Lord.

You used to live as sinners when you followed the ways of this world. You served the one who rules over the spiritual forces of evil. He is the spirit who is now at work in those who don’t obey God.

I will pour out water on the thirsty land. I will make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your children. I will pour out my blessing on their children after them.

The burning sand will become a pool of water. The thirsty ground will become bubbling springs. In the places where wild dogs once lay down, tall grass and papyrus will grow.

“ Those who are poor and needy search for water. But there isn’t any. Their tongues are dry because they are thirsty. But I will help them. I am the Lord. I will not desert them. I am Israel’s God.I will make streams flow on the bare hilltops. I will make springs come up in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water. I will turn the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.I will make trees grow in the desert. I will plant cedar and acacia trees there. I will plant myrtle and olive trees there. I will make juniper trees grow in the dry and empty desert. I will plant fir and cypress trees there.

The desert and the dry ground will be glad. The dry places will be full of joy. Flowers will grow there. Like the first crocus in the spring,the desert will bloom with flowers. It will be very glad and shout for joy. The glorious beauty of Lebanon will be given to it. It will be as beautiful as the rich lands of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see the glory of the Lord. They will see the beauty of our God.

But those who are evil are like the rolling sea. It never rests. Its waves toss up mud and sand.“ There is no peace for those who are evil,” says my God.

Please do something for me. I’ll put a piece of wool on the threshing floor. Suppose dew is only on the wool tomorrow morning. And suppose the ground all around it is dry. Then I will know that you will use me to save Israel. I’ll know that your promise will come true.”And that’s what happened. Gideon got up early the next day. He squeezed the dew out of the wool. The water filled a bowl.Then Gideon said to God,“ Don’t be angry with me. Let me ask you for just one more thing. Let me use the wool for one more test. But this time make the wool dry. And let the ground be covered with dew.”So that night God did it. Only the wool was dry. The ground all around it was covered with dew.

Sinners can’t rest until they do what is evil. They can’t sleep until they make someone sin.

The man said to me,“ This water flows toward the eastern territory. It goes down into the Arabah Valley. There it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into it, the salt water there becomes fresh.Many creatures will live where the river flows. It will have many schools of fish. This water flows there and makes the salt water fresh. So where the river flows everything will live.People will stand along the shore to fish. From En Gedi all the way to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading fishnets. The Dead Sea will have many kinds of fish. They will be like the fish in the Mediterranean Sea.But none of the swamps will have fresh water in them. They will stay salty.