Overcoming

“Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.”

“When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.”

“Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?”

“lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.”

“Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.”

“The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.”

“Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.”

“Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.”