by god

基本解釋

I was commanded by God to tell the Israelites how to fight the battle.
上帝指揮我，由我來告訴那些以色列人該如何作戰(zhàn)。
Whether it was Sarah claiming she was too old to be used by God or Jeremiah claiming he was too young, God rejected their excuses.
不琯是撒拉聲稱她已太老不能被神所用，或是耶利米說自己太年輕，神都拒絕接受他們的藉口。
He was so worried he would be ostracised and shunned for this by God-fearing Americans that he actually set a publication date of 2406 for those sections.
史密斯說，“因爲(wèi)他實(shí)在是太擔(dān)心會(huì)被敬畏上帝的美國(guó)人排斥和拋棄，這就是他爲(wèi)這部分設(shè)定出版日期爲(wèi)2406年的原因。”

Many people became Mormons. They believed themselves to be a special people chosen by God.
Some scholars assume there's a historical memory behind the elaborate and dramatic story of a miraculous redemption by God.
一些學(xué)者假設(shè)潛藏著歷史記憶,在上帝神奇兌現(xiàn)許諾的詳細(xì)的戯劇化故事中。
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
No English poet before Milton ever suggested that he had been chosen by God at birth to be a poet.
在彌爾頓之前沒有英國(guó)詩人敢說,自己是被上帝選中去做詩人的。
耶魯公開課 - 彌爾頓課程節(jié)選

By God, investors, especially retired investors, are desperate for income to pay their bills.
FORBES: Desperate For Income?