They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
Joshua
HistoryTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTurn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSubmit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James
General EpistlesWhom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
Acts
HistorySave us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
Psalms
PoetryThus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBehold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThese things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
John
Gospels / JohnFor it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownLabour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
1 Samuel
HistoryMoreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
1 Samuel
HistoryYet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.