Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
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And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
1 Samuel
HistoryThou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
Daniel
Major ProphetsTherefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsO wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
Numbers
LawAnd Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,
Joshua
HistoryThese likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
2 Kings
HistoryWhen Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
1 Samuel
HistoryHath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWhy withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
Psalms
PoetryFor all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;