And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms
PoetryFor the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryServants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahIf we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
Job
Wisdom / JobBy faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
Hebrews
General EpistlesHe that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Joshua
HistoryAnd the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThey are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
Job
WisdomAnd it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
Esther
HistoryThat they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Joshua
HistoryThough I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs
WisdomHow long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
Esther
History / MordecaiThen Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Matthew
GospelsAnd from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Job
WisdomAnd the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAfter many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.