And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Luke
GospelsWith kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
Job
Wisdom / JobBut we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
Acts
HistoryTherefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesA new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
Numbers
Law / MosesThe hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Proverbs
WisdomBut Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesCanst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Job
WisdomDo we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThey abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Exodus
LawThat they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Job
WisdomThe LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTherefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielOne young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.