For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
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By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAll flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Job
Wisdom / JobDoth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
Job
Wisdom / JobWhen I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
Genesis
LawAnd if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
Numbers
Law / MosesSing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsLet death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
Psalms
PoetryA gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
Proverbs
WisdomTo him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
1 Samuel
HistoryFor thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
Psalms
PoetryThe conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAt her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
Judges
HistoryThen they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
Acts
HistoryThe troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Psalms
PoetryBut the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
2 Kings
HistoryI will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsGive them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaThus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTherefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.