For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
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And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielSurely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Psalms
PoetryFor all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahTherefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
Nehemiah
HistoryTherefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
Psalms
PoetryAnd they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.
Judges
History / SamuelDeliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
1 Samuel
HistoryThey that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Ezra
HistoryHe also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSaying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: