Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Ezra
HistoryThen will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Leviticus
LawMy soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownLet the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIf my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBy little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
Exodus
Law / MosesJesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
John
GospelsAnd all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesWe are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Genesis
Law / MosesYe know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAlso he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Ruth
HistoryAnd the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Genesis
LawSo thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThey have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.