And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelFor the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Genesis
LawAnd I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
Philemon
Pauline Epistles / PaulThou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
Solomon's Song
PoetryGo, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWill the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersA bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewCursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesI called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsO my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
Daniel
Major ProphetsHearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James
General Epistles / JamesFor thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosHe taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBecause of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Psalms
PoetryAnd now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Genesis
LawAnd thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThey are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
Job
Wisdom / JobO thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.