For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
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He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Psalms
PoetryRun now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
2 Kings
HistoryHis heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus
LawAnd the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel
HistoryO God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Psalms
PoetryFor, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
Psalms
PoetryThere was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
John
GospelsFor thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsAnd thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Exodus
LawAnd I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Revelation
ApocalypticGive wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahJesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
John
Gospels / JohnWho raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
1 Samuel
HistoryGather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Psalms
PoetryAnd Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
Judges
History / SamuelBut I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLikewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.