For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
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Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
3 John
General Epistles / JohnBy reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsBehold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahSo they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBut when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
Acts
HistoryBehold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
1 Kings
HistoryHow are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
2 Samuel
HistoryThus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSpeak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
Genesis
LawHe will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahSo shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.