O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
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And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhat, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Proverbs
WisdomThen saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
Matthew
GospelsThen ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Job
WisdomAnd David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBlessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBlessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalms
PoetryThen the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
Joshua
HistoryNow in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
John
GospelsAnd fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThese are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
Genesis
Law / MosesThou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
Acts
HistoryThe LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Acts
HistorySix of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.