Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
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And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHis soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDavid smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
2 Samuel
HistoryJesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
John
GospelsArise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
1 Kings
HistorySamaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
Job
Wisdom / JobBenjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Genesis
Law / MosesNow my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
Job
WisdomBe ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
Genesis
LawAnd on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers
LawEzer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
Leviticus
LawAnd furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHe is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.
Leviticus
LawTherefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTestifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.