Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
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For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahChasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs
WisdomThus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
Acts
HistoryBehold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIf a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
Leviticus
Law / MosesWhen Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanDoth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThese were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
Nehemiah
HistoryIn vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHe giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTherefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsLet him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
Numbers
LawThen spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Acts
HistoryAnd he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.