The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.
1 Chronicles
History(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
Deuteronomy
LawShall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
Nehemiah
HistoryNow in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke
Gospels / LukeLet not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John
GospelsThou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
Matthew
GospelsTherefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
Judges
HistoryThen will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBe not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFor I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
Judges
History / SamuelThus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWith my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsCan the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAn evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.