And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
Numbers
LawThou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
Acts
HistoryThey are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John
Gospels / JohnLaying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
Luke
GospelsAnd Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
2 Kings
HistoryThey prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanI am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
John
GospelsThe LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
Mark
GospelsAnd though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Job
Wisdom / JobNo man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Mark
Gospels / MarkHe that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Genesis
LawSaying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luke
Gospels / LukeO ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Psalms
PoetryThus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Genesis
LawThine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
Deuteronomy
LawThen the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsLo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Job
Wisdom / Job(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,