Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
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So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalms
PoetryThe king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Proverbs
WisdomI have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Judges
History / SamuelNow therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahTake fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Proverbs
WisdomFor this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNamely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
Judges
HistoryBut chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
2 Peter
General EpistlesThe Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke
Gospels / LukeBehold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraPleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
Genesis
LawAnd when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
1 Samuel
HistoryIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.