I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
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In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
Job
Wisdom / JobThey return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts
HistoryAnd they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Genesis
Law / MosesAs we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryA dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
Job
WisdomSo David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThis is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
Mark
GospelsThe cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsYea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Job
Wisdom / JobO ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.