To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahBehold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
Luke
GospelsAnd Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
1 Kings
HistoryMoses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIn that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Luke
GospelsAnd when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
Esther
History / MordecaiThey shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
Exodus
LawThe curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistoryA golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
Exodus
LawAnd it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
Exodus
LawAnd seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
John
GospelsThen I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
Leviticus
LawThe words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.