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.
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Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeTherefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhen thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
Matthew
GospelsThat the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
2 Kings
HistoryBehold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Job
Wisdom / JobMy knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
Psalms
PoetryAmong whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWe will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
Leviticus
LawAnd the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Exodus
LawAnd they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
John
Gospels / JohnTake the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
Numbers
Law / MosesThe prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Proverbs
WisdomHe shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
1 Samuel
HistoryBehold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.