And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWith the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
Mark
GospelsFor we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownHe is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
Exodus
LawBe not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelNo man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
Luke
GospelsAnd Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Genesis
LawThe nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Genesis
LawHe shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWhich justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBlessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAs for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Acts
HistoryWoe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.