And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
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Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
Judges
HistoryAt the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
Ezra
HistoryThe children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Genesis
Law / MosesYe said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsThy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalms
PoetryGood understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luke
GospelsThese ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
Deuteronomy
LawAll the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
Joshua
HistoryHe that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
Acts
History / LukeHappy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs
WisdomThe land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Exodus
LawGo, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelYea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahDavid therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
1 Chronicles
HistoryHowbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: