And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryYe shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.
Numbers
LawAnd there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Judges
History / SamuelHearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
James
General EpistlesThe blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
Genesis
LawBehold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Job
Wisdom / JobHe hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
Job
Wisdom / JobCome on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Exodus
LawWherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Psalms
PoetryOr those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke
GospelsAnd they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Numbers
LawThen said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
John
GospelsTherefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Job
Wisdom / JobWhat, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Proverbs
WisdomAnd those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
Numbers
LawWhere is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
Job
WisdomTherefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHow long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?