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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And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
Genesis
Law / MosesHe sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThey took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
John
Gospels / JohnLet thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John
GospelsAnd it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
Numbers
Law / MosesFor upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
Ezra
History / EzraI will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
Deuteronomy
LawThese are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
Genesis
LawAnd I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Leviticus
LawAnd he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
Judges
History / SamuelFor I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
1 Chronicles
HistoryTruly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
Luke
GospelsAnd thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Ezra
History / EzraIn the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
Daniel
Major ProphetsOut of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
Acts
HistoryEven so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.