And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahHe hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThat we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
Joshua
History / JoshuaThen I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
Judges
HistoryThen Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAs the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Psalms
PoetryTake thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
Genesis
LawFor in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonSo Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.
Judges
History / SamuelI am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThese are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
Numbers
Law / MosesFrom the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Revelation
ApocalypticIn the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.