In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
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And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHe hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahIt is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThen the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Esther
HistoryBut, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
Amos
Minor ProphetsSo Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTherefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
Acts
HistoryAnd said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
Genesis
Law / MosesEvil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
Acts
History / LukeHe hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Genesis
LawAnd the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThen David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.