Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Luke
GospelsBecause they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTherefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThen Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
Exodus
LawThou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
2 Samuel
HistoryI say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Luke
GospelsAnd Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Genesis
LawAnd if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
Leviticus
LawAnd at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
Genesis
LawSince the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahYet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.