All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBlessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
Deuteronomy
LawThis is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahOf Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Obadiah
Minor ProphetsAnd I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
Judges
HistoryAnd God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis
Law / MosesBehold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesFor we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Psalms
PoetryIn that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahYea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
Job
WisdomTurn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms
PoetryAnd with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraO LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.