Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
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And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
Matthew
GospelsThe LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelYet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
Acts
HistoryBind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonMy soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
Psalms
PoetryOne thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Psalms
PoetryAnd from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
Leviticus
LawWherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Genesis
Law / MosesIf any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Acts
History / LukeAnd I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThe highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHe answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielOne generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
Judges
History / SamuelThey were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWhen a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.