I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
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And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahShe weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahNot a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesSaying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Luke
GospelsAnd they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Acts
HistoryOf the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThis is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
Acts
History / LukeAnd in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
Acts
HistoryAnd the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
Judges
HistoryAnd he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mark
GospelsThis same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
Proverbs
WisdomBut the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahDrought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
Job
WisdomThus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBecause they said, He hath an unclean spirit.