If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
Exodus
Law / MosesNow when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
Esther
HistoryAnd that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
Genesis
Law / MosesFor word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Luke
GospelsAnd Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
Genesis
LawAnd these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
Nehemiah
HistoryI am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
Mark
Gospels / MarkI know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobIf now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsLo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahWherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIt shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd 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 / JeremiahBut as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Genesis
LawFor of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulTherefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.