A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
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Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomWherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBehold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumAnd came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba.
2 Samuel
HistoryWithout understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulMost men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Mark
Gospels / MarkLet all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahTo whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Job
WisdomAnd when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesMoreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielArise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
John
GospelsThen I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahI lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAlso I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
Numbers
LawO generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
Luke
Gospels / LukeMany are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.