Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
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And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Genesis
LawWherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Luke
GospelsBut when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Acts
History / LukeLet the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
Job
Wisdom / JobYet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahNow when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Mark
GospelsAnd he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
1 Kings
HistoryRejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAfterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTake heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
John
Gospels / JohnThe children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
Nehemiah
History(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Esther
History / MordecaiThey that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Genesis
LawAnd Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSo Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.