And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
Psalms
PoetryThen I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
Acts
HistoryAnd they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
Mark
GospelsHe that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
Exodus
LawAnd it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
Esther
HistoryBut now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
2 Chronicles
HistoryGo up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Luke
GospelsSo the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Ezra
History / EzraFor he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
2 Kings
HistoryFor I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelA sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielWhen the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Psalms
PoetryThus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.