They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
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And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIf thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
2 Kings
HistoryIt is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
Exodus
LawAnd Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
2 Kings
HistoryFor, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Judges
HistoryO God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalms
PoetryBreak thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
1 Samuel
HistoryMoab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Job
WisdomAnd David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
1 Kings
HistoryBut every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Exodus
Law / MosesI speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.