And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
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And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhere their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark
GospelsThat they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Joshua
HistoryBecause of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumNevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Mark
GospelsBut if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulI know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThe voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
Acts
HistoryThese are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Numbers
LawThen fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
Acts
History / LukeO Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Genesis
LawYet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
1 Kings
HistoryThere is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.