Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
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Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsArt thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukCircumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonShall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Esther
History / MordecaiBut if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelThe LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Psalms
PoetryDo ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsBehold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Job
WisdomNow the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings
HistoryMany are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
Psalms
PoetryFor he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
Job
Wisdom / JobNevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
Exodus
Law / MosesThe lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.