I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
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We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBefore the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBut when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
John
GospelsThen he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThis know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesBut Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
Acts
HistoryTarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsConcerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsA wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Psalms
PoetryPhilip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Job
WisdomGo and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Luke
GospelsAnd it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
Exodus
LawThere be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.