And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
Acts
History / LukeNeither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Job
WisdomAnd if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Genesis
LawThey shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Genesis
LawNow there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahO thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
Exodus
LawAnd Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTherefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Joshua
HistorySo the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
1 Kings
HistoryThus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiThat the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
Judges
HistoryFor if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.