And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Psalms
PoetryFor yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSo they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
2 Kings
HistoryHe shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
Genesis
Law / Moses(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
Exodus
LawAnd he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.
Exodus
LawThe Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesDrought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
Job
Wisdom / JobHe hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Numbers
Law / MosesAmong the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAs soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
Genesis
LawNevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
Psalms
PoetryHe that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
1 John
General EpistlesBut the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
Judges
HistoryDeliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.