For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
Genesis
Law / MosesThus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHaving the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTheir young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
Job
WisdomThere shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
Exodus
Law / MosesO God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTake the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesIs not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
1 Samuel
HistorySpeak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Judges
History / SamuelFor thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Luke
GospelsJesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
John
Gospels / JohnFor through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Acts
HistoryShall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Job
Wisdom / JobNeither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.