For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
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For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIf Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Genesis
LawYea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
Job
WisdomAnd hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
Psalms
PoetryAnd my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraShew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
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.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
LawAnd shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAlso the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Ezra
History / EzraThou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Acts
History / LukeWhen thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
Judges
HistoryAnd the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWhen I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;