And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
2 Kings
HistoryWhose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
Job
WisdomWhen he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
Job
Wisdom / JobThe way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Proverbs
WisdomThen cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
John
GospelsA scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
Leviticus
Law / MosesTherefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
Judges
HistoryAnd Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAlas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAfter that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThat we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;
Joshua
History / JoshuaGive strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Proverbs
WisdomSo 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
History / JeremiahOne young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers
LawHaving your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWho can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.