And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!
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These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Numbers
LawBlessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThese are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
2 Peter
General EpistlesAre there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Micah
Minor ProphetsTherefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhat is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus
LawThere was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Ruth
HistoryThine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAll the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThe children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahA greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNow then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
Deuteronomy
LawFor which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesSo neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahYet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.
Job
WisdomO ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.