Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
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Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThis book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Joshua
HistoryNeither shalt thou commit adultery.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBut there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Acts
History / LukeAnd they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOf the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
Revelation
ApocalypticVaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Ezra
HistoryI will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Genesis
LawAnd Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
2 Kings
HistoryFor the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
Genesis
Law / MosesMy little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnI had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
3 John
General Epistles / JohnTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.