And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
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Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
Numbers
Law / MosesWhy do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThat upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Matthew
GospelsSo they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Numbers
LawAnd he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Exodus
Law / MosesFor yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Matthew
GospelsBehold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy
LawConsider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterFor the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesFor I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnIn my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
1 Samuel
HistoryAijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
HistoryThen Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
Esther
History / MordecaiThou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Leviticus
LawAnd Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.