Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsTherefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Ruth
History / SamuelSo the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
Joshua
HistoryAnd he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraGreat men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Job
WisdomThen they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Psalms
PoetryLook not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
1 Kings
History / JeremiahTell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHow much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Job
Wisdom / JobLet them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Psalms
PoetryTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThat through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Judges
HistoryShe hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsOf whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesI will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
Exodus
LawWith gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.
Psalms
PoetryTheir priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHow beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!