Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
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Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBy honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHe also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus
LawAnd I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Genesis
Law / MosesTherefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Psalms
PoetryO thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersKnow that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd all the men were about twelve.
Acts
History / LukeAnd ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
1 Samuel
HistoryNow therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Joshua
History / JoshuaTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
Mark
Gospels / MarkEvery one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psalms
PoetryHow he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThat prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.