Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
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Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
Psalms
PoetryHis glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus
Law / MosesThen again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
John
Gospels / JohnBehold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Job
Wisdom / JobHow do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
1 Kings
HistoryIn whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Job
WisdomAnd the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
Judges
History / SamuelAnd they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhen ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewOf which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
1 Peter
General EpistlesBy which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAll my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
Judges
HistoryAnd when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
Luke
GospelsJesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
Numbers
Law / MosesHadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,