And 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.
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Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
Ezra
HistoryFor the Lord will not cast off for ever:
Lamentations
Major Prophets / Jeremiah(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
Judges
History / SamuelAnd thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
Exodus
Law / MosesHe hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomBut if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Deuteronomy
LawYe shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraKnow now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
Genesis
LawAnd if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAfter him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.
Genesis
LawRooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
Mark
GospelsAnd without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut Job answered and said,
Job
WisdomFor the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.