And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
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Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahAnd he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Acts
HistoryAnd Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Esther
HistoryJudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahO earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
Judges
HistoryWhen I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
Judges
HistoryGirded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielCursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
Exodus
Law / MosesPharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
Genesis
Law / MosesFor they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesForasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew
GospelsAnd desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBecause ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: