And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
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And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.
Numbers
LawThey shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSaying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
Acts
HistoryAnd I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Revelation
ApocalypticLikewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Luke
GospelsAnd they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Job
WisdomBehold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWhat man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalms
PoetryAnd John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
Luke
GospelsMy God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Psalms
PoetryAnd they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms
PoetryAnd she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
2 Samuel
HistoryA time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFor, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThere is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesIron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs
WisdomLORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Psalms
PoetryAnd there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.