Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Job
Wisdom / JobNow when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahRehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Ezra
HistoryAnd God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsI have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
Job
WisdomFor thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahWhen Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
Esther
History / MordecaiThe mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs
WisdomThen when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
Joshua
History / JoshuaTherefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahTherefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesCasting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesWhen the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Acts
History / LukeFor I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,