They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
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But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYe have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Genesis
LawAnd Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
Acts
HistoryTherefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsConfess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James
General EpistlesAnd he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
Leviticus
LawPass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWhen 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 / MordecaiA good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Proverbs
WisdomI was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Job
Wisdom / JobDare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel
HistorySet thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Acts
HistoryNeither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
Deuteronomy
LawHarden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersShew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
Psalms
PoetryThen I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielMine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.