Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Deuteronomy
LawThe cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
Psalms
PoetryWhen Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matthew
GospelsMaking the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Mark
GospelsAnd about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
Acts
HistoryAnd when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Matthew
GospelsTherefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
Joshua
HistoryAccording to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTherefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraI will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
Psalms
PoetryThe fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
1 Samuel
HistoryRejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
Revelation
ApocalypticThat I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Nehemiah
HistoryHe made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms
PoetryHis mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
John
GospelsIn that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.