Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
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Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThen said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
Ruth
HistoryThus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraReturn, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHow do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelBecause that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
Genesis
LawSo they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
Ruth
HistoryAnd he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Genesis
LawI have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThere is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielBehold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielIt shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsOr ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
Genesis
LawThe east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Job
WisdomAnd Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.