And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Matthew
GospelsWherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Genesis
Law / MosesNotwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWhom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
Acts
HistoryMoreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Exodus
LawThey drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
1 Samuel
HistoryHear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew
GospelsAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luke
GospelsDimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
HistoryJesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
John
GospelsThe voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMy goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWoe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!