Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
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And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Exodus
Law / MosesThat chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
2 Kings
HistorySo it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
Mark
GospelsCursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
Exodus
LawAnd the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy
LawWherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Matthew
GospelsWoe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumFor thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Psalms
PoetryBut Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
Genesis
LawIf I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
Job
WisdomThen Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
Genesis
LawFor I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
Ezra
HistoryAnd forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
Genesis
LawPaul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Acts
HistoryAnd the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
Mark
Gospels / MarkWhoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.