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And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Exodus
LawDoth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Job
WisdomYe that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Amos
Minor ProphetsFor as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
Ezra
History / EzraShould it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThen he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsOnly take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Deuteronomy
LawHis glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
2 Samuel
HistoryTherefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahBe not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAll things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulMy vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonIt is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThe LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalms
PoetryHow then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
1 Samuel
HistoryO let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
Psalms
PoetryFor in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.