And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
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He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsCommand the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIs there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
Job
Wisdom / JobThen was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Job
Wisdom / JobThey that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
1 Chronicles
HistorySo that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
Deuteronomy
LawBut many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Matthew
GospelsThou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHe fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhich was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Luke
GospelsBuild ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?