That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
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I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Solomon's Song
PoetryHe causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
Job
WisdomBut when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhat man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Job
Wisdom / JobFor it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesWhich were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
Matthew
GospelsThis know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhat could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Daniel
Major ProphetsIn that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
Numbers
LawAnd he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
Numbers
LawFor David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
Acts
HistoryPardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
Numbers
LawSo shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTherefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
John
Gospels / JohnHast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.