He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
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Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
2 Kings
HistoryIf indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
Job
Wisdom / JobShe shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Proverbs
WisdomThou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
1 Samuel
HistoryThen the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the idols he shall utterly abolish.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryCursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Deuteronomy
LawYe men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Acts
History / LukeAre not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
Job
WisdomThe king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWhen Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
John
Gospels / JohnIn that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
Judges
History / SamuelWho are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulIn those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Judges
History / SamuelThe earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.