Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
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Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
2 Kings
HistoryDoth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis
LawI am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.
Numbers
Law / MosesBe not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonNow I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1 Peter
General EpistlesI cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
Psalms
PoetryThe blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job
WisdomThe children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
Ezra
History / EzraOf the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
John
Gospels / JohnThere shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
Genesis
LawFor in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
Deuteronomy
LawFor, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThat lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Amos
Minor ProphetsO ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAs the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Solomon's Song
PoetryFor the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.