The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTake you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
Joshua
HistoryAnd the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
Judges
HistoryAnd the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Acts
HistoryAlso I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Luke
Gospels / LukeLo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
Job
WisdomIf thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonJesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
John
GospelsAnd Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
Acts
History / LukeBehold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsJosiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Psalms
PoetryBut if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBy reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
John
Gospels / JohnWhen he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.