The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Mark
GospelsAnd ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
Genesis
LawHe is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
Psalms
PoetryBut Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers
LawAnd thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.
Exodus
LawMine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsO that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
Ezra
History / EzraFor I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesEvil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Proverbs
WisdomPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesFor they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
Exodus
Law / MosesThus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMake thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matthew
GospelsAnd there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAt his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?