If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
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But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesWho said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
Judges
HistoryMan goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Psalms
PoetryBehold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
2 Kings
History / JeremiahI said in my haste, All men are liars.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons:
Numbers
Law / MosesThen delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
John
GospelsAnd the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
2 Samuel
HistoryBehold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
Genesis
Law / MosesIs it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
Job
Wisdom / JobIn the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
Exodus
LawSo Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
1 Kings
HistoryFor they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
1 Kings
HistoryNebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThis is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahMarvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Exodus
LawO God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?