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And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Exodus
LawAnd about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Matthew
GospelsAnd he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnIn those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
2 Kings
HistoryThen said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
Daniel
Major ProphetsYea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFor the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
Psalms
PoetryAnd at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Mark
Gospels / MarkOught not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
Joshua
HistoryKeep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Psalms
PoetryAnd David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
Deuteronomy
LawIf a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
2 Chronicles
HistoryIs this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBehold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahShall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Job
Wisdom / JobThere was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,