For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBeat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelAnd if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnHe shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
Job
WisdomAnd Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHe wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhen thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTherefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
John
Gospels / JohnYe mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
Judges
HistoryAnd as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Mark
GospelsAnd finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
Acts
History / LukeAnd of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
Ezra
History / EzraBut when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
1 Kings
HistoryI will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
Psalms
PoetryAnd the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
Exodus
LawGlory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.