He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
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Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelO my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
Psalms
PoetryFor all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonOf a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
Numbers
Law / MosesThese cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
Joshua
HistoryThese are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
Luke
GospelsAnd the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAlso Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBehold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
Exodus
LawWhen I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
Job
Wisdom / JobThen the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
Judges
HistoryInstead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
Psalms
PoetryThe eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Luke
GospelsAnd they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
Judges
History / SamuelWill he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThat the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
John
Gospels / JohnHear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.