But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSo foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBuild you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
1 Kings
HistoryHe that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.
Exodus
LawAnd it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsTherefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBeware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
Acts
History / LukeAnd Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis
LawAnd many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesSo Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahThen came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Proverbs
WisdomSince the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.