And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Job
Wisdom / JobEgypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
1 Kings
HistoryIn that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
1 Kings
HistoryHe that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
John
Gospels / JohnIn all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
Acts
HistoryWith my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Psalms
PoetryAnd now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
Genesis
LawAnd unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
2 Samuel
HistoryKnowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesWho shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
Joshua
HistoryThen Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Matthew
GospelsAnd to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,
1 Samuel
HistoryA false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonLet your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Luke
Gospels / LukeWherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesI will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;