And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
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For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThat the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1 Kings
HistoryI will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryNow therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
Exodus
LawAnd Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
Joshua
HistorySpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
Numbers
Law / MosesI made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
Job
Wisdom / JobOr ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
Solomon's Song
PoetryWhen ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIn the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Revelation
ApocalypticLet every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.