Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
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He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHe was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
Genesis
Law / MosesI made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryThen your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
Numbers
Law / MosesFor even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBlessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
Acts
HistoryIn that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesI have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
Psalms
PoetryArt thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Job
Wisdom / JobFor all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
1 Chronicles
HistoryWhich was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
Luke
GospelsFor ye are our glory and joy.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him.
Genesis
LawAnd after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
Acts
HistoryBut ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
John
GospelsNone eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.