Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
Exodus
LawThe LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
Deuteronomy
Law / Moses(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
1 Kings
HistoryFor thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAll the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBehold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Deuteronomy
LawI spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
Esther
HistoryAnd the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahOne thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
Numbers
LawAnd when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
Acts
History / LukeMy love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
Ezra
History / EzraShe that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSaying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Acts
HistoryShe shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersA feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomO our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWhatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.