I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
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And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Genesis
Law / MosesThou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Psalms
PoetryThus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
Luke
Gospels / LukeNathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
John
GospelsBut if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James
General Epistles / JamesBut the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
2 Samuel
HistoryThere is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonHow long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
Mark
GospelsHow do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBy this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThat which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy
LawThen came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewDid not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
Job
WisdomAnd the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
Numbers
Law / MosesThey say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBlessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Luke
GospelsI have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Ezra
HistoryAnd delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.
Psalms
PoetryWho hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;