And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
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Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWill a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Mark
GospelsAnd when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John
Gospels / JohnNow unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesFor my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWhat then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
Exodus
Law / MosesSo Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
Numbers
LawHe that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
John
Gospels / JohnRehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Ezra
HistoryAnd she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
Genesis
Law / MosesTo him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.