And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
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I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsMany days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBehold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Psalms
PoetryThe Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
Psalms
PoetryBut as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
Luke
GospelsAnd when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
Acts
History / LukeWhich stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThen went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
Ruth
HistoryAnd the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
Genesis
LawThe children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
Nehemiah
HistoryMen that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts
HistoryHe built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThat they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Acts
HistoryAnd they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
Matthew
GospelsThen Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 Chronicles
HistoryOr have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Job
WisdomAnd, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,