The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Exodus
LawBut if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulSo David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Peter
General EpistlesYe are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
2 Samuel
HistoryFor what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Job
Wisdom / JobBut now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesSo shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWho is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James
General EpistlesFor he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulYea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Luke
GospelsAnd he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
Job
Wisdom / JobHe shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
Psalms
PoetryAnd there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahI have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.