And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
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And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job
WisdomI was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Job
WisdomAnd when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBehold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Psalms
PoetryAnd he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulYour lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
Exodus
LawYea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms
PoetryFor if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownIf thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahAnd the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
Numbers
Law / MosesThen I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
Daniel
Major ProphetsI will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsFor I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,