Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
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And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Nehemiah
HistoryThere cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
John
Gospels / JohnTerrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
Job
WisdomAnd Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Genesis
LawAnd for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
Numbers
LawThen the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
Numbers
LawNow the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhen thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy
LawHearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawA man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahBut my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
Numbers
LawNow I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
Leviticus
Law / MosesWhose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Genesis
Law / MosesThe wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?