And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulI will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
Mark
GospelsNow concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahGo and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Luke
Gospels / LukeAt the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Deuteronomy
LawNow Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
Joshua
History / JoshuaYet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahUnto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
2 Kings
HistoryIn the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Leviticus
LawFor this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)