He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Psalms
PoetryMy son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
1 Samuel
HistoryBut ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiAnd it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
Psalms
PoetryAnd now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAfter these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAfter he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Mark
GospelsThus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
Acts
HistoryAnd Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThey that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSo he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBreach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Esther
HistoryI have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.