And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
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For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahAnd Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
Genesis
Law / MosesNow, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel
Major ProphetsBehold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraShall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielPilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
Matthew
GospelsI went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahI said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
Psalms
PoetryAnd surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
1 Samuel
HistoryBe of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
2 Samuel
HistoryAs a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Proverbs
WisdomNow it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
Esther
History / MordecaiOnly with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Leviticus
Law / MosesHear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHerein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
1 John
General EpistlesSo the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.