They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
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But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
Judges
History / SamuelHe leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Job
WisdomAnd the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
Luke
GospelsThou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalms
PoetryAgainst an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
Deuteronomy
LawThou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
2 Kings
HistoryYe shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew
GospelsThe Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Luke
GospelsFor without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Genesis
Law / MosesThen said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.