And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
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And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHowbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
John
GospelsAnd he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
Daniel
Major ProphetsThen said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonYet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThe legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs
WisdomThe LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiThat the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesThy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
Solomon's Song
PoetryUpright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
Job
WisdomAnd in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
Ezra
HistoryAnd I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew
GospelsI have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Exodus
LawEvery bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
Leviticus
LawAnd of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraManasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: