And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
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For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahMine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
Luke
GospelsOn the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:
Numbers
LawO keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Psalms
PoetryFor the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumThe fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus
LawA drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John
GospelsThere was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
John
GospelsAnd the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Acts
History / LukeFor, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.