And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOr if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
Luke
GospelsThis is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Acts
HistoryAnd when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
Judges
History / SamuelAnd they glorified God in me.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
Exodus
LawIf I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Job
WisdomIt is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Daniel
Major ProphetsYou only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosYet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraIn the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHow God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Acts
HistoryThen after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesYour father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
HistoryThen said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsNot boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.