And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThere shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
Mark
GospelsThen all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhich the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for their's was the first lot.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis
Law / MosesDid I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWho among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTo open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBlessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.