Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsLet us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownWhat is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAs for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahBy faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Hebrews
General EpistlesWhich devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Mark
GospelsHe that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThough I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsIf a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesWhoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Proverbs
WisdomFor if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Daniel
Major ProphetsTherefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Mark
Gospels / MarkLo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAs if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosO LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Exodus
LawI, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.