The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Psalms
PoetryWithout natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulBe sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1 Peter
General EpistlesOpen thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
Genesis
LawI am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalms
PoetryPERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel
Major ProphetsBut this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
2 Samuel
HistoryWherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
1 Samuel
HistoryWho said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhy askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
John
GospelsAnd when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Matthew
GospelsThe LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.