And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Psalms
PoetryAnd this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHow long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFrom the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThese are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
Mark
GospelsAnd when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
Esther
History / MordecaiShe standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonUpon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
Judges
HistoryShuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTook branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
John
Gospels / JohnHe that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Proverbs
WisdomFor where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James
General Epistles / JamesOf Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
Numbers
LawThey answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
Luke
GospelsAnd thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Genesis
LawThy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Psalms
PoetryI will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.