Ezra 9

“‘O my God, I am too ashamed and disgraced to lift up my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached the heavens.”
– Ezra 9:6

Esther 7

“Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said “‘A gallows seventy-five feet high stands by Haman’s house. He had it made for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.” The king said, “‘Hang him on it.”
– Esther 7:9

Jeremiah 51

“Then say, ‘O LORD, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither man nor animal will live in it, it will be desolate forever.”
– Jeremiah 51:62

Isaiah 63

“I have trodden the winepress alone; from the nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them down in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing.”
– Isaiah 63:3

1 Peter 2

“For in Scripture it says: ““See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”
– 1 Peter 2:6

2 Kings 18

“He held fast to the LORD and did not cease to follow him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses.”
– 2 Kings 18:6

Jeremiah 3

“I myself said, ““‘How gladly would I treat you like sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.”’ I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me.”
– Jeremiah 3:19

1 Kings 14

“Because of this, I am going to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave and free. I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is gone.”
– 1 Kings 14:10

Nehemiah 4

“Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.”
– Nehemiah 4:4

Jonah 2

“He said: ‘“In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.”
– Jonah 2:2

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1 Kings 15

“Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.”
~ 1 Kings 15:14

Ecclesiastes 6

“God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
~ Ecclesiastes 6:2

2 Timothy 2

“And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.”
~ 2 Timothy 2:24

John 1

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
~ John 1:14

Job 30

“The churning inside me never stops: days of suffering confront me.”
~ Job 30:27

Malachi 2

“If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name,”’ says the LORD Almighty, “‘I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me.”
~ Malachi 2:2

Luke 20

“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.”
~ Luke 20:46

Ezekiel 42

“Then he said to me, ““The north and south rooms facing the temple courtyard are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.”
~ Ezekiel 42:13

Psalm 33

“But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.”
~ Psalm 33:18

Psalm 112

“Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.”
~ Psalm 112:1

Revelation 10

“And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “‘There will be no more delay!”
~ Revelation 10:6

Isaiah 2

“Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?”
~ Isaiah 2:22

2 Corinthians 4

“For God, who said, “‘Let light shine out of darkness,”’ make his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
~ 2 Corinthians 4:6

2 Thessalonians 3

“May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.”
~ 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Job 1

“and said: “‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked will I depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away: may the name of the LORD be praised.”
~ Job 1:21

2 Kings 16

“He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, following the detestable ways of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.”
~ 2 Kings 16:3

1 Peter 1

“Praise be to the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
~ 1 Peter 1:3

Esther 9

“These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never cease to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should the memory of them die out among their descendants.”
~ Esther 8:28

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