Deuteronomy 2

“But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the LORD your God has made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate in order to give him into your hands, as he has now done.”
– Deuteronomy 2:30

Psalm 78

“We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.”
– Psalm 78:4

2 Chronicles 30

“They removed the altars in Jerusalem and cleared away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.”
– 2 Chronicles 30:14

Job 9

“Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.”
– Job 9:20

Daniel 5

“His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way.”
– Daniel 5:6

Esther 4

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”
– Esther 4:14

1 Chronicles 29

“Wealth and honor come from you, you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.”
– 1 Chronicles 29:12

Ezra 4

“But Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, ““You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”
– Ezra 4:3

Jeremiah 19

“and say to them, “‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: I will smash this nation and this city just as this potter’s jar is smashed and cannot be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no room.”
– Jeremiah 19:11

Ecclesiastes 12

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”
– Ecclesiastes 12:13

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2 Samuel 19

“The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle.”
~ 2 Samuel 19:3

Psalm 93

“The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.”
~ Psalm 93:1

Haggai 2

“On that day,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”
~ Haggai 2:23

Job 7

“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”
~ Job 7:11

Revelation 21

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
~ Revelation 21:4

Isaiah 15

“In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.”
~ Isaiah 15:3

Isaiah 57

“For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to relieve the heart of the contrite.”
~ Isaiah 57:15

Mark 13

“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, who he has chosen, he has shortened them.”
~ Mark 13:20

Psalm 15

“He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart.”
~ Psalm 15:2

Joshua 18

"So Joshua said to the Israelites: How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?" ~ Joshua 18:3 Hi James and Ellen, Do you accept the fault for something that should have been done...

Zechariah 9

“Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
~ Zechariah 9:9

1 Kings 1

“I will surely carry out today what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Solomon your son will be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
~ 1 Kings 1:30

Numbers 26

“Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe.”
~ Numbers 26:55

Ecclesiastes 3

“I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.”
~ Ecclesiastes 3:14

Psalm 50

“for every animal of the forest is mine and the cattle on a thousand hills.”
~ Psalm 50:10

Jeremiah 36

“Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat of the day and the frost by night.”
~ Jeremiah 36:30

Hosea 9

"When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved."...

Ezekiel 47

“Swarms of living creatures will live wherever this river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.”
~ Ezekiel 47:9

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