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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Jeremiah 23

“Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?”’ declares the LORD, “‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?”’ declares the Lord.”
~ Jeremiah 23:24

Ezekiel 36

“I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.”
~ Ezekiel 36:23

Psalm 4

“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”
~ Psalm 4:8

Exodus 3

“So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.”
~ Exodus 3:8

Isaiah 51

“Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.”
~ Isaiah 51:6

James 4

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
~ James 4:7

Luke 7

“And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.”
~ Luke 7:30

Judges 11

“Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.”
~ Judges 11:29

1 Thessalonians 3

“May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.”
~ 1 Thessalonian 3:13

Psalm 25

“Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;”
~ Psalm 25:4

Isaiah 59

“He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.”
~ Isaiah 59:17

1 King 20

“When the Israelites were also mustered and given provisions, they marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped opposite them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.”
~ 1 King 20:27

Proverbs 7

“Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.”
~ Proverbs 7:2

Jeremiah 40

“However, before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “‘Go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the towns of Judah, and live with him among the people, or go anywhere else you please.”’ Then the commander gave him provisions and a present and let him go.”
~ Jeremiah 40:5

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