Discovery Box| (0.27) | 2Ch 35:25 |
| Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments. |
| (0.27) | Ezr 1:6 |
| All their neighbors assisted 1 them with silver utensils, 2 gold, equipment, animals, and expensive gifts, not to mention 3 all the voluntary offerings. |
| (0.27) | Ezr 2:61 |
| And from among 1 the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that 2 name). |
| (0.27) | Ezr 2:69 |
| As they were able, 1 they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas 2 of gold, 5,000 minas 3 of silver, and 100 priestly robes. 4 |
| (0.27) | Ezr 4:7 |
| And during the reign 1 of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, 2 Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues 3 wrote to King Artaxerxes 4 of Persia. This letter 5 was first written in Aramaic but then translated. [Aramaic:] 6 |
| (0.27) | Ezr 7:13 |
| I have now issued a decree 1 that anyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel – even the priests and Levites – who wishes to do so may go up with you to Jerusalem. 2 |
| (0.27) | Neh 4:17 |
| who were rebuilding the wall. 1 Those who were carrying loads did so 2 by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon. |
| (0.27) | Neh 8:7 |
| Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah – all of whom were Levites 1 – were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing. |
| (0.27) | Neh 13:10 |
| I also discovered that the grain offerings for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields. |
| (0.27) | Psa 90:10 |
| The days of our lives add up to seventy years, 1 or eighty, if one is especially strong. 2 But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. 3 Yes, 4 they pass quickly 5 and we fly away. 6 |
| (0.27) | Isa 3:12 |
| Oppressors treat my 1 people cruelly; creditors rule over them. 2 My people’s leaders mislead them; they give you confusing directions. 3 |
| (0.27) | Isa 9:20 |
| They devoured 1 on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate 2 the flesh of their own arm! 3 |
| (0.27) | Isa 34:4 |
| All the stars in the sky will fade away, 1 the sky will roll up like a scroll; all its stars will wither, like a leaf withers and falls from a vine or a fig withers and falls from a tree. 2 |
| (0.27) | Isa 34:17 |
| He assigns them their allotment; 1 he measures out their assigned place. 2 They will live there 3 permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations. |
| (0.27) | Isa 42:11 |
| Let the desert and its cities shout out, the towns where the nomads of Kedar live! Let the residents of Sela shout joyfully; let them shout loudly from the mountaintops. |
| (0.27) | Jer 5:24 |
| They do not say to themselves, 1 “Let us revere the Lord our God. It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time. It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.” 2 |
| (0.27) | Jer 10:9 |
| Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish 1 and gold is brought from Uphaz 2 to cover those idols. 3 They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. 4 They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. 5 They are all made by skillful workers. 6 |
| (0.27) | Jer 12:15 |
| But after I have uprooted the people of those nations, I will relent 1 and have pity on them. I will restore the people of each of those nations to their own lands 2 and to their own country. |
| (0.27) | Jer 23:17 |
| They continually say 1 to those who reject what the Lord has said, 2 ‘Things will go well for you!’ 3 They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts, ‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’ |
| (0.27) | Jer 38:18 |
| But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be handed over to the Babylonians 1 and they will burn it down. You yourself will not escape from them.’” 2 |
