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... cause the sun was set ; and he took one of the stones of the place , and put it under his head , and lay down in that place to sleep . And he dreamed , and behold a ladder set up on the earth , and the top of it reached to heaven : and ...
... cause the sun was set ; and he took one of the stones of the place , and put it under his head , and lay down in that place to sleep . And he dreamed , and behold a ladder set up on the earth , and the top of it reached to heaven : and ...
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... cause he was the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours . And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren ; and they hated him , and could not speak peaceably unto him . And Joseph ...
... cause he was the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours . And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren ; and they hated him , and could not speak peaceably unto him . And Joseph ...
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... Cause every man to go out from me . And there stood no man with him , while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren . And he wept aloud : and the Egyptians heard , and the house of Pharaoh heard . And Joseph said unto his brethren ...
... Cause every man to go out from me . And there stood no man with him , while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren . And he wept aloud : and the Egyptians heard , and the house of Pharaoh heard . And Joseph said unto his brethren ...
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... cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee : they shall come out against thee one way , and shall flee before thee seven ways . The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy barns , and in all that ...
... cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee : they shall come out against thee one way , and shall flee before thee seven ways . The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy barns , and in all that ...
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... cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies : thou shalt go out one way against them , and shalt flee seven ways before them : and thou shalt be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth . And thy carcase shall be meat ...
... cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies : thou shalt go out one way against them , and shalt flee seven ways before them : and thou shalt be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth . And thy carcase shall be meat ...
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Page 437 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto GOD Who gave it.
Page 228 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 283 - Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him : I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him ; I will be with him in trouble : I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation.
Page 223 - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Page 436 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 117 - And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth : and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou...
Page 373 - The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, And every mountain and hill shall be made low: And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together: For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 11 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 228 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah : Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt ; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD.
Page 360 - Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.