Jeremiah 9

A Lament over Zion 1 Oh that my head were waters And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the…

Joshua 5

Israel Is Circumcised 1 Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites whowerebeyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites whowereby the…

Joshua 6

The Conquest of Jericho 1 Now Jericho was tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in. 2 The Lordsaid to Joshua,…

Jeremiah 10

A Satire on Idolatry 1 Hear the word which the Lordspeaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord, “Do not learn the way of the nations,…

Joshua 7

Israel Is Defeated at Ai 1 But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully in regard to the things under the ban, for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of…

Jeremiah 11

The Broken Covenant 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to…

Joshua 8

The Conquest of Ai 1 Now the Lordsaid to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed. Take all the people of war with you and arise, go up to Ai;…

Jeremiah 12

Jeremiah’s Prayer 1 Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would pleadmycase with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked…

Joshua 9

Guile of the Gibeonites 1 Now it came about when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowland and on all the…

Jeremiah 13

The Ruined Waistband 1 Thus the Lordsaid to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.” 2…