Ezra 6:1
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The Decree of Darius
6 Then King Darius issued a decree, (A)and a search was made in the [a]archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.
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- Ezra 6:1 Lit. house of the scrolls
Ezra 5:17
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17 Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, (A)let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.
Proverbs 25:2
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2 (A)It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Ezra 4:15
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15 that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed.
Revelation 5:1
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The Lamb Takes the Scroll
5 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne (A)a scroll written inside and on the back, (B)sealed with seven seals.
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Ezekiel 3:1
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The Responsibility of the Prophet
3 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; (A)eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”
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Ezekiel 2:9
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9 Now when I looked, there was (A)a hand stretched out to me; and behold, (B)a scroll of a book was in it.
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Jeremiah 36:32
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32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it [a]at the instruction of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And besides, there were added to them many similar words.
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- Jeremiah 36:32 Lit. from Jeremiah’s mouth
Jeremiah 36:29
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29 And you shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You have burned this scroll, saying, (A)‘Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and cause man and beast to (B)cease from here?’ ”
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Jeremiah 36:20-23
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The King Destroys Jeremiah’s Scroll
20 And they went to the king, into the court; but they stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the hearing of the king. 21 So the king sent Jehudi to bring the scroll, and he took it from Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and in the hearing of all the princes who stood beside the king. 22 Now the king was sitting in (A)the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him. 23 And it happened, when Jehudi had read three or four columns, that the king cut it with the scribe’s knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
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Jeremiah 36:2-4
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2 “Take a (A)scroll of a book and (B)write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against (C)all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of (D)Josiah even to this day. 3 It (E)may be that the house of Judah will hear all the adversities which I purpose to bring upon them, that everyone may (F)turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
4 Then Jeremiah (G)called Baruch the son of Neriah; and (H)Baruch wrote on a scroll of a book, [a]at the instruction of Jeremiah, all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him.
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- Jeremiah 36:4 Lit. from Jeremiah’s mouth
Psalm 40:7
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7 Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
Job 29:16
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16 I was a father to the poor,
And (A)I searched out the case that I did not know.
Ezra 4:19
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19 And [a]I gave the command, and a search has been made, and it was found that this city in former times has revolted against kings, and rebellion and sedition have been fostered in it.
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- Ezra 4:19 Lit. by me a decree has been put forth
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