28 Bible Verses about Books

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Job 19:23

Who will give now, and my words shall be written? who will give and they shall be delineated in a book?.

Isaiah 19:7

The naked places by the river upon the mouth of the river, and everything being sown by the river was dried up, driven away, and nothing of it

2 Timothy 4:13

The cloak which I left in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring, and the books, chiefly the parchments.

Jeremiah 36:2

Take to thee a roll of writing, and write in it all the words which I spake to thee against Israel and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake to thee from the days of Josiah and even to this day.

Luke 1:3

It seemed fitting to me also, having comprehended all things thoroughly from above, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Revelation 5:1

And I saw upon the right hand of him sitting upon the throne, a book written within and behind, sealed with seven seals.

Jeremiah 36:4

And Jeremiah will call Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch will write from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of Jehovah which he spake to him upon the roll of the book.

Job 19:23-24

Who will give now, and my words shall be written? who will give and they shall be delineated in a book?. They shall be cut in the rock with a style of iron and lead, forever.

3 John 1:13

I have many things to write, but I will not by ink and pen write to thee:

Deuteronomy 31:9

And Moses will write this law and will give it to the priests, the sons of Levi, lifting up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and to all the old men of Israel.

Joshua 18:9

And the men will go and will pass over In the land, and will write it by cities into seven parts, upon a book; and they will come to Joshua to the camp of Shiloh.

Numbers 21:14

For this it will be said in the book of the wars of Jehovah, Giving in the whirlwind, and the torrents of Arnon.

Ezra 4:15

That it shall be sought in the book of the records of thy fathers: and thou wilt find in the book of the records, and thou wilt know that this city a city perverse and endamaging kings and provinces, and working rebellion in the midst of it from days forever: for this, this city was laid waste.

Joshua 10:13

And the sun will be silent, and the moon stood, till the people will be avenged upon its enemies. Is it not written upon the book of the upright? and the sun will stand in the half of the heavens, and it hasted not to go down for a whole day.

1 Samuel 10:25

And Samuel will speak to the people the judgment of the kingdom; and he will write in a book and put before Jehovah. And Samuel will send away all the people, a man to his house.

Proverbs 25:1

Also these the proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.

Jeremiah 51:60-64

And Jeremiah will write all the evil which shall come to Babel, in one book, all these words being written against Babel And Jeremiah will say to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babel, and thou sawest, and didst read all these words, And thou saidst, O Jehovah, thou spakest against this place, to cut it off, for none to be dwelling in it, to man and even to beast, for it shall be desolations forever.read more.
And it was as thou finishedst to read this book, thou shalt bind upon it a stone and cast it into the midst of Phrath And thou saidst, Thus shall Babel sink, and shall not rise from the face of the evil which I bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Even to this the words of Jeremiah.

Hebrews 10:7

Then said I, Behold, I am here (in the head of the book it was written of me,) O God, to do thy will.

Deuteronomy 31:24-26

And it shall be when Moses finished to write the words of this law upon a book until he finished them; And Moses will command the Levites lifting up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying, Take the book of this law and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and it was there for a witness against thee.

2 Chronicles 35:25

And Jeremiah will lament for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women will speak concerning Josiah in their lamentations, even to this day, and they will give them for a law upon Israel: and behold them written upon the lamentations.

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Books » Illustrative of » The record of the church of Christ

Daniel 12:1

And in that time Michael the great chief shall stand up, he standing for the sons of thy people: and it was a time of straits that was not from there being a nation, even to that time: and in that time thy people shall escape, every one being found written in the book.

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is of life: and the dead were judged from the things written in the books, according to their works.

Revelation 22:19

And if any take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the book of life, and from the holy city, and from the things written in this book.

Books » Divine communications recorded in

Exodus 17:14

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Write this a remembrance in the book, and set in the ears of Joshua: for wiping off I will wipe off the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.

Isaiah 30:8

Now go, write it to them upon a tablet, and engrave it upon a book, and it shall be for the latter day, forever even forever.

Jeremiah 36:2

Take to thee a roll of writing, and write in it all the words which I spake to thee against Israel and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake to thee from the days of Josiah and even to this day.

Revelation 1:19

Write the things thou hast seen, and which are, and which are about to be after these things;

Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of conversation and conduct of men

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is of life: and the dead were judged from the things written in the books, according to their works.

Daniel 7:10

A river of fire flowed and went out from before him: thousands of thousands will wait upon him, and myriads of myriads will stand before him: the tribunal sat, and the books were opened.

Malachi 3:16

Then they fearing Jehovah spake each to his neighbor, and Jehovah will attend and will hear, and write a book of remembrance before him for those fearing Jehovah, and for thinking upon his name.

Books » Often sealed

Isaiah 29:11

And the vision of all will be to you as the words of the book being sealed, which they shall give to him, to him knowing writing, saying, Read now, this: and he said, I shall not be able, for it was sealed.

Revelation 5:1

And I saw upon the right hand of him sitting upon the throne, a book written within and behind, sealed with seven seals.

Books » Made in a roll

Jeremiah 36:2

Take to thee a roll of writing, and write in it all the words which I spake to thee against Israel and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake to thee from the days of Josiah and even to this day.

Isaiah 34:4

And all the army of the heavens melted, and the heavens shall roll together as a book, and all their army shall fall away as the leaf falling from the vine, and as a falling from the fig tree.

Ezekiel 2:9

And I shall see, and behold, a hand sent to me; and behold, in it a roll of a book.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Visions of iddo

2 Chronicles 9:29

And the rest of the words of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written upon the words of Nathan the prophet, and upon the prophesy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

2 Chronicles 12:15

And the words of Rehoboam, the first and the last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and Iddo the seeing for the enrolling? And wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Nathan

2 Chronicles 9:29

And the rest of the words of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written upon the words of Nathan the prophet, and upon the prophesy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

1 Chronicles 29:29

And the first and the last words of David the king, behold them written upon the words of Samuel the seer, and upon the words of Nathan the prophet, and upon the words of Gad the seer,

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Jasher

2 Samuel 1:18

(And he will say to teach the sons of Judah the bow: it was written upon the book of Jasher.)

Joshua 10:13

And the sun will be silent, and the moon stood, till the people will be avenged upon its enemies. Is it not written upon the book of the upright? and the sun will stand in the half of the heavens, and it hasted not to go down for a whole day.

Books » Written with pen and ink

Jeremiah 36:18

And Baruch will say to them, From his mouth he will read to me all these words, and I will write upon the book with ink.

3 John 1:13

I have many things to write, but I will not by ink and pen write to thee:

Books » Erasures in, alluded to

Exodus 32:33

And Jehovah will say to Moses, whoever that sinned against me I will wipe him off from my book'

Numbers 5:23

And the priest wrote these curses in a book, and he wiped off into the water of contradiction.

Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of God's providence

Psalm 56:8

Thou didst recount my wanderings: set thou my tears in thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Books » Important events recorded in

Ezra 4:15

That it shall be sought in the book of the records of thy fathers: and thou wilt find in the book of the records, and thou wilt know that this city a city perverse and endamaging kings and provinces, and working rebellion in the midst of it from days forever: for this, this city was laid waste.

Ezra 6:1-2

At that time Darius the king set up a decree, and they searched in the house of books, the treasures being deposited there in Babel. And there was found in Achmetha in the fortress that in the Median province, one roll, and thus a record was written in its midst

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Sayings of the seers

2 Chronicles 33:19

And his prayer, and he was entreated for him and all his sin, and his transgression, and the places where he built in them heights, and he set up statues and carved images before his humbling: behold them written upon the words of the seers.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Chronicles of david

1 Chronicles 27:24

Joab son of Zeruiah began to number, and finished not, for there will be wrath upon this against Israel; and the number went not up into the Amber of the words of the days to king David.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Samuel the seer

1 Chronicles 29:29

And the first and the last words of David the king, behold them written upon the words of Samuel the seer, and upon the words of Nathan the prophet, and upon the words of Gad the seer,

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Gad the seer

1 Chronicles 29:29

And the first and the last words of David the king, behold them written upon the words of Samuel the seer, and upon the words of Nathan the prophet, and upon the words of Gad the seer,

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Jehu the son of hanani

2 Chronicles 20:34

And the rest of the words of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, behold them written in the words of Jehu son of Hanani, who was made to go up upon the book of the kings of Israel.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Shemaiah

2 Chronicles 12:15

And the words of Rehoboam, the first and the last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and Iddo the seeing for the enrolling? And wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days.

Books » Often dedicated to persons of distinction

Luke 1:3

It seemed fitting to me also, having comprehended all things thoroughly from above, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Acts 1:1

Truly the first word had I made of all things, O Theophilus, of which Jesus began to do and also to teach,

Books » The ancients fond of making

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Ahijah the shilonite

2 Chronicles 9:29

And the rest of the words of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written upon the words of Nathan the prophet, and upon the prophesy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » History of the kings

1 Chronicles 9:1

And all Israel were enrolled; and behold, being written upon the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, they were carried into exile to Babel in their transgression.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Natural history by solomon

1 Kings 4:32-33

And he will speak three thousand parables: and his songs will be five and a thousand. And he will speak concerning the woods, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, even to the hyssop which went forth on the wall: and he will speak upon the cattle, and upon the birds, and upon the creeping things, and upon the fishes.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Samuel concerning the kingdom

1 Samuel 10:25

And Samuel will speak to the people the judgment of the kingdom; and he will write in a book and put before Jehovah. And Samuel will send away all the people, a man to his house.

Books » Made of » Parchment

2 Timothy 4:13

The cloak which I left in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring, and the books, chiefly the parchments.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Wars of the lord

Numbers 21:14

For this it will be said in the book of the wars of Jehovah, Giving in the whirlwind, and the torrents of Arnon.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Acts of solomon

1 Kings 11:41

And the remainder of the words of Solomon and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written upon the book of the words of Solomon?

Books » Often written on both sides

Ezekiel 2:10

And he will spread it out before me: and it was written the face and the back side: and written upon it lamentations, sighing, and Wo.

Books » Probable origin of

Job 19:23-24

Who will give now, and my words shall be written? who will give and they shall be delineated in a book?. They shall be cut in the rock with a style of iron and lead, forever.

Books » Made of » Papyrus or paper reed

Isaiah 19:7

The naked places by the river upon the mouth of the river, and everything being sown by the river was dried up, driven away, and nothing of it

Books » Were numerous and most expensive

Acts 19:19

And sufficient of them having done unnecessary things, having brought books together, burned before all: and computed their prices, and found fifty thousand of silver.

Topics on Books

Books In Prophecy

Revelation 5:1

And I saw upon the right hand of him sitting upon the throne, a book written within and behind, sealed with seven seals.

Books Of Prophecy

Exodus 17:14

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Write this a remembrance in the book, and set in the ears of Joshua: for wiping off I will wipe off the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.

Books, Metaphorical Use

Revelation 20:11-12

And I saw a great white throne, and him sitting upon it, from the face of whom the earth and the heaven fled; and there was found no place for them.

Books, Not Preserved

Numbers 21:14

For this it will be said in the book of the wars of Jehovah, Giving in the whirlwind, and the torrents of Arnon.

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