28 Bible Verses about Books
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"{O that} my words could be written down! {O that they could be inscribed in a scroll}!
Bare places by [the] Nile will be dried up, by the edge of [the] Nile and all the sown land of [the] Nile; it will be driven about, and {it will be no more}.
[When you] come, bring the cloak that I left behind in Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments.
"Take for yourself {a scroll} and you must write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from [the] day [that] I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, and until this day.
it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,
And I saw in the right hand of the one who is seated on the throne a scroll, written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of Yahweh that he had spoken to him on {a scroll}.
"{O that} my words could be written down! {O that they could be inscribed in a scroll}! [That] with a pen of iron and [with] lead they might be engraved on a rock forever!
I have many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you by means of ink and pen.
This is the record of the generations of Adam. When God created Adam, he made him in the likeness of God.
So Moses wrote this law, and he gave it to the priests, the descendants of Levi, the [ones] carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and to all the elders of Israel.
And the men went and passed through the land, and they {described} the cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp [at] Shiloh,
Therefore thus it is said in the scroll of the Wars of Yahweh, "Waheb in Suphah, and the wadis of Arnon,
so that it may be investigated in the book of records of your ancestors. You will find in the book of records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and they have rebelled in its midst from ancient times. Because of that this city was destroyed.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until [the] nation took vengeance [on] its enemies. Is it not written in the scroll of Jashar? The sun stood still in the middle of the heaven and was not in haste to set for about a full day.
Then Samuel told the people the custom of the kingship, and he wrote [the rules] down on a scroll and laid [it] before Yahweh. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own house.
These are also proverbs of Solomon which officials of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
And Jeremiah wrote all the disasters that would come on Babylon in one scroll, all these words that are written concerning Babylon. And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "At your coming [to] Babylon, then you must see [that] you read aloud all these words. And you must say, 'Yahweh, you yourself spoke against this place, to destroy it, so that [there will] not be in it [anything] living, from humankind to animals, for it will be {an everlasting desolation}.'read more.
{And then} when you finish reading aloud this scroll, you must tie a stone on it, and you must throw it into the middle of [the] Euphrates. And you must say, 'Babylon will sink, and she will not rise, {because of} the face of the disasters that I [am] bringing on her, and they will grow weary.'" {Thus far} the words of Jeremiah.
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his slaves [the things] which must take place in a short time, and communicated [it] [by] sending [it] through his angel to his slave John,
And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things concerning himself in all the scriptures.
Then I said, 'Behold, I have come-- in the roll of the book it is written about me-- to do your will, O God.'
{And then when Moses finished writing} the words of this law on the scroll {until they were complete}, then Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, {saying}, "Take the scroll of this law and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and it will be there as a witness against you.
And Jeremiah uttered a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers have spoken in their laments about Josiah to this day. And they made them a requirement in Israel, and behold, they are written in the laments.
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Books » Illustrative of » The record of the church of Christ
and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous [people] made perfect,
"Now at that time, Michael, the great prince, will arise, {the protector} over the sons of your people, and it will be a time of distress that has not been since [your people] {have been} a nation until that time. And at that time your people will escape, {everyone who is found} written in the scroll.
And I saw the dead--the great and the small--standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the [book] of life, and the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and from the holy city that are written in this book.
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And Yahweh said to Moses, "Write this [as] a memorial in the scroll and {recite it in the hearing of} Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens."
Now go, write it on a tablet with them, and inscribe it on a scroll, {that} it may be {for the time to come}, forever, forever.
"Take for yourself {a scroll} and you must write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from [the] day [that] I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, and until this day.
Therefore, write [the things] which you saw, and [the things] which are, and [the things] which are about to take place after these [things].
Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of conversation and conduct of men
And I saw the dead--the great and the small--standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the [book] of life, and the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
A stream of fire issued forth and flowed {from his presence}; thousands [upon] thousands served him and ten thousand [upon] ten thousand stood before him. The judge sat, and [the] books were opened.
Then those who revered Yahweh spoke {with one another}. And Yahweh listened attentively and heard, and a scroll of remembrance was written {before him} of those who revere Yahweh and ponder his name.
Books » Often sealed
And the vision of all this has become for you like [the] words of sealed document. When they give it to one who knows the document, saying, "{Read} this now!" He says, "I am not able, for it [is] sealed."
But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until [the] time of [the] end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase."
And I saw in the right hand of the one who is seated on the throne a scroll, written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
Books » Made in a roll
"Take for yourself {a scroll} and you must write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from [the] day [that] I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, and until this day.
and all the host of heaven shall rot. And the skies shall roll up like scroll, and all their host shall wither like the withering of a leaf from a vine, or like [the] withering from a fig tree.
And I looked, and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it [was] {a scroll with writing}.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Visions of iddo
As for the remainder of the words of Solomon [from] the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
Now the words of Rehoboam [from] the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer as a record? And [there were] battles [between] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Nathan
As for the remainder of the words of Solomon [from] the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
Now the words of King David, [from] the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer,
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Jasher
And he ordered "The Bow" to be taught to the children of Judah. Look, it [is] written on the scroll of Jashar.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until [the] nation took vengeance [on] its enemies. Is it not written in the scroll of Jashar? The sun stood still in the middle of the heaven and was not in haste to set for about a full day.
Books » Written with pen and ink
And Baruch said to them, "From his mouth. He dictated to me all these words and I [was] writing on the scroll with the ink."
I have many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you by means of ink and pen.
Books » Erasures in, alluded to
And Yahweh said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot him from my scroll.
" 'And the priests will write these curses on the scroll, and he will wipe [them] off into the waters of the bitterness.
Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of God's providence
You have kept count of my wonderings. Put my tears in your bottle; [are they] not in your book?
Your eyes saw my embryo, and in your book they all were written-- days fashioned [for me] when [there was] not one of them.
Books » Important events recorded in
so that it may be investigated in the book of records of your ancestors. You will find in the book of records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and they have rebelled in its midst from ancient times. Because of that this city was destroyed.
Then King Darius issued forth a decree, and they searched the house of the treasury of scrolls being stored in Babylonia. But it was in Ecbatana in the province of Media, in the citadel, that a certain scroll had written on it, "A record.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Sayings of the seers
And his prayer, and [how] he responded to him, all his sin and his unfaithful acts, and the places where he built the high places and set up Asherahs and idols before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the words of the seers.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Chronicles of david
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but he did not finish. But wrath came upon Israel concerning this, and the number was not included in {the chronicles} of King David.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Samuel the seer
Now the words of King David, [from] the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer,
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Gad the seer
Now the words of King David, [from] the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer,
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Jehu the son of hanani
Now the rest of the words of Jehoshaphat, [from] the first to the last, behold, they [are] written in the chronicles of Jehu the son of Hanani, which [are] recorded in the scroll of the kings of Israel.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Shemaiah
Now the words of Rehoboam [from] the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer as a record? And [there were] battles [between] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
Books » Often dedicated to persons of distinction
it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,
I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all {that} Jesus began to do and to teach,
Books » The ancients fond of making
My son, be careful {about anything beyond these things}. For the writing of books is endless, and too much study {is wearisome}.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Ahijah the shilonite
As for the remainder of the words of Solomon [from] the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » History of the kings
So all Israel was enrolled in genealogy. And behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away to Babylon on account of their sin.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Natural history by solomon
He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five. He spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar which [is] in Lebanon up to the hyssop which grows on the wall; he also spoke concerning the animals, concerning the birds, concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fish.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Samuel concerning the kingdom
Then Samuel told the people the custom of the kingship, and he wrote [the rules] down on a scroll and laid [it] before Yahweh. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own house.
Books » Made of » Parchment
[When you] come, bring the cloak that I left behind in Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments.
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Wars of the lord
Therefore thus it is said in the scroll of the Wars of Yahweh, "Waheb in Suphah, and the wadis of Arnon,
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Acts of solomon
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did and his wisdom; [are] they not written on the scroll of the acts of Solomon?
Books » Often written on both sides
And he rolled it out {before me}, and it [was] written [on the] front and back, and there [were] written on it laments and mourning and wailing.
Books » Probable origin of
"{O that} my words could be written down! {O that they could be inscribed in a scroll}! [That] with a pen of iron and [with] lead they might be engraved on a rock forever!
Books » Made of » Papyrus or paper reed
Bare places by [the] Nile will be dried up, by the edge of [the] Nile and all the sown land of [the] Nile; it will be driven about, and {it will be no more}.
Books » Were numerous and most expensive
and many of those who practiced magic brought together [their] books [and] burned [them] up in the sight of everyone. And they counted up their value and found [it was] {fifty thousand silver coins}.
Topics on Books
Books In Prophecy
Revelation 5:1And I saw in the right hand of the one who is seated on the throne a scroll, written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
Books Of Prophecy
Exodus 17:14And Yahweh said to Moses, "Write this [as] a memorial in the scroll and {recite it in the hearing of} Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens."
Books, Metaphorical Use
Revelation 20:11-12And I saw a great white throne and the one who was seated on it, {from whose presence} earth and heaven fled, and a place was not found for them.
Books, Not Preserved
Numbers 21:14Therefore thus it is said in the scroll of the Wars of Yahweh, "Waheb in Suphah, and the wadis of Arnon,
Historical Books
Genesis 5:1This is the record of the generations of Adam. When God created Adam, he made him in the likeness of God.