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Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord.(A)

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11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness; rather, expose them.(A)

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21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
    And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?(A)
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
    I count them my enemies.

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25 But Hezekiah did not respond according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.(A)

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18 They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and served the sacred poles[a] and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.(A)

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  1. 24.18 Or Asherahs

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the Annals of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.(A)

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King Ahab of Israel said to King Jehoshaphat of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are; my people are your people. We will be with you in the war.”

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At that time the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Aram and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped you.(A)

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16 The word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,(A)

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10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive and welcome this person into your house,(A) 11 for to welcome is to participate in the evil deeds of such a person.(B)

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Adulterers![a] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.(A)

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  1. 4.4 Gk Adulterous women; other ancient authorities read Adulterous men and women

For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed, it cannot,(A)

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32 They know God’s decree, that those who practice such things deserve to die, yet they not only do them but even applaud others who practice them.(A)

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(Formerly in Israel, anyone who went to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” for the one who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)(A)

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31 But if we judged ourselves, we would not be judged.(A) 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[a] so that we may not be condemned along with the world.(B)

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  1. 11.32 Or When we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord

30 slanderers, God-haters,[a] insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, rebellious toward parents,(A)

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  1. 1.30 Or God-hated

The Guilt of Humankind

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those who by their injustice suppress the truth.(A)

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23 Whoever hates me hates my Father also.(A)

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The World’s Hatred

18 “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.(A)

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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
    do not consent.(A)
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
    let us wantonly ambush the innocent;(B)
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive
    and whole, like those who go down to the Pit.(C)
13 We shall find all kinds of costly things;
    we shall fill our houses with spoil.
14 Throw in your lot among us;
    we will all have one purse”—
15 my child, do not walk in their way;
    keep your foot from their paths,(D)
16 for their feet run to evil,
    and they hurry to shed blood.(E)
17 For in vain is the net baited
    while the bird is looking on;
18 yet they lie in wait—to kill themselves!
    and set an ambush—for their own lives!
19 Such is the end[a] of all who are greedy for gain;
    it takes away the life of its possessors.(F)

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  1. 1.19 Gk: Heb are the ways

For we are consumed by your anger;
    by your wrath we are overwhelmed.
You have set our iniquities before you,
    our secret sins in the light of your countenance.(A)

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15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
    of your deeds of salvation all day long,
    though their number is past my knowledge.(A)

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Psalm 68

Praise and Thanksgiving

To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.

Let God rise up; let his enemies be scattered;
    let those who hate him flee before him.(A)

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Your hand will find out all your enemies;
    your right hand will find out those who hate you.(A)

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in whose eyes the wicked are despised
    but who honor those who fear the Lord;
who stand by their oath even to their hurt;(A)

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