2 Chronicles 22:12
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12 Joash remained hidden in the Temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.
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Habakkuk 1:12
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Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
12 O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal—
surely you do not plan to wipe us out?
O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us,
to punish us for our many sins.
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah Questions the Lord’s Justice
12 Lord, you always give me justice
when I bring a case before you.
So let me bring you this complaint:
Why are the wicked so prosperous?
Why are evil people so happy?
Psalm 73:18-19
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18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
19 In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
Psalm 73:14
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14 I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.
Psalm 27:5
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5 For he will conceal me there when troubles come;
he will hide me in his sanctuary.
He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
Psalm 12:8
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8 even though the wicked strut about,
and evil is praised throughout the land.
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