Deuteronomy 6:16
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16 You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test, as you did at Massah.(A)
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Job 38:2
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2 Who is this who darkens counsel
with words of ignorance?
Job 40:2
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2 Will one who argues with the Almighty be corrected?
Let him who would instruct God give answer!(A)
Job 40:7-8
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7 Gird up your loins now, like a man.
I will question you, and you tell me the answers!
8 [a]Would you refuse to acknowledge my right?
Would you condemn me that you may be justified?
Footnotes
- 40:8–14 The issue is joined in these verses, and the Lord seems to challenge Job to play God and to bring down the proud and wicked.
Psalm 106:14
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14 In the desert they gave in to their cravings,
tempted God in the wasteland.(A)
Malachi 3:15
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15 But we call the arrogant blessed;
for evildoers not only prosper
but even test God and escape.”
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