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Habakkuk 2:1
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Habakkuk 2:1
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2 I will climb up to my watchtower
and stand at my guardpost.
There I will wait to see what the Lord says
and how he[a] will answer my complaint.
Footnotes
- 2:1 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads I.
Habakkuk 2:1
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Habakkuk 2:1
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Isaiah 21:8
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Isaiah 21:8
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8 Then the watchman[a] called out,
“Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord.
Night after night I have remained at my post.
Footnotes
- 21:8 As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac version; Masoretic Text reads a lion.
Isaiah 21:8
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Isaiah 21:8
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8 And the lookout[a](A) shouted,
“Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower;
every night I stay at my post.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:8 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac; Masoretic Text A lion
Psalm 85:8
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Psalm 85:8
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8 I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying,
for he speaks peace to his faithful people.
But let them not return to their foolish ways.
Psalm 85:8
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Psalm 85:8
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2 Samuel 18:24
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2 Samuel 18:24
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24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the town, the watchman climbed to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked, he saw a lone man running toward them.
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2 Samuel 18:24
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2 Samuel 18:24
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24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, the watchman(A) went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked out, he saw a man running alone.
Isaiah 62:6
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Isaiah 62:6
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6 O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord.
Isaiah 62:6
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Isaiah 62:6
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Psalm 73:16-17
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Psalm 73:16-17
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16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
But what a difficult task it is!
17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
Psalm 73:16-17
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Psalm 73:16-17
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Jeremiah 12:1
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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?
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah’s Complaint
2 Corinthians 13:3
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2 Corinthians 13:3
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3 I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you.
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2 Corinthians 13:3
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2 Corinthians 13:3
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3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me.(A) He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you.
Psalm 5:3
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Psalm 5:3
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3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.
Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.
Psalm 5:3
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Psalm 5:3
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Job 31:37
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Job 31:37
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37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done.
I would come before him like a prince.
Job 31:37
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Job 31:37
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2 Kings 9:17
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2 Kings 9:17
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17 The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!”
“Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered.
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2 Kings 9:17
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2 Kings 9:17
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17 When the lookout(A) standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, he called out, “I see some troops coming.”
“Get a horseman,” Joram ordered. “Send him to meet them and ask, ‘Do you come in peace?(B)’”
Galatians 1:16
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Galatians 1:16
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16 to reveal his Son to me[a] so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles.
When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.[b]
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Galatians 1:16
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Galatians 1:16
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16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,(A) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.(B)
Habakkuk 1:12-17
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Habakkuk 1:12-17
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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.
13 But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil.
Will you wink at their treachery?
Should you be silent while the wicked
swallow up people more righteous than they?
14 Are we only fish to be caught and killed?
Are we only sea creatures that have no leader?
15 Must we be strung up on their hooks
and caught in their nets while they rejoice and celebrate?
16 Then they will worship their nets
and burn incense in front of them.
“These nets are the gods who have made us rich!”
they will claim.
17 Will you let them get away with this forever?
Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests?
Habakkuk 1:12-17
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Habakkuk 1:12-17
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Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
12 Lord, are you not from everlasting?(A)
My God, my Holy One,(B) you[a] will never die.(C)
You, Lord, have appointed(D) them to execute judgment;
you, my Rock,(E) have ordained them to punish.
13 Your eyes are too pure(F) to look on evil;
you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(G)
Why then do you tolerate(H) the treacherous?(I)
Why are you silent while the wicked
swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(J)
14 You have made people like the fish in the sea,
like the sea creatures that have no ruler.
15 The wicked(K) foe pulls all of them up with hooks,(L)
he catches them in his net,(M)
he gathers them up in his dragnet;
and so he rejoices and is glad.
16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and burns incense(N) to his dragnet,
for by his net he lives in luxury
and enjoys the choicest food.
17 Is he to keep on emptying his net,
destroying nations without mercy?(O)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:12 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text we
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