Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah’s Question
12 Righteous (A)are You, O Lord, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?
Malachi 3:15
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15 So now (A)we call the proud blessed,
For those who do wickedness are [a]raised up;
They even (B)tempt God and go free.’ ”
Footnotes
- Malachi 3:15 Lit. built
Job 12:6
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6 (A)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.
Psalm 92:7
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7 When (A)the wicked [a]spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 92:7 sprout
Psalm 37:1
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The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
A Psalm of David.
37 Do(A) not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
Habakkuk 1:4
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4 Therefore the law is powerless,
And justice never goes forth.
For the (A)wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
Psalm 51:4
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4 (A)Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil (B)in Your sight—
(C)That You may be found just [a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:4 LXX, Tg., Vg. in Your words
Psalm 37:35
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35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
Zephaniah 3:5
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5 The Lord is righteous in her midst,
He will do no unrighteousness.
[a]Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He never fails,
But (A)the unjust knows no shame.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:5 Lit. Morning by morning
Habakkuk 1:13-17
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13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,
And cannot look on wickedness.
Why do You look on those who deal treacherously,
And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours
A person more righteous than he?
14 Why do You make men like fish of the sea,
Like creeping things that have no ruler over them?
15 They take up all of them with a hook,
They catch them in their net,
And gather them in their dragnet.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore (A)they sacrifice to their net,
And burn incense to their dragnet;
Because by them their share is [a]sumptuous
And their food plentiful.
17 Shall they therefore empty their net,
And continue to slay nations without pity?
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:16 Lit. fat
Daniel 9:7
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7 O Lord, (A)righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
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Jeremiah 11:20
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20 But, O Lord of hosts,
You who judge righteously,
(A)Testing the [a]mind and the heart,
Let me see Your (B)vengeance on them,
For to You I have revealed my cause.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 11:20 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
Jeremiah 5:27-28
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27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.
28 They have grown (A)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (B)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(C)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook
Jeremiah 5:11
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11 For (A)the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
Psalm 94:3-4
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3 Lord, (A)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?
4 They (B)utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
Psalm 73:3-28
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4 For there are no [a]pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
5 (C)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (D)like a garment.
7 (E)Their [b]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
8 (F)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (G)speak [c]loftily.
9 They set their mouth (H)against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return here,
(I)And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
11 And they say, (J)“How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
13 Surely I have [d]cleansed my heart in (K)vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
16 When I thought how to understand this,
It was [e]too painful for me—
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their (L)end.
18 Surely (M)You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was [f]vexed in my mind.
22 (N)I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
24 (O)You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
25 (P)Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
26 (Q)My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the [g]strength of my heart and my (R)portion forever.
27 For indeed, (S)those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who [h]desert You for harlotry.
28 But it is good for me to (T)draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may (U)declare all Your works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 pains
- Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
- Psalm 73:8 Proudly
- Psalm 73:13 kept my heart pure in vain
- Psalm 73:16 troublesome in my eyes
- Psalm 73:21 Lit. pierced in my kidneys
- Psalm 73:26 Lit. rock
- Psalm 73:27 Are unfaithful to You
Job 21:7-15
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7 (A)Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear,
(B)Neither is [a]the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves (C)without miscarriage.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
13 They (D)spend their days in wealth,
And [b]in a moment go down to the [c]grave.
14 (E)Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
15 (F)Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And (G)what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
Job 13:3
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3 (A)But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.
Ezra 9:15
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15 O Lord God of Israel, (A)You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. (B)Here we are before You, (C)in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!”
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Romans 3:5-6
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5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (A)(I speak as a man.) 6 Certainly not! For then (B)how will God judge the world?
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Hosea 6:7
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7 “But like [a]men they transgressed the covenant;
There they dealt treacherously with Me.
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:7 Or Adam
Jeremiah 12:6
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6 For even (A)your brothers, the house of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you;
Yes, they have called [a]a multitude after you.
(B)Do not believe them,
Even though they speak [b]smooth words to you.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:6 Or abundantly
- Jeremiah 12:6 Lit. good
Isaiah 48:8
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8 Surely you did not hear,
Surely you did not know;
Surely from long ago your ear was not opened.
For I knew that you would deal very treacherously,
And were called (A)a transgressor from the womb.
Isaiah 41:21
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The Futility of Idols
21 “Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the (A)King of Jacob.
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For the [a]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:32 waywardness
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