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Job 24:12
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Job 24:12
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12 The dying groan in the city,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not charge them with wrong.
Job 24:12
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Job 24:12
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.(B)
2 Peter 3:15
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2 Peter 3:15
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15 and consider that (A)the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
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2 Peter 3:15
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2 Peter 3:15
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15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience(A) means salvation,(B) just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.(C)
Romans 2:4-5
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Romans 2:4-5
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4 Or do you despise (A)the riches of His goodness, (B)forbearance, and (C)longsuffering, (D)not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But in accordance with your hardness and your [a]impenitent heart (E)you are [b]treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
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- Romans 2:5 unrepentant
- Romans 2:5 storing
Romans 2:4-5
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Romans 2:4-5
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4 Or do you show contempt for the riches(A) of his kindness,(B) forbearance(C) and patience,(D) not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?(E)
5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath(F), when his righteous judgment(G) will be revealed.
Malachi 3:15
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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.’ ”
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- Malachi 3:15 Lit. built
Malachi 3:15
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Malachi 3:15
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15 But now we call the arrogant(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers(B) prosper,(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”
Malachi 2:17
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Malachi 2:17
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17 (A)You have wearied the Lord with your words;
Yet you say,
“In what way have we wearied Him?”
In that you say,
(B)“Everyone who does evil
Is good in the sight of the Lord,
And He delights in them,”
Or, “Where is the God of justice?”
Malachi 2:17
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Malachi 2:17
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Breaking Covenant Through Injustice
17 You have wearied(A) the Lord with your words.
“How have we wearied him?” you ask.(B)
By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased(C) with them” or “Where is the God of justice?(D)”
Isaiah 52:5
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Isaiah 52:5
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5 Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord,
“That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
[a]Make them wail,” says the Lord,
“And My name is (A)blasphemed continually every day.
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- Isaiah 52:5 DSS Mock; LXX Marvel and wail; Tg. Boast themselves; Vg. Treat them unjustly
Isaiah 52:5
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Isaiah 52:5
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5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.
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- Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
Ecclesiastes 8:11-12
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Ecclesiastes 8:11-12
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11 (A)Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 12 (B)Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that (C)it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
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Ecclesiastes 8:11-12
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Ecclesiastes 8:11-12
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11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. 12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better(A) with those who fear God,(B) who are reverent before him.(C)
Psalm 109:22
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Psalm 109:22
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22 For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 109:22
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Psalm 109:22
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22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 69:26
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Psalm 69:26
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26 For they persecute the ones (A)You have struck,
And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.
Psalm 69:26
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Psalm 69:26
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26 For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(A)
Psalm 50:21
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Psalm 50:21
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21 These things you have done, and I kept silent;
(A)You thought that I was altogether like you;
But I will rebuke you,
And (B)set them in order before your eyes.
Psalm 50:21
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Psalm 50:21
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Psalm 12:5
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Psalm 12:5
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5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
Psalm 12:5
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Psalm 12:5
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Job 9:23
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Job 9:23
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23 If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
Job 9:23
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Job 9:23
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