12 “Look, in this you are not righteous.
I will answer you,
For God is greater than man.

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12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right,
    for God is greater than any mortal.(A)

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25 “Yet you say, (A)‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair?

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25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’(A) Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust?(B) Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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“Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one;
(A)He is mighty in strength [a]of understanding.

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  1. Job 36:5 of heart

“God is mighty,(A) but despises no one;(B)
    he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.(C)

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19 You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For (A)who has resisted His will?” 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? (B)Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 Does not the (C)potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make (D)one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

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19 One of you will say to me:(A) “Then why does God still blame us?(B) For who is able to resist his will?”(C) 20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?(D) “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,(E) ‘Why did you make me like this?’”[a](F) 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?(G)

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  1. Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9

“O house of Israel, (A)can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, (B)as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!

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He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay(A) in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand,(B) Israel.

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20 (A)For there is not a just man on earth who does good
And does not sin.

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20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(A)
    no one who does what is right and never sins.(B)

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“Would(A) you indeed [a]annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with (B)a voice like His?

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  1. Job 40:8 nullify

“Would you discredit my justice?(A)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(B)
Do you have an arm like God’s,(C)
    and can your voice(D) thunder like his?(E)

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“Shall (A)the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
He who (B)rebukes God, let him answer it.”

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“Will the one who contends with the Almighty(A) correct him?(B)
    Let him who accuses God answer him!”(C)

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22 “Behold, God is exalted by His power;
Who teaches like Him?
23 (A)Who has assigned Him His way,
Or who has said, ‘You have done (B)wrong’?

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22 “God is exalted in his power.(A)
    Who is a teacher like him?(B)
23 Who has prescribed his ways(C) for him,(D)
    or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?(E)

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“I will answer you,
And (A)your companions with you.

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“I would like to reply to you
    and to your friends with you.

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“Do you think this is right?
Do you say,
‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?

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“Do you think this is just?
    You say, ‘I am in the right,(A) not God.’(B)

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23 For He need not further consider a man,
That he should go before God in judgment.

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23 God has no need to examine people further,(A)
    that they should come before him for judgment.(B)

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17 (A)Should one who hates justice govern?
Will you (B)condemn Him who is most just?
18 (C)Is it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are worthless,’
And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’?
19 Yet He (D)is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For (E)they are all the work of His hands.

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17 Can someone who hates justice govern?(A)
    Will you condemn the just and mighty One?(B)
18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’
    and to nobles,(C) ‘You are wicked,’(D)
19 who shows no partiality(E) to princes
    and does not favor the rich over the poor,(F)
    for they are all the work of his hands?(G)

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