Job 33:12
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12 “But in this you are not right. I will answer you:
God is greater than any mortal.
Job 33:12
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12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right,
for God is greater than any mortal.(A)
Ezekiel 18:25
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25 Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is unfair.” Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?(A)
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Ezekiel 18:25
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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?
Job 36:5
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5 “Surely God is mighty and does not despise any;
he is mighty in strength of understanding.(A)
Job 36:5
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Romans 9:19-21
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God’s Wrath and Mercy
19 You will say to me then, “Why then does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?”(A) 20 But who indeed are you, a human, to argue with God? Will what is molded say to the one who molds it, “Why have you made me like this?”(B) 21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one object for special use and another for ordinary use?(C)
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Romans 9:19-21
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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)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9
Jeremiah 18:6
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6 Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? says the Lord. Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.(A)
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Jeremiah 18:6
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6 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.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
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20 Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 7:20
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Job 40:8-9
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8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that you may be justified?(A)
9 Have you an arm like God,
and can you thunder with a voice like his?(B)
Job 40:2
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- 40.2 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Job 40:2
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Job 36:22-23
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22 See, God is exalted in his power;
who is a teacher like him?
23 Who has prescribed for him his way,
or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?(A)
Job 35:4
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4 I will answer you
and your friends with you.
Job 35:4
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4 “I would like to reply to you
and to your friends with you.
Job 35:2
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2 “Do you think this to be just?
You say, ‘I am in the right before God.’(A)
Job 35:2
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Job 34:23
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23 For he has not appointed a time[a] for anyone
to go before God in judgment.
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- 34.23 Cn: Heb yet
Job 34:23
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Job 34:17-19
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17 Shall one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn one who is righteous and mighty,(A)
18 who says to a king, ‘You scoundrel!’
and to princes, ‘You wicked men!’;(B)
19 who shows no partiality to nobles,
nor regards the rich more than the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?(C)
Job 34:17-19
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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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