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Job 40:2
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Job 40:2
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2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”
Job 40:2
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Job 40:2
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1 Corinthians 2:16
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1 Corinthians 2:16
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16 For,
“Who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to teach him?”[a]
But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 2:16
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1 Corinthians 2:16
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16 for,
But we have the mind of Christ.(B)
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- 1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13
Isaiah 40:14
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Isaiah 40:14
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14 Has the Lord ever needed anyone’s advice?
Does he need instruction about what is good?
Did someone teach him what is right
or show him the path of justice?
Isaiah 40:14
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Isaiah 40:14
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Romans 11:34-36
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Romans 11:34-36
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34 For who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to give him advice?[a]
35 And who has given him so much
that he needs to pay it back?[b]
36 For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.
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Romans 11:34-36
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Romans 11:34-36
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Job 33:13
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Job 33:13
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13 So why are you bringing a charge against him?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
Job 33:13
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Job 33:13
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- Job 33:13 Or that he does not answer for any of his actions
Romans 9:19-23
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Romans 9:19-23
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19 Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?”
20 No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into? 22 In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. 23 He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.
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Romans 9:19-23
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Romans 9:19-23
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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)
22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(H) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(I) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(J) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(K)—
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- Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9
Matthew 20:11
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Matthew 20:11
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11 When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,
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Matthew 20:11
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Matthew 20:11
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11 When they received it, they began to grumble(A) against the landowner.
Ezekiel 18:2
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Ezekiel 18:2
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2 “Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste’?
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Ezekiel 18:2
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Ezekiel 18:2
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2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?(A)
Isaiah 50:8
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Isaiah 50:8
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8 He who gives me justice is near.
Who will dare to bring charges against me now?
Where are my accusers?
Let them appear!
Isaiah 50:8
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Isaiah 50:8
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Isaiah 45:9-11
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Isaiah 45:9-11
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9 “What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator.
Does a clay pot argue with its maker?
Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying,
‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’
Does the pot exclaim,
‘How clumsy can you be?’
10 How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father,
‘Why was I born?’
or if it said to its mother,
‘Why did you make me this way?’”
11 This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One of Israel and your Creator:
“Do you question what I do for my children?
Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?
Isaiah 45:9-11
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Isaiah 45:9-11
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9 “Woe to those who quarrel(A) with their Maker,(B)
those who are nothing but potsherds(C)
among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,(D)
‘What are you making?’(E)
Does your work say,
‘The potter has no hands’?(F)
10 Woe to the one who says to a father,
‘What have you begotten?’
or to a mother,
‘What have you brought to birth?’
Job 27:2
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Job 27:2
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2 “I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights,
by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—
Job 27:2
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Job 27:2
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Job 19:6-11
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Job 19:6-11
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6 But it is God who has wronged me,
capturing me in his net.[a]
7 “I cry out, ‘Help!’ but no one answers me.
I protest, but there is no justice.
8 God has blocked my way so I cannot move.
He has plunged my path into darkness.
9 He has stripped me of my honor
and removed the crown from my head.
10 He has demolished me on every side, and I am finished.
He has uprooted my hope like a fallen tree.
11 His fury burns against me;
he counts me as an enemy.
Footnotes
- 19:6 Or for I am like a city under siege.
Job 19:6-11
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Job 19:6-11
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7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(D)
though I call for help,(E) there is no justice.(F)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(G)
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(H)
9 He has stripped(I) me of my honor(J)
and removed the crown from my head.(K)
10 He tears me down(L) on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope(M) like a tree.(N)
11 His anger(O) burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.(P)
Job 14:16-17
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Job 14:16-17
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16 For then you would guard my steps,
instead of watching for my sins.
17 My sins would be sealed in a pouch,
and you would cover my guilt.
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