Job 40:2
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2 “Shall (A)the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
He who (B)rebukes God, let him answer it.”
1 Corinthians 2:16
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16 For (A)“who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” (B)But we have the mind of Christ.
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Isaiah 40:14
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14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,
And (A)taught Him in the path of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge,
And showed Him the way of understanding?
Romans 11:34-36
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Job 33:13
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13 Why do you (A)contend with Him?
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
Romans 9:19-23
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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?
22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering (E)the vessels of wrath (F)prepared for destruction, 23 and that He might make known (G)the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had (H)prepared beforehand for glory,
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Matthew 20:11
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11 And when they had received it, they [a]complained against the landowner,
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- Matthew 20:11 grumbled
Ezekiel 18:2
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2 “What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:
‘The (A)fathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
Isaiah 50:8
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8 (A)He is near who justifies Me;
Who will contend with Me?
Let us stand together.
Who is [a]My adversary?
Let him come near Me.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 50:8 Lit. master of My judgment
Isaiah 45:9-11
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9 “Woe to him who strives with (A)his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
(B)Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”
11 Thus says the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
(C)“Ask Me of things to come concerning (D)My sons;
And concerning (E)the work of My hands, you command Me.
Job 27:2
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2 “As God lives, (A)who has taken away my justice,
And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
Job 19:6-11
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6 Know then that (A)God has wronged me,
And has surrounded me with His net.
7 “If I cry out concerning [a]wrong, I am not heard.
If I cry aloud, there is no justice.
8 (B)He has [b]fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;
And He has set darkness in my paths.
9 (C)He has stripped me of my glory,
And taken the crown from my head.
10 He breaks me down on every side,
And I am gone;
My (D)hope He has uprooted like a tree.
11 He has also kindled His wrath against me,
And (E)He counts me as one of His enemies.
Job 14:16-17
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16 For now (A)You number my steps,
But do not watch over my sin.
17 (B)My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
And You [a]cover my iniquity.
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- Job 14:17 Lit. plaster over
Job 13:21-27
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21 (A)Withdraw Your hand far from me,
And let not the dread of You make me afraid.
22 Then call, and I will (B)answer;
Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
23 How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make me know my transgression and my sin.
24 (C)Why do You hide Your face,
And (D)regard me as Your enemy?
25 (E)Will You frighten a leaf driven to and fro?
And will You pursue dry stubble?
26 For You write bitter things against me,
And (F)make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27 (G)You put my feet in the stocks,
And watch closely all my paths.
You [a]set a limit for the [b]soles of my feet.
Job 10:3-7
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3 Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
4 Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or (A)do You see as man sees?
5 Are Your days like the days of a mortal man?
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,
6 That You should seek for my iniquity
And search out my sin,
7 Although You know that I am not wicked,
And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
Job 9:17-18
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17 For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds (A)without cause.
18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
Job 9:3
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3 If one wished to [a]contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
Footnotes
- Job 9:3 argue
Job 3:23
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23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
(A)And whom God has hedged in?
Job 3:20
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1 Corinthians 10:22
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22 Or do we (A)provoke the Lord to jealousy? (B)Are we stronger than He?
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Ecclesiastes 6:10
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10 Whatever one is, he has been named (A)already,
For it is known that he is man;
(B)And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
Job 30:21
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21 But You have become cruel to me;
With the strength of Your hand You (A)oppose me.
Job 16:11-21
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11 God (A)has delivered me to the ungodly,
And turned me over to the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, but He has (B)shattered me;
He also has taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces;
He has (C)set me up for His target,
13 His archers surround me.
He pierces my [a]heart and does not pity;
He pours out my gall on the ground.
14 He breaks me with wound upon wound;
He runs at me like a [b]warrior.
15 “I have sewn sackcloth over my skin,
And (D)laid my [c]head in the dust.
16 My face is [d]flushed from weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17 Although no violence is in my hands,
And my prayer is pure.
18 “O earth, do not cover my blood,
And (E)let my cry have no resting place!
19 Surely even now (F)my witness is in heaven,
And my evidence is on high.
20 My friends scorn me;
My eyes pour out tears to God.
21 (G)Oh, that one might plead for a man with God,
As a man pleads for his [e]neighbor!
Job 10:14-17
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14 If I sin, then (A)You mark me,
And will not acquit me of my iniquity.
15 If I am wicked, (B)woe to me;
(C)Even if I am righteous, I [a]cannot lift up my head.
I am full of disgrace;
(D)See my misery!
16 If my head is exalted,
(E)You hunt me like a fierce lion,
And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
17 You renew Your witnesses against me,
And increase Your indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with me.
Footnotes
- Job 10:15 Lit. will not
Job 9:32-35
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32 “For (A)He is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
33 (B)Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
34 (C)Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.
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