Job 9:12
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12 If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him?
Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?’
Isaiah 45:9
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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?’
Job 11:10
New Living Translation
10 If God comes and puts a person in prison
or calls the court to order, who can stop him?
Job 23:13
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13 But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind?
Whatever he wants to do, he does.
Romans 11:34
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34 For who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to give him advice?[a]
Job 34:29
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29 But if he chooses to remain quiet,
who can criticize him?
When he hides his face, no one can find him,
whether an individual or a nation.
Matthew 20:15
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15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
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Daniel 4:35
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35 All the people of the earth
are nothing compared to him.
He does as he pleases
among the angels of heaven
and among the people of the earth.
No one can stop him or say to him,
‘What do you mean by doing these things?’
Jeremiah 18:6
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6 “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.
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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?
Ephesians 1:11
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11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,[a] for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
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- 1:11 Or we have become God’s inheritance.
Romans 9:18-20
New Living Translation
18 So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.
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?”
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Matthew 11:26
New Living Translation
26 Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!
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