Job 9:24
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24 (A)The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he (B)covers the faces of its judges—
(C)if it is not he, who then is it?
Job 10:3
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3 (A)Does it seem good to you to oppress,
to despise (B)the work of your hands
(C)and favor the designs of the wicked?
Psalm 73:3-7
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4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not (D)stricken like the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore pride is (E)their necklace;
violence covers them as (F)a garment.
7 Their (G)eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
Habakkuk 1:14-17
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14 You make mankind like the fish of the sea,
like crawling things that have no ruler.
15 (A)He[a] brings all of them up (B)with a hook;
he drags them out with his net;
he gathers them in his dragnet;
so he rejoices and is glad.
16 (C)Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his dragnet;
for by them he lives in luxury,[b]
and his food is rich.
17 Is he then to keep on emptying his net
(D)and mercilessly killing nations forever?
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:15 That is, the wicked foe
- Habakkuk 1:16 Hebrew his portion is fat
Jeremiah 12:1-2
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Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and produce fruit;
(D)you are near in their mouth
and far from their heart.
Daniel 7:7-28
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7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, (A)terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; (B)it devoured and broke in pieces (C)and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and (D)it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and behold, (E)there came up among them another horn, a little one, (F)before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and (G)a mouth speaking great things.
The Ancient of Days Reigns
9 “As I looked,
(H)thrones were placed,
and the (I)Ancient of Days took his seat;
(J)his clothing was white as snow,
and (K)the hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames;
(L)its wheels were burning fire.
10 (M)A stream of fire issued
and came out from before him;
(N)a thousand thousands (O)served him,
(P)and ten thousand times ten thousand (Q)stood before him;
the (R)court sat in judgment,
and (S)the books were opened.
11 “I looked then because of the sound of (T)the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, (U)the beast was killed, and its body destroyed (V)and given over to be burned with fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, (W)their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
The Son of Man Is Given Dominion
13 “I saw in the night visions,
and (X)behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the (Y)Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
14 (Z)And to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all (AA)peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
(AB)his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.
Daniel's Vision Interpreted
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me[a] was anxious, and (AC)the visions of my head alarmed me. 16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. 17 (AD)‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. 18 But (AE)the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’
19 “Then I desired to know the truth about (AF)the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet, 20 (AG)and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions. 21 As I looked, this horn (AH)made war with the saints and prevailed over them, 22 until the (AI)Ancient of Days came, and (AJ)judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when (AK)the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 “Thus he said: ‘As for (AL)the fourth beast,
there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth,
which shall be different from all the kingdoms,
and it shall devour the whole earth,
and trample it down, and break it to pieces.
24 As for the ten horns,
out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise,
and another shall arise after them;
he shall be different from the former ones,
and shall put down three kings.
25 (AM)He shall speak words against the Most High,
and shall wear out the saints of the Most High,
and shall think to (AN)change the times and the law;
and they shall be given into his hand
for (AO)a time, times, and half a time.
26 (AP)But the court shall sit in judgment,
and (AQ)his dominion shall be taken away,
to be consumed and destroyed (AR)to the end.
27 (AS)And the kingdom and the dominion
and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
shall be given to the people of (AT)the saints of the Most High;
(AU)his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’[b]
28 “Here is the end of the matter. (AV)As for me, Daniel, my (AW)thoughts greatly alarmed me, (AX)and my color changed, but (AY)I kept the matter in my heart.”
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- Daniel 7:15 Aramaic within its sheath
- Daniel 7:27 Or their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them
Daniel 5:18-21
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18 O king, the (A)Most High God (B)gave (C)Nebuchadnezzar your father (D)kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. 19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, (E)all peoples, nations, and languages (F)trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled. 20 But (G)when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, (H)he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 (I)He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, (J)until he knew that the (K)Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.
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Daniel 4:17
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Jeremiah 14:4
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4 Because of the ground that is dismayed,
since there is (A)no rain on the land,
the farmers are ashamed;
they cover their heads.
Psalm 17:14
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14 from men by your hand, O Lord,
from (A)men of the world whose (B)portion is in this life.[a]
You fill their womb with treasure;[b]
they are satisfied with (C)children,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.
Footnotes
- Psalm 17:14 Or from men whose portion in life is of the world
- Psalm 17:14 Or As for your treasured ones, you fill their womb
Job 32:2
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2 Then Elihu the son of Barachel (A)the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself (B)rather than God.
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Job 24:25
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25 If it is (A)not so, who will prove me a liar
and show that there is nothing in what I say?”
Job 21:7-15
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7 (A)Why do the wicked live,
reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
8 Their (B)offspring are established in their presence,
and their descendants before their eyes.
9 Their houses are (C)safe from fear,
and (D)no rod of God is upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without fail;
their cow calves and (E)does not miscarry.
11 They send out their (F)little boys like a flock,
and their children dance.
12 They sing to (G)the tambourine and (H)the lyre
and rejoice to the sound of (I)the pipe.
13 They (J)spend their days in prosperity,
and in (K)peace they go down to (L)Sheol.
14 They say to God, (M)‘Depart from us!
We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
15 (N)What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
And what (O)profit do we get if we pray to him?’
Job 16:11
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11 God gives me up to the ungodly
and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
Job 12:17
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Job 12:6-10
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6 (A)The tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand.[a]
7 “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
8 or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you;[b]
and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
that (B)the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In (C)his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
Esther 7:8
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8 And the king returned from (A)the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on (B)the couch where Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face.
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Esther 6:12
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12 Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning (A)and with his head covered.
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2 Samuel 19:4
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4 The king (A)covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, (B)“O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
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2 Samuel 15:30
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30 But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, (A)barefoot and (B)with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, (C)weeping as they went.
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