Job 9:24
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24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
Job 10:3
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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?
Psalm 73:3-7
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4 For there are no [a]pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
5 (C)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (D)like a garment.
7 (E)Their [b]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 pains
- Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
Habakkuk 1:14-17
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14 Why do You make men like fish of the sea,
Like creeping things that have no ruler over them?
15 They take up all of them with a hook,
They catch them in their net,
And gather them in their dragnet.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore (A)they sacrifice to their net,
And burn incense to their dragnet;
Because by them their share is [a]sumptuous
And their food plentiful.
17 Shall they therefore empty their net,
And continue to slay nations without pity?
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:16 Lit. fat
Jeremiah 12:1-2
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Jeremiah’s Question
12 Righteous (A)are You, O Lord, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?
2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root;
They grow, yes, they bear fruit.
(C)You are near in their mouth
But far from their [a]mind.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:2 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
Daniel 7:7-28
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7 “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, (A)a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, (B)and it had ten horns. 8 I was considering the horns, and (C)there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes (D)of a man, (E)and a mouth speaking [a]pompous words.
Vision of the Ancient of Days
9 “I(F) watched till thrones were [b]put in place,
And (G)the Ancient of Days was seated;
(H)His garment was white as snow,
And the hair of His head was like pure wool.
His throne was a fiery flame,
(I)Its wheels a burning fire;
10 (J)A fiery stream issued
And came forth from before Him.
(K)A thousand thousands ministered to Him;
Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
(L)The [c]court was seated,
And the books were opened.
11 “I watched then because of the sound of the [d]pompous words which the horn was speaking; (M)I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
13 “I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, (N)One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.
14 (O)Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all (P)peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is (Q)an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.
Daniel’s Visions Interpreted
15 “I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit [e]within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘Those great beasts, which are four, are four [f]kings which arise out of the earth. 18 But (R)the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
19 “Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; 20 and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke [g]pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.
21 “I was watching; (S)and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, (T)and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
23 “Thus he said:
‘The fourth beast shall be
(U)A fourth kingdom on earth,
Which shall be different from all other kingdoms,
And shall devour the whole earth,
Trample it and break it in pieces.
24 (V)The ten horns are ten kings
Who shall arise from this kingdom.
And another shall rise after them;
He shall be different from the first ones,
And shall subdue three kings.
25 (W)He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
Shall (X)persecute[h] the saints of the Most High,
And shall (Y)intend to change times and law.
Then (Z)the saints shall be given into his hand
(AA)For a time and times and half a time.
26 ‘But(AB) the court shall be seated,
And they shall (AC)take away his dominion,
To consume and destroy it forever.
27 Then the (AD)kingdom and dominion,
And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
(AE)His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
(AF)And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’
28 “This is the end of the [i]account. As for me, Daniel, (AG)my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I (AH)kept the matter in my heart.”
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- Daniel 7:8 Lit. great things
- Daniel 7:9 Or set up
- Daniel 7:10 Or judgment
- Daniel 7:11 Lit. great
- Daniel 7:15 Lit. in the midst of its sheath
- Daniel 7:17 Representing their kingdoms, v. 23
- Daniel 7:20 Lit. great things
- Daniel 7:25 Lit. wear out
- Daniel 7:28 Lit. word
Daniel 5:18-21
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18 O king, (A)the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your [a]father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor. 19 And because of the majesty that He gave him, (B)all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he (C)executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. 20 (D)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was (E)driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, (F)till he [b]knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.
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- Daniel 5:18 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:21 Recognized
Daniel 4:17
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17 ‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers,
And the sentence by the word of the holy ones,
In order (A)that the living may know
(B)That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
(C)Gives it to whomever He will,
And sets over it the (D)lowest of men.’
Jeremiah 14:4
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4 Because the ground is parched,
For there was (A)no rain in the land,
The plowmen were ashamed;
They covered their heads.
Psalm 17:14
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14 With Your hand from men, O Lord,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
Job 32:2
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2 Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the (A)Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he (B)justified himself rather than God.
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Job 24:25
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25 “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar,
And make my speech worth nothing?”
Job 21:7-15
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7 (A)Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear,
(B)Neither is [a]the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves (C)without miscarriage.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
13 They (D)spend their days in wealth,
And [b]in a moment go down to the [c]grave.
14 (E)Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
15 (F)Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And (G)what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
Job 16:11
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11 God (A)has delivered me to the ungodly,
And turned me over to the hands of the wicked.
Job 12:17
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17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.
Job 12:6-10
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6 (A)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.
7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
10 (B)In whose hand is the [a]life of every living thing,
And the (C)breath of [b]all mankind?
Esther 7:8
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8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across (A)the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?”
As the word left the king’s mouth, they (B)covered Haman’s face.
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Esther 6:12
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12 Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman (A)hurried to his house, mourning (B)and with his head covered.
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2 Samuel 19:4
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4 But the king (A)covered his face, and the king cried out 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 So David went up by the Ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he (A)had his head covered and went (B)barefoot. And all the people who were with him (C)covered their heads and went up, (D)weeping as they went up.
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