Judges 21:3
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3 and said, “O Lord God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?”
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Judges 21:3
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3 “Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing(A) from Israel today?”
Jeremiah 12:1
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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?
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah’s Complaint
Isaiah 63:17
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17 O Lord, why have You (A)made us stray from Your ways,
And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
The tribes of Your inheritance.
Proverbs 19:3
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3 The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the Lord.
Proverbs 19:3
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Psalm 80:12
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Footnotes
- Psalm 80:12 walls or fences
Psalm 80:12
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12 Why have you broken down its walls(A)
so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
Psalm 74:1
New King James Version
A Plea for Relief from Oppressors
A [a]Contemplation of Asaph.
74 O God, why have You cast us off forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 74:1
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Psalm 74
A maskil[a] of Asaph.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Joshua 7:7-9
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7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Lord [a]God, (A)why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all—to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan! 8 O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its [b]back before its enemies? 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and (B)cut off our name from the earth. Then (C)what will You do for Your great name?”
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- Joshua 7:7 Heb. YHWH, Lord
- Joshua 7:8 Lit. neck
Joshua 7:7-9
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7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord, why(A) did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us?(B) If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan! 8 Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies? 9 The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth.(C) What then will you do for your own great name?(D)”
Deuteronomy 29:24
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24 All nations would say, (A)‘Why has the Lord done so to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?’
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Deuteronomy 29:24
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24 All the nations will ask: “Why has the Lord done this to this land?(A) Why this fierce, burning anger?”
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