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Judges 21:3
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Judges 21:3
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3 “O Lord, God of Israel,” they cried out, “why has this happened in Israel? Now one of our tribes is missing from Israel!”
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Judges 21:3
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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 12:1
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Jeremiah Questions the Lord’s Justice
12 Lord, you always give me justice
when I bring a case before you.
So let me bring you this complaint:
Why are the wicked so prosperous?
Why are evil people so happy?
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah’s Complaint
Isaiah 63:17
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Isaiah 63:17
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17 Lord, why have you allowed us to turn from your path?
Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you?
Return and help us, for we are your servants,
the tribes that are your special possession.
Proverbs 19:3
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Proverbs 19:3
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3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the Lord.
Proverbs 19:3
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Proverbs 19:3
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Psalm 80:12
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Psalm 80:12
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12 But now, why have you broken down our walls
so that all who pass by may steal our fruit?
Psalm 80:12
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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
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Psalm 74:1
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Psalm 74
A psalm[a] of Asaph.
1 O God, why have you rejected us so long?
Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
Footnotes
- 74:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 74:1
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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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Joshua 7:7-9
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7 Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let the Amorites kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side! 8 Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies? 9 For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”
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Joshua 7:7-9
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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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Deuteronomy 29:24
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24 “And all the surrounding nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why was he so angry?’
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Deuteronomy 29:24
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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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