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Lamentations 1:18
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Lamentations 1:18
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18 “The Lord is right,” Jerusalem says,
“for I rebelled against him.
Listen, people everywhere;
look upon my anguish and despair,
for my sons and daughters
have been taken captive to distant lands.
Lamentations 1:18
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Lamentations 1:18
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Zephaniah 3:5
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Zephaniah 3:5
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5 But the Lord is still there in the city,
and he does no wrong.
Day by day he hands down justice,
and he does not fail.
But the wicked know no shame.
Psalm 119:75
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Psalm 119:75
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75 I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair;
you disciplined me because I needed it.
Psalm 119:75
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Psalm 119:75
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1 Samuel 12:14-15
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1 Samuel 12:14-15
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14 “Now if you fear and worship the Lord and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the Lord’s commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the Lord as your God. 15 But if you rebel against the Lord’s commands and refuse to listen to him, then his hand will be as heavy upon you as it was upon your ancestors.
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1 Samuel 12:14-15
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1 Samuel 12:14-15
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14 If you fear(A) the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel(B) against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good! 15 But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against(C) his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
Lamentations 1:12
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Lamentations 1:12
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12 “Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by?
Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine,
which the Lord brought on me
when he erupted in fierce anger.
Lamentations 1:12
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Lamentations 1:12
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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
Lamentations 3:42
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Lamentations 3:42
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42 “We have sinned and rebelled,
and you have not forgiven us.
Lamentations 3:42
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Lamentations 3:42
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Psalm 107:11
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Psalm 107:11
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11 They rebelled against the words of God,
scorning the counsel of the Most High.
Psalm 107:11
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Psalm 107:11
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Nehemiah 9:33
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Nehemiah 9:33
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33 Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved.
Nehemiah 9:33
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Nehemiah 9:33
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Revelation 16:5-7
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Revelation 16:5-7
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5 And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying,
“You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was,
because you have sent these judgments.
6 Since they shed the blood
of your holy people and your prophets,
you have given them blood to drink.
It is their just reward.”
7 And I heard a voice from the altar,[a] saying,
“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
your judgments are true and just.”
Footnotes
- 16:7 Greek I heard the altar.
Revelation 16:5-7
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Revelation 16:5-7
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5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:
“You are just in these judgments,(A) O Holy One,(B)
you who are and who were;(C)
6 for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(D)
and you have given them blood to drink(E) as they deserve.”
7 And I heard the altar(F) respond:
Revelation 15:3-4
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Revelation 15:3-4
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3 And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations.[a]
4 Who will not fear you, Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you,
for your righteous deeds have been revealed.”
Footnotes
- 15:3 Some manuscripts read King of the ages.
Revelation 15:3-4
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Revelation 15:3-4
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3 and sang the song of God’s servant(A) Moses(B) and of the Lamb:(C)
“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(D)
Lord God Almighty.(E)
Just and true are your ways,(F)
King of the nations.[a]
4 Who will not fear you, Lord,(G)
and bring glory to your name?(H)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,(I)
for your righteous acts(J) have been revealed.”[b]
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages
- Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.
Romans 3:19
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Romans 3:19
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19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
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Romans 3:19
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Romans 3:19
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19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(A) it says to those who are under the law,(B) so that every mouth may be silenced(C) and the whole world held accountable to God.(D)
Romans 2:5
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Romans 2:5
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5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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Romans 2:5
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Romans 2:5
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5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath(A), when his righteous judgment(B) will be revealed.
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