12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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12 The wicked plot(A) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth(B) at them;

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12 The wicked plots against the just,
(A)And gnashes at him with his teeth.

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16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

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16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;[a](A)
    they gnashed their teeth(B) at me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:16 Septuagint; Hebrew may mean Like an ungodly circle of mockers,

16 With ungodly mockers at feasts
They gnashed at me with their teeth.

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Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

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Human Plans and God’s Plans

Woe to those who plan iniquity,
    to those who plot evil(A) on their beds!(B)
At morning’s light they carry it out
    because it is in their power to do it.

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Woe to Evildoers

Woe to those who devise iniquity,
And [a]work out evil on their beds!
At (A)morning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:1 Plan

12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.

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12 Because of rebellion, the Lord’s people[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.(A)

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  1. Daniel 8:12 Or rebellion, the armies

12 Because of transgression, (A)an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast (B)truth down to the ground. He (C)did all this and prospered.

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13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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13 For I hear many whispering,(A)
    “Terror on every side!”(B)
They conspire against me(C)
    and plot to take my life.(D)

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13 (A)For I hear the slander of many;
(B)Fear is on every side;
While they (C)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

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16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

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16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

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16 So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

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And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

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and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.(A)

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and (A)plotted to take Jesus by [a]trickery and kill Him.

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  1. Matthew 26:4 deception

24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

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24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.(A)

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24 His power shall be mighty, (A)but not by his own power;
He shall destroy [a]fearfully,
(B)And shall prosper and thrive;
(C)He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.

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  1. Daniel 8:24 Or extraordinarily

And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

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Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(A) to destroy(B) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(C) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.

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But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman (A)sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.

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