They do not know, nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the (A)foundations of the earth are [a]unstable.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:5 moved

“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.(A)
    They walk about in darkness;(B)
    all the foundations(C) of the earth are shaken.

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(A)If the foundations are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?

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When the foundations(A) are being destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”

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28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things (A)which are not fitting;

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28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

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Wicked Rulers and Prophets

And I said:

“Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
And you (A)rulers of the house of Israel:
(B)Is it not for you to know justice?

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Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

Then I said,

“Listen, you leaders(A) of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,

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13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To (A)walk in the ways of darkness;

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13 who have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways,(A)

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11 But he who (A)hates his brother is in darkness and (B)walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister(A) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.(B) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.(C)

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35 Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer (A)the light is with you. (B)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; (C)he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.

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35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light(A) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,(B) before darkness overtakes you.(C) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.

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29 Because they (A)hated knowledge
And did not (B)choose the fear of the Lord,

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29 since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.(A)

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Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And (A)do not call on the Lord?

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Do all these evildoers know nothing?(A)

They devour my people(B) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.(C)

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19 Nevertheless (A)the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord (B)knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of [a]Christ depart from iniquity.”

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  1. 2 Timothy 2:19 NU, M the Lord

19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm,(A) sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,”(B) and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord(C) must turn away from wickedness.”

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19 And this is the condemnation, (A)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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19 This is the verdict: Light(A) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(B)

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Sin Confessed

Therefore justice is far from us,
Nor does righteousness overtake us;
(A)We look for light, but there is darkness!
For brightness, but we walk in blackness!

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So justice is far from us,
    and righteousness does not reach us.
We look for light, but all is darkness;(A)
    for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.

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For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, [a]a cry for help.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:7 wailing

The vineyard(A) of the Lord Almighty
    is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
    are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice,(B) but saw bloodshed;
    for righteousness,(C) but heard cries of distress.(D)

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