Lord, (A)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?

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How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(A)

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10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, (A)“How long, O Lord, (B)holy and true, (C)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

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10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(A) Sovereign Lord,(B) holy and true,(C) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(D) and avenge our blood?”(E)

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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?
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root;
They grow, yes, they bear fruit.
(C)You are near in their mouth
But far from their [a]mind.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:2 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

Jeremiah’s Complaint

12 You are always righteous,(A) Lord,
    when I bring a case(B) before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:(C)
    Why does the way of the wicked prosper?(D)
    Why do all the faithless live at ease?
You have planted(E) them, and they have taken root;
    they grow and bear fruit.(F)
You are always on their lips
    but far from their hearts.(G)

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(A)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (B)moment?

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that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)

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We do not see our signs;
(A)There is no longer any prophet;
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
10 O God, how long will the adversary [a]reproach?
Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?

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  1. Psalm 74:10 revile

We are given no signs from God;(A)
    no prophets(B) are left,
    and none of us knows how long this will be.
10 How long(C) will the enemy mock(D) you, God?
    Will the foe revile(E) your name forever?

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(A)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (B)speak [a]loftily.

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  1. Psalm 73:8 Proudly

They scoff, and speak with malice;(A)
    with arrogance(B) they threaten oppression.(C)

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For You are the God of my strength;
Why do You cast me off?
(A)Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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You are God my stronghold.
    Why have you rejected(A) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(B)
    oppressed by the enemy?(C)

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22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord (A)struck him, because (B)he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and [a]died.

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  1. Acts 12:23 breathed his last

22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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“O you (A)sword of the Lord,
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself up into your scabbard,
Rest and be still!

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“‘Alas, sword(A) of the Lord,
    how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
    cease and be still.’(B)

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46 How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?

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46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your wrath burn like fire?(A)

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O Lord God of hosts,
(A)How long will You be angry
Against the prayer of Your people?

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How long,(A) Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smolder(B)
    against the prayers of your people?

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(A)How long, Lord?
Will You be angry forever?
Will Your (B)jealousy burn like fire?

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How long,(A) Lord? Will you be angry(B) forever?
    How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(C)

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10 So (A)they (B)hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.

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10 So they impaled(A) Haman(B) on the pole(C) he had set up for Mordecai.(D) Then the king’s fury subsided.(E)

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