Psalm 107:11
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11 for they had rebelled against the words of God
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.(A)
Proverbs 1:25
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25 and because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,(A)
Psalm 106:43
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43 Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes
and were brought low through their iniquity.(A)
Romans 1:28
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28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind and to do things that should not be done.(A)
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Acts 20:27
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27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.(A)
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Luke 7:30
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30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law, not having been baptized by him, rejected God’s purpose for themselves.)(A)
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Jeremiah 44:16
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16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you.(A)
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Proverbs 1:30-31
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30 would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,(A)
31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way
and be sated with their own devices.(B)
Psalm 78:40
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40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness
and grieved him in the desert!(A)
Psalm 73:24
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- 73.24 Or to glory
2 Chronicles 36:16
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16 but they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord against his people became so great that there was no remedy.(A)
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2 Chronicles 33:10
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Manasseh Restored after Repentance
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they gave no heed.
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1 Samuel 2:5-8
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5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry are fat with spoil.
The barren has borne seven,
but she who has many children is forlorn.(A)
6 The Lord kills and brings to life;
he brings down to Sheol and raises up.(B)
7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low; he also exalts.(C)
8 He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.(D)
Luke 16:14
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The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.(A)
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Psalm 113:7-9
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7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!(A)
Psalm 68:6
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6 God gives the desolate a home to live in;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a parched land.(A)
Lamentations 3:39-42
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39 Why should any who draw breath complain
about the punishment of their sins?(A)
40 Let us test and examine our ways
and return to the Lord.(B)
41 Let us lift up our hearts as well as our hands
to God in heaven.(C)
42 We have transgressed and rebelled,
and you have not forgiven.(D)
Isaiah 63:10-11
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10 But they rebelled
and grieved his holy spirit;
therefore he became their enemy;
he himself fought against them.(A)
11 Then they[a] remembered the days of old,
of Moses his servant.[b]
Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea
with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is the one who put within them
his holy spirit,(B)
Isaiah 5:19
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19 who say, “Let him make haste;
let him speed his work
that we may see it;
let the plan of the Holy One of Israel hasten to fulfillment,
that we may know it!”(A)
Psalm 119:24
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24 Your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.(A)
Psalm 68:18
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18 You ascended the high mount,
leading captives in your train
and receiving gifts from people,
even from those who rebel against the Lord God’s abiding there.(A)
2 Chronicles 25:15-16
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15 The Lord was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, “Why have you resorted to a people’s gods who could not deliver their own people from your hand?”(A) 16 But as he was speaking, the king[a] said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be put to death?” So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”
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- 25.16 Heb he
Lamentations 5:15-17
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15 The joy of our hearts has ceased;
our dancing has been turned to mourning.(A)
16 The crown has fallen from our head;
woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Because of this our hearts are sick;
because of these things our eyes have grown dim:(B)
Psalm 106:7
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7 Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wonderful works;
they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love
but rebelled against the Most High[a] at the Red Sea.[b](A)
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