Psalm 37:35
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35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
Job 5:3
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Ezekiel 31:18
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18 “‘Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in splendor and majesty? Yet you, too, will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below; you will lie among the uncircumcised,(A) with those killed by the sword.
“‘This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
Ezekiel 31:6-10
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6 All the birds of the sky
nested in its boughs,
all the animals of the wild
gave birth(A) under its branches;
all the great nations
lived in its shade.(B)
7 It was majestic in beauty,
with its spreading boughs,
for its roots went down
to abundant waters.(C)
8 The cedars(D) in the garden of God
could not rival it,
nor could the junipers
equal its boughs,
nor could the plane trees(E)
compare with its branches—
no tree in the garden of God
could match its beauty.(F)
9 I made it beautiful
with abundant branches,
the envy of all the trees of Eden(G)
in the garden of God.(H)
10 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud(I) of its height,
Isaiah 14:14-19
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14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(A)
I will make myself like the Most High.”(B)
15 But you are brought down(C) to the realm of the dead,(D)
to the depths(E) of the pit.(F)
Psalm 73:3-11
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4 They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free(C) from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride(D) is their necklace;(E)
they clothe themselves with violence.(F)
7 From their callous hearts(G) comes iniquity[b];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;(H)
with arrogance(I) they threaten oppression.(J)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
- Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
- Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
Job 21:7-17
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7 Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?(A)
8 They see their children established around them,
their offspring before their eyes.(B)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;(C)
the rod of God is not on them.(D)
10 Their bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.(E)
11 They send forth their children as a flock;(F)
their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(G)
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(H)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(I)
and go down to the grave(J) in peace.[a](K)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(L)
We have no desire to know your ways.(M)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(N)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(O)
Footnotes
- Job 21:13 Or in an instant
Job 8:13-19
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13 Such is the destiny(A) of all who forget God;(B)
so perishes the hope of the godless.(C)
14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
what they rely on is a spider’s web.(D)
15 They lean on the web,(E) but it gives way;
they cling to it, but it does not hold.(F)
16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots(G) over the garden;(H)
17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and looks for a place among the stones.
18 But when it is torn from its spot,
that place disowns(I) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(J)
19 Surely its life withers(K) away,
and[b] from the soil other plants grow.(L)
Esther 5:11
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11 Haman boasted(A) to them about his vast wealth, his many sons,(B) and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials.
Daniel 4:20-33
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20 The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth, 21 with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the wild animals, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds(A)— 22 Your Majesty, you are that tree!(B) You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.(C)
23 “Your Majesty saw a holy one,(D) a messenger, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live with the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.’(E)
24 “This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree(F) the Most High has issued against my lord the king: 25 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched(G) with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High(H) is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.(I) 26 The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots(J) means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.(K) 27 Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed.(L) It may be that then your prosperity(M) will continue.(N)”
The Dream Is Fulfilled
28 All this happened(O) to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29 Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory(P) of my majesty?”(Q)
31 Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you.(R) 32 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.”(S)
33 Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched(T) with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.(U)
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