Psalm 94:3
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3 O Lord, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?(A)
Jeremiah 12:1-2
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Jeremiah Complains to God
12 You will be in the right, O Lord,
when I lay charges against you,
but let me put my case to you.
Why does the way of the guilty prosper?
Why do all who are treacherous thrive?(A)
2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and bring forth fruit;
you are near in their mouths
yet far from their hearts.(B)
Revelation 6:10
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10 they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”(A)
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Job 20:5
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5 that the exulting of the wicked is short
and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?(A)
Psalm 74:9-10
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9 We do not see our emblems;
there is no longer any prophet,
and there is no one among us who knows how long.(A)
10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff?
Is the enemy to revile your name forever?(B)
Psalm 73:8
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8 They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.(A)
Psalm 43:2
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2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
why have you cast me off?
Why must I walk about mournfully
because of the oppression of the enemy?(A)
Acts 12:22-23
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22 The people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a mortal!” 23 And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.(A)
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Jeremiah 47:6
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6 Ah, sword of the Lord!
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!(A)
Psalm 89:46
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46 How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?(A)
Psalm 80:4
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4 O Lord God of hosts,
how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?(A)
Psalm 79:5
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5 How long, O Lord? Will you be angry forever?
Will your jealous wrath burn like fire?(A)
Esther 7:10
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10 So they hung Haman on the pole that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.
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Esther 7:6
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6 Esther said, “A foe and an enemy, this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.(A)
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Esther 6:6-10
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6 So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What shall be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”(A) 7 So Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king wishes to honor, 8 let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden, with a royal crown on its head.(B) 9 Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble officials; let him[a] robe the man whom the king wishes to honor, and let him[b] conduct the man on horseback through the open square of the city, proclaiming before him: ‘Thus shall it be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor.’ ”(C) 10 Then the king said to Haman, “Quickly, take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew who sits at the king’s gate. Leave out nothing that you have mentioned.”
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Esther 5:11-12
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11 and Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the ministers of the king.(A) 12 Haman added, “Even Queen Esther let no one but myself come with the king to the banquet that she prepared. Tomorrow also I am invited by her, together with the king.(B)
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