Psalm 94:3
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3 Lord, (A)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?
Revelation 6:10
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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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Jeremiah 12:1-2
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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?
2 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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- Jeremiah 12:2 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
Job 20:5
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5 (A)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (B)moment?
Psalm 74:9-10
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9 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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- Psalm 74:10 revile
Psalm 73:8
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- Psalm 73:8 Proudly
Psalm 43:2
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2 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?
Acts 12:22-23
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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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- Acts 12:23 breathed his last
Jeremiah 47:6
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6 “O you (A)sword of the Lord,
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself up into your scabbard,
Rest and be still!
Psalm 89:46
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46 How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?
Psalm 80:4
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4 O Lord God of hosts,
(A)How long will You be angry
Against the prayer of Your people?
Psalm 79:5
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Esther 7:10
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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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