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

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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’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

(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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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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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:10 revile

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

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  1. Psalm 73:8 Proudly

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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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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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:23 breathed his last

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

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

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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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