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God’s Wrath and Mercy

19 You will say to me then, “Why then does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?”(A)

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19 One of you will say to me:(A) “Then why does God still blame us?(B) For who is able to resist his will?”(C)

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35 All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
    and he does what he wills with the host of heaven
    and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand
    or say to him, “What have you done?”(A)

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35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(A)
He does as he pleases(B)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(C) his hand(D)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(E)

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and said, “O Lord, God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? Do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? In your hand are power and might, so that no one is able to withstand you.(A)

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and said:

Lord, the God of our ancestors,(A) are you not the God who is in heaven?(B) You rule over all the kingdoms(C) of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.(D)

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The Resurrection Body

35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”

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The Resurrection Body

35 But someone will ask,(A) “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”(B)

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The Resurrection of the Dead

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?

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The Resurrection of the Dead

12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,(A) how can some of you say that there is no resurrection(B) of the dead?(C)

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13 No one, when tempted, should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one.

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13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

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21 For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born.”

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21 The Son of Man(A) will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

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10 declaring the outcome from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, “My purpose shall stand,
    and I will fulfill my intention,”(A)
11 calling a bird of prey from the east,
    the man for my purpose from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
    I have planned, and I will do it.(B)

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10 I make known the end from the beginning,(A)
    from ancient times,(B) what is still to come.(C)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(D)
    and I will do all that I please.’
11 From the east I summon(E) a bird of prey;(F)
    from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
    what I have planned,(G) that I will do.(H)

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Against a godless nation I send him,
    and against the people of my wrath I command him,
to take spoil and seize plunder,
    and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.(A)
But this is not what he intends,
    nor does he have this in mind,
but it is in his heart to destroy
    and to cut off nations not a few.(B)

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I send him against a godless(A) nation,
    I dispatch(B) him against a people who anger me,(C)
to seize loot and snatch plunder,(D)
    and to trample(E) them down like mud in the streets.
But this is not what he intends,(F)
    this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
    to put an end to many nations.

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10 Human wrath serves only to praise you,
    when you bind the last bit of your[a] wrath around you.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 76.10 Heb lacks your

10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,(A)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself

13 But he stands alone, and who can dissuade him?
    What he desires, that he does.(A)
14 For he will complete what he appoints for me,
    and many such things are in his mind.(B)

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13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(A)
    He does whatever he pleases.(B)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
    and many such plans he still has in store.(C)

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19 If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one!
    If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 9.19 Compare Gk: Heb me

19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(A)
    And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[a]?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:19 See Septuagint; Hebrew me.

12 He snatches away; who can stop him?
    Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(A)

13 “God will not turn back his anger;
    the helpers of Rahab bowed beneath him.(B)
14 How then can I answer him,
    choosing my words with him?
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
    I must appeal to my accuser for my right.(C)

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12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?(A)
    Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(B)
13 God does not restrain his anger;(C)
    even the cohorts of Rahab(D) cowered at his feet.

14 “How then can I dispute with him?
    How can I find words to argue with him?(E)
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(F)
    I could only plead(G) with my Judge(H) for mercy.(I)

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