Jeremiah 12:1-6
English Standard Version
Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
2 You plant them, and they take root;
they grow and produce fruit;
(D)you are near in their mouth
and far from their heart.
3 (E)But you, O Lord, know me;
(F)you see me, and test my heart toward you.
(G)Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,
and set them apart for (H)the day of slaughter.
4 (I)How long will the land mourn
and the grass of every field wither?
(J)For the evil of those who dwell in it
(K)the beasts and the birds are swept away,
because they said, “He will not see our latter end.”
The Lord Answers Jeremiah
5 “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
how will you compete with horses?
And if in a safe land you are so trusting,
what will you do in (L)the thicket of the Jordan?
6 For (M)even your brothers and the house of your father,
(N)even they have dealt treacherously with you;
they are in full cry after you;
(O)do not believe them,
though they speak friendly words to you.”
Job 40:6-14
English Standard Version
The Lord Challenges Job
6 Then the Lord (A)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 (B)“Dress for action[a] like a man;
(C)I will question you, and you make it known to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that (D)you may be in the right?
9 Have you (E)an arm like God,
and can you thunder with (F)a voice like his?
10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
(G)clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on everyone who is (H)proud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
and (I)tread down the wicked (J)where they stand.
13 (K)Hide them all in (L)the dust together;
bind their faces in the world below.[b]
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
that your own (M)right hand can save you.
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