Jeremiah 20:12
But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.
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Jeremiah 20:12
But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.
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Genesis 4:24
If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
2 Samuel 4:8
And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his seed today.
2 Kings 9:7
You are to see that the family of Ahab your master is cut off, so that I may take from Jezebel payment for the blood of my servants the prophets, and for the blood of all the servants of the Lord.
Nahum 1:2
The Lord is a God who takes care of his honour and gives punishment for wrong; the Lord gives punishment and is angry; the Lord sends punishment on those who are against him, being angry with his haters.
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Genesis 9:21
And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.
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Exodus 6:6
Say then to the children of Israel, I am Yahweh, and I will take you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians, and make you safe from their power, and will make you free by the strength of my arm after great punishments.
Deuteronomy 4:34
Has God ever before taken a nation for himself from out of another nation, by punishments and signs and wonders, by war and by a strong hand and a stretched-out arm and great acts of wonder and fear, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes?
Luke 9:54
And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?
Luke 9:55
But turning round he said sharp words to them.
Luke 9:56
And they went to another small town.
Luke 22:49
And when those who were with him saw what was coming, they said, Lord, may we not make use of our swords?
Luke 22:50
And one of them gave a blow to the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
Luke 22:51
But Jesus, answering, said, Put up with this, at least. And touching his ear, he made it well.
Acts 4:30
While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
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Leviticus 26:39
And those of you who are still living will be wasting away in their sins in the land of your haters; in the sins of their fathers they will be wasting away.
1 Kings 8:33
When your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to you again, honouring your name, making prayers to you and requesting your grace in this house:
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Numbers 27:16
Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,
2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.
Psalms 11:4
The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Proverbs 16:2
All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.
Proverbs 24:12
If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
Jeremiah 32:19
Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.
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1 Samuel 1:3
Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
Jeremiah 19:11
And say to them, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Even so will this people and this town be broken by me, as a potter's bottle is broken and may not be put together again: and the bodies of the dead will be put in the earth in Topheth, till there is no more room.
Jeremiah 23:15
So this is what the Lord of armies has said about the prophets: See, I will give them a bitter plant for their food, and bitter water for their drink: for from the prophets of Jerusalem unclean behaviour has gone out into all the land.
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1 Chronicles 28:21
And see, there are the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the work of the house of God; and every trained and expert workman will be ready to do for you whatever is needed; and the captains and the people will be under your orders in everything.
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Job 5:17
Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.
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1 Samuel 24:13
There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
1 Samuel 24:14
After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.
1 Samuel 24:15
So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.
1 Samuel 26:10
And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
1 Samuel 26:11
Never will my hand be stretched out against the man marked with the holy oil; but take the spear which is by his head and the vessel of water, and let us go.
Psalms 9:8
And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.
Psalms 10:15
Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
Psalms 10:16
The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.
Psalms 54:1
To the chief music-maker; on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David. When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Is not David keeping himself secret among us? Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.
Psalms 54:2
Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Psalms 54:3
For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)
1 Peter 2:23
To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
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Psalms 10:17
Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
Psalms 10:18
To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.
Psalms 35:1
Of David. O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.
Psalms 54:4
See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.
Psalms 54:5
Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.
Psalms 54:6
Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.
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Psalms 55:16
As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.
Psalms 55:17
In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears.
Psalms 56:1
To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.
Psalms 56:2
My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.
Psalms 56:3
In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.
Psalms 64:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.
Psalms 64:2
Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;
Psalms 64:3
Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
Psalms 64:4
So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
Psalms 109:4
For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.
Micah 7:8
Do not be glad because of my sorrow, O my hater: after my fall I will be lifted up; when I am seated in the dark, the Lord will be a light to me.
Luke 6:11
But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.
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Psalms 94:12
Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;
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Psalms 109:6
Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.
Psalms 109:7
When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.
Psalms 109:8
Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.
Psalms 109:9
Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.
Psalms 109:10
Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
Psalms 109:11
Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.
Psalms 109:12
Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.
Psalms 109:13
Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.
Psalms 109:14
Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.
Psalms 109:15
Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.
Psalms 109:16
Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.
Psalms 109:17
As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
Psalms 109:18
He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
Psalms 109:19
Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.
Psalms 109:20
Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.
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Psalms 119:84
How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?
Psalms 119:132
Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
Psalms 119:133
Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
Jeremiah 11:18
And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.
Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.
2 Timothy 4:14
Alexander the copper-worker did me much wrong: the Lord will give him the reward of his works:
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Nehemiah 5:19
Keep in mind, O my God, for my good, all I have done for this people.
Nehemiah 6:14
Keep in mind, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat and what they did, and Noadiah, the woman prophet, and the rest of the prophets whose purpose was to put fear into me.
Nehemiah 13:22
And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.
Nehemiah 13:31
And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.
Psalms 58:10
The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.
Psalms 59:10
The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.
Psalms 106:4
Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
Psalms 109:26
Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;
Psalms 109:27
So that they may see that it is the work of your hand; that you, Lord, have done it.
Psalms 109:29
Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.
Psalms 119:134
Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.
Luke 18:8
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
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Psalms 124:2
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;
Psalms 129:1
A Song of the going up. Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young (let Israel now say);
Psalms 129:2
Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young, but my troubles have not overcome me.
Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make you a strong wall of brass to this people; they will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you to keep you safe, says the Lord.
Romans 8:34
Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part.
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1 Samuel 1:15
And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.
2 Kings 19:14
And Hezekiah took the letter from the hands of those who had come with it; and after reading it, Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, opening the letter there before the Lord.
Psalms 62:8
Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)
Psalms 86:4
Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.
Isaiah 37:14
And Hezekiah took the letter from the hands of those who had come with it; and after reading it, Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, opening the letter there before the Lord,
Isaiah 38:14
I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
Matthew 6:8
So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.
1 Peter 4:19
For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.
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Psalms 124:1
A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
Psalms 124:3
They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:
Isaiah 53:12
For this cause he will have a heritage with the great, and he will have a part in the goods of war with the strong, because he gave up his life, and was numbered with the evil-doers; taking on himself the sins of the people, and making prayer for the wrongdoers.
Matthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
Romans 8:31
What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
Romans 8:32
He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?
Romans 8:33
Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;
Romans 8:35
Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?
Romans 8:36
As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.
Romans 8:37
But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.
Romans 8:38
For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers,
Romans 8:39
Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Jeremiah 12:1
You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
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Jeremiah 12:4
How long will the land have grief, and the plants of all the land be dry? because of the sins of the people living in it, destruction has overtaken the beasts and the birds; because they said, God does not see our ways.
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Jeremiah 16:18
And I will give them the reward of their evil-doing and their sin twice over; because they have made my land unclean, and have made my heritage full of the bodies of their unholy and disgusting things.
Jeremiah 17:4
And your hand will have to let go your heritage which I gave you; and I will make you a servant to your haters in a land which is strange to you: for you have put my wrath on fire with a flame which will go on burning for ever.
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Jeremiah 11:22
So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will send punishment on them: the young men will be put to the sword; their sons and their daughters will come to death through need of food:
Jeremiah 18:19
Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.
Jeremiah 18:21
For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.
Jeremiah 18:22
Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.
Jeremiah 48:15
He who makes Moab waste has gone up against her; and the best of her young men have gone down to their death, says the King, whose name is the Lord of armies.
Jeremiah 50:27
Put all her oxen to the sword; let them go down to death: sorrow is theirs, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
Jeremiah 51:4
And the dead will be stretched out in the land of the Chaldaeans, and the wounded in her streets.
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Jeremiah 20:1
Now it came to the ears of Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief in authority in the house of the Lord, that Jeremiah was saying these things;
Jeremiah 20:7
O Lord, you have been false to me, and I was tricked; you are stronger than I, and have overcome me: I have become a thing to be laughed at all the day, everyone makes sport of me.
Jeremiah 20:8
For every word I say is a cry for help; I say with a loud voice, Violent behaviour and wasting: because the word of the Lord is made a shame to me and a cause of laughing all the day.
Jeremiah 20:9
And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
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Job 19:27
Whom I will see on my side, and not as one strange to me. My heart is broken with desire.
Psalms 7:10
God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
Psalms 139:13
My flesh was made by you, and my parts joined together in my mother's body.
Zephaniah 1:12
And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
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Job 13:23
What is the number of my evil-doings and my sins? give me knowledge of them.
Job 31:5
If I have gone in false ways, or my foot has been quick in working deceit;
Job 31:6
(Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)
Psalms 26:3
For your mercy is before my eyes; and I have gone in the way of your good faith.
Psalms 66:10
For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
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Luke 6:12
And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.
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Hebrews 13:19
I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.
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