Bible Cross References
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Psalm 73:3-11
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because I was jealous of the proud when I saw that things go well for the wicked.
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They do not suffer pain; they are strong and healthy.
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They do not suffer as other people do; they do not have the troubles that others have.
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And so they wear pride like a necklace and violence like a robe;
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their hearts pour out evil, and their minds are busy with wicked schemes.
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They laugh at other people and speak of evil things; they are proud and make plans to oppress others.
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They speak evil of God in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,
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so that even God's people turn to them and eagerly believe whatever they say.
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They say, "God will not know; the Most High will not find out."
Esther 5:11
He boasted to them about how rich he was, how many sons he had, how the king had promoted him to high office, and how much more important he was than any of the king's other officials.
Job 5:3
I have seen fools who looked secure, but I called down a sudden curse on their homes.
Job 21:7-17
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Why does God let evil people live, let them grow old and prosper?
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They have children and grandchildren, and live to watch them all grow up.
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God does not bring disaster on their homes; they never have to live in terror.
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Yes, all their cattle breed and give birth without trouble.
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Their children run and play like lambs
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and dance to the music of harps and flutes.
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They live out their lives in peace and quietly die without suffering.
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The wicked tell God to leave them alone; they don't want to know his will for their lives.
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They think there is no need to serve God nor any advantage in praying to him.
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They claim they succeed by their own strength, but their way of thinking I can't accept.
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Was a wicked person's light ever put out? Did one of them ever meet with disaster? Did God ever punish the wicked in anger
Isaiah 14:14-19
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You said you would climb to the tops of the clouds and be like the Almighty.
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But instead, you have been brought down to the deepest part of the world of the dead.
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The dead will stare and gape at you. They will ask, "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble?
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Is this the man who destroyed cities and turned the world into a desert? Is this the man who never freed his prisoners or let them go home?"
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All the kings of the earth lie in their magnificent tombs,
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but you have no tomb, and your corpse is thrown out to rot. It is covered by the bodies of soldiers killed in battle, thrown with them into a rocky pit, and trampled down.
a green bay-tree
Job 8:13-19
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Godless people are like those reeds; their hope is gone, once God is forgotten.
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They trust a thread---a spider's web.
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If they lean on a web, will it hold them up? If they grab for a thread, will it help them stand?"
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Evil people sprout like weeds in the sun, like weeds that spread all through the garden.
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Their roots wrap around the stones and hold fast to every rock.
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But then pull them up--- no one will ever know they were there.
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Yes, that's all the joy evil people have; others now come and take their places.
Ezekiel 31:6-10
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Every kind of bird built nests in its branches; The wild animals bore their young in its shelter; The nations of the world rested in its shade.
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How beautiful the tree was--- So tall, with such long branches. Its roots reached down to the deep-flowing streams.
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No cedar in God's garden could compare with it. No fir tree ever had such branches, And no plane tree such limbs. No tree in God's own garden was so beautiful.
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I made it beautiful, with spreading branches. It was the envy of every tree in Eden, the garden of God.
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"Now then, I, the Sovereign LORD, will tell you what is going to happen to that tree that grew until it reached the clouds. As it grew taller it grew proud;
Ezekiel 31:18-10
Daniel 4:20-33
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The tree, so tall that it reached the sky, could be seen by everyone in the world.
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Its leaves were beautiful, and it had enough fruit on it to feed the whole world. Wild animals rested under it, and birds made their nests in its branches.
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"Your Majesty, you are the tree, tall and strong. You have grown so great that you reach the sky, and your power extends over the whole world.
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While Your Majesty was watching, an angel came down from heaven and said, 'Cut the tree down and destroy it, but leave the stump in the ground. Wrap a band of iron and bronze around it, and leave it there in the field with the grass. Let the dew fall on this man, and let him live there with the animals for seven years.'
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"This, then, is what it means, Your Majesty, and this is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you.
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You will be driven away from human society and will live with wild animals. For seven years you will eat grass like an ox and sleep in the open air, where the dew will fall on you. Then you will admit that the Supreme God controls all human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses.
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The angel ordered the stump to be left in the ground. This means that you will become king again when you acknowledge that God rules all the world.
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So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous."
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All this did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.
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Only twelve months later, while he was walking around on the roof of his royal palace in Babylon,
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he said, "Look how great Babylon is! I built it as my capital city to display my power and might, my glory and majesty."
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Before the words were out of his mouth, a voice spoke from heaven, "King Nebuchadnezzar, listen to what I say! Your royal power is now taken away from you.
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You will be driven away from human society, live with wild animals, and eat grass like an ox for seven years. Then you will acknowledge that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses."
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The words came true immediately. Nebuchadnezzar was driven out of human society and ate grass like an ox. The dew fell on his body, and his hair grew as long as eagle feathers and his nails as long as bird claws.