8 Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man. 9 Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty. 10 But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
Job 35:8–10
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Job 34:27–29
27 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. 28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted. 29 But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet…
Job 30:23–25
23 Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. 24 Yet no one stretches out his hand to a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress. 25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
Job 19:6–8
6 then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me. 7 Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. 8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
Job 24:11–13
11 They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty. 12 From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing. 13 Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or s…
Job 36:7–9
7 He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. 8 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, 9 then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
Job 16:20–22
20 My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God. 21 Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor! 22 For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.
Job 36:12–14
12 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. 13 The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help. 14 They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
Isaiah 2:8–10
8 Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made. 9 So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled— do not forgive them! 10 Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of Hi…
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