Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
Psalm 34:15-16
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
Psalm 35:22
You have seen this, O Lord; do not keep silent.
O Lord, do not be far from me.
Psalm 50:21
“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Acts 3:13-15
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant and Son Jesus [doing Him this honor], the One whom you handed over and disowned and rejected before Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.
2 Samuel 4:11
How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous and just man in his own house on his bed, shall I not require his blood from your hand and remove you from the earth?”
1 Kings 2:32
The Lord will return his bloody deeds upon his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and honorable than he and killed them with the sword, without my father David knowing: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
Esther 4:14
For if you remain silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish [since you did not help when you had the chance]. And who knows whether you have attained royalty for such a time as this [and for this very purpose]?”
Job 15:15
“Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones (angels);
Indeed, the heavens are not pure in His sight—
Psalm 5:4-5
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You.
Psalm 10:1-2
Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?
Psalm 10:15
Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.
Psalm 11:4-7
The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men.
Psalm 37:12-15
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
Psalm 37:32-33
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.
Psalm 50:3
May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
Psalm 56:1-2
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 83:1
Do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless;
Isaiah 21:2
A harsh vision has been shown to me;
The treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media!
All the groaning [caused by Babylon’s ruthless oppressions] I [the Lord] have brought to an end.
Isaiah 33:1
You who were not destroyed,
And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
As soon as you stop dealing treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
Isaiah 64:12
Considering these [tragedies], will You restrain Yourself, O Lord [and not help us]?
Will You keep silent and humiliate and oppress us beyond measure?
Habakkuk 1:3-4
Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.
Acts 2:23
this Man, when handed over [to the Roman authorities] according to the predetermined decision and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross and put to death by the hands of lawless and godless men.
1 Peter 1:15-16
But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct [be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage];
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“Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones (angels);
Indeed, the heavens are not pure in His sight—
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You.
The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men.
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
Wherefore
Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Deal
A harsh vision has been shown to me;
The treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media!
All the groaning [caused by Babylon’s ruthless oppressions] I [the Lord] have brought to an end.
You who were not destroyed,
And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
As soon as you stop dealing treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
Holdest
You have seen this, O Lord; do not keep silent.
O Lord, do not be far from me.
May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
Do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.
Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless;
Considering these [tragedies], will You restrain Yourself, O Lord [and not help us]?
Will You keep silent and humiliate and oppress us beyond measure?
The wicked
Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.