² How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind. ³ “Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
⁴ When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the power of their sin.

Phrases

Pervert Justice

Mighty One

Names

Job

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Surely you would not do that! Would you slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked? Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock! His work is perfect. For all His ways are just. He is a God of faithfulness and without evil. He is just and upright.

2 Chronicles 19:7

Do your work in honor of him and know that he will not allow you to be unfair to anyone or to take bribes.

Daniel 9:14

Therefore Jehovah watched over the evil and brought it upon us. Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works. We have not obeyed his voice.

Job 4:17

Can any mortal be righteous to God? Can any human being be pure to his maker?

Job 9:2

Truly I know it is so, but how can a man be righteous before God?

Job 10:3

Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

Job 19:7

Yes I cry for Help! I am being attacked! But I get no response. I call for help, but there is no justice.

Job 21:15

Who is the Almighty that we should serve him? And what do we gain if we pray to him?

Job 21:20

Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Job 34:5

Job has said: 'I am innocent, and God has taken away my right.

Job 34:10-12

Hear me, you who have sense, far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong.

Job 34:17-19

Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous Mighty One?

Job 35:13

Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it.

Job 40:2

Will the person who finds fault with the Almighty correct him? Will the person who argues with God answer him?

Job 40:8

Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before you.

Psalm 99:4

The strength of the King loves justice. You have established equity. You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Ezekiel 18:25

But you say: Jehovah's way is unfair. Listen, nation of Israel, is my way fair? Is it your ways that are unfair?

Ezekiel 33:17

But your people say: 'Jehovah's way is not right.' Yet, their ways are not right.

Ezekiel 33:20

The people of Israel say: 'Jehovah's way is not right.' I will judge each of you by your own ways, people of Israel.

Romans 2:5

Thanks to your stubborn and unrepentant heart, you store up wrath for yourself, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.

Romans 3:4-6

Certainly not! But let God be true, and every man false. It is written: So that you should be proved righteous in your words and should overcome when you are judged.

Revelation 15:3

They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of the ages (Eternal King) (King of the nations) (King of the holy ones). (Deuteronomy 31:30; 32:4) (Exodus 6:3)

Revelation 16:7

I heard another say: Even so, Jehovah God the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments. (Deuteronomy 32:4) (Psalm 145:17) (Exodus 6:3)