Judges 21:3

They said, “O Lord, God of Israel, why has this come about in Israel, that there should be today one tribe missing from Israel?”

Deuteronomy 29:24

All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done this thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’

Joshua 7:7-9

Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why have You brought this people across the Jordan at all, only to hand us over to the Amorites, to destroy us? If only we had been willing to live beyond the Jordan!

Psalm 74:1

O God, why have You rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

Psalm 80:12

Why have You broken down its walls and hedges,
So that all who pass by pick its fruit?

Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes];
Then his heart is resentful and rages against the Lord [for, being a fool, he blames the Lord instead of himself].

Isaiah 63:17

O Lord, why do You cause us to stray from Your ways
And harden our heart from fearing You [with reverence and awe]?
Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your heritage.

You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You;
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?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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