Ye have said, 'It is but lost labour, to serve God: What profit have we for keeping his commandments, and for walking humbly before the LORD of Hosts?

But thou, after thine hard heart that cannot repent, heapest thee together the treasure of wrath against the day of vengeance: when shall be opened the righteous judgment of God,

A reward for

Bid the righteous do well, for they shall enjoy the fruits of their studies.

What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed. For the end of those things is death.

Verily he

The LORD is known to execute judgment; the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. Selah.

And all men that see it shall say, "This hath God done!" For they shall perceive that it is his work.

O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.

Behold, the eye of the LORD looketh unto them that fear him, and upon them that put their trust in his mercy,

for he cometh to judge the earth: yea with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with his truth. {TYNDALE: For he cometh to judge the earth. Thank the LORD for he is good, and his mercy lasteth ever.}

before the LORD; for he is come to judge the earth. With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Ye grieve the LORD with your words, and yet ye say, 'Wherewithal have we grieved him?' In this, that ye say: 'All that do evil are good in the sight of God, and such please him.' Or else where is the God that punisheth?

and say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers died all things continue in the same estate wherein they were at the beginning."

General references

And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in tranquility: but they slew Athaliah with the sword.

But let my soul be joyful in the LORD, and rejoice in his salvation.