25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

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25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so (A)that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! (B)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”

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The leaders of Israel and the king humbled(A) themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”(B)

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Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.

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So the leaders of Israel and the king (A)humbled themselves; and they said, (B)“The Lord is righteous.”

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You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites.(A) You have kept your promise(B) because you are righteous.(C)

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And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:

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You found his heart (A)faithful before You,
And made a (B)covenant with him
To give the land of the Canaanites,
The Hittites, the Amorites,
The Perizzites, the Jebusites,
And the Girgashites—
To give it to his descendants.
You (C)have performed Your words,
For You are righteous.

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Against you, you only, have I sinned(A)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(B)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(C)

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Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

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(A)Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil (B)in Your sight—
(C)That You may be found just [a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 51:4 LXX, Tg., Vg. in Your words

But the Lord is righteous;(A)
    he has cut me free(B) from the cords of the wicked.”(C)

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The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

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The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

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17 The Lord is righteous(A) in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.(B)

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17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

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17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways,
Gracious in all His works.

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16 From the ends of the earth(A) we hear singing:(B)
    “Glory(C) to the Righteous One.”(D)

But I said, “I waste away, I waste away!(E)
    Woe(F) to me!
The treacherous(G) betray!
    With treachery the treacherous betray!(H)

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16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

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16 From the ends of the earth we have heard songs:
“Glory to the righteous!”
But I said, [a]“I am ruined, ruined!
Woe to me!
(A)The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:16 Lit. Leanness to me, leanness to me

Jeremiah’s Complaint

12 You are always righteous,(A) Lord,
    when I bring a case(B) before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:(C)
    Why does the way of the wicked prosper?(D)
    Why do all the faithless live at ease?

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12 Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

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Jeremiah’s Question

12 Righteous (A)are You, O Lord, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

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In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(A)
This is the name(B) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(C)

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In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord Our Righteousness.

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(A)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (B)will dwell safely;
Now (C)this is His name by which He will be called:

[a]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu