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- "Even all¹ nationsª shall say,ª° Wherefore¹¹ hath the LORDª doneª° thus¹ unto this¹ land?ª what¹ [meaneth] the heatª of this¹ greatª anger?ª" {Deu 29:24} + "And Joshuaª said,ª° Alas,¹ O² Lordª GOD,ª wherefore¹ hast thou at all²° broughtª°¹ this¹ peopleª overª°¹ Jordan,ª to deliverª° us into the handª of the Amorites,ª to destroyª° us? would to Godª we had been content,ª° and dweltª° on the other sideª Jordan!ª ... For the Canaanitesª and all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the landª shall hearª° [of it], and shall environ us round,ª°¹ and cut offª°¹ our nameª from¹ the earth:ª and what¹ wilt thou doª° unto thy greatª name?ª" {Jsh 7:7-9} + "[[Maschilª° of Asaph.]]ª O God,ª why¹ hast thou cast [us] offª° for ever?ª [why] doth thine angerª smokeª° against the sheepª of thy pasture?ª" {Psa 74:1} + "Why¹ hast thou [then] broken downª° her hedges,ª so that all¹ they which pass²° by¹ the wayª do pluckª° her?" {Psa 80:12} + "The foolishnessª of manª pervertethª° his way:ª and his heartª frettethª° against¹ the LORD.ª" {Prv 19:3} + "O LORD,ª why¹ hast thou made us to errª° from thy ways,ª¹ [and] hardenedª° our heartª from thy fear?ª¹ Returnª° for thy servants'² sake,¹¹ the tribesª of thine inheritance.ª" {Isa 63:17} + "Righteousª [art] thou,¹ O LORD,ª when¹ I pleadª° with¹ thee: yet¹ let me talkª° with¹ thee of [thy] judgments:ª Wherefore¹ doth the wayª of the wickedª prosper?ª° [wherefore] are all¹ they happyª° that deal very² treacherously?ª°¹" {Jer 12:1}
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