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- "And he smoteª° the menª of Bethshemesh,ª because¹ they had lookedª° into the arkª of the LORD,ª even he smoteª° of the peopleª fiftyª thousandª and threescore and tenª men:²¹ and the peopleª lamented,ª° because¹ the LORDª had smittenª° [many] of the peopleª with a greatª slaughter.ª ... And they sentª° messengersª to¹ the inhabitantsª° of Kirjathjearim,ª saying,ª° The Philistinesª have brought againª°¹ the arkª of the LORD;ª come ye down,ª° [and] fetch it upª°¹ to¹ you." {1Sm 6:19-21} + "And Davidª was afraidª° of¹ the LORDª that¹ day,ª and said,ª° How¹ shall the arkª of the LORDª comeª° to¹ me? ... And the arkª of the LORDª continuedª° in the houseª of Obededomª the Gittiteª threeª months:ª and the LORDª blessedª°¹ Obededom,ª and all¹ his household.ª" {2Sm 6:9-11} + "Therefore they sayª° unto God,ª Departª° from¹ us; for we desireª° not¹ the knowledgeª of thy ways.ª ... What¹ [is] the Almighty,ª that¹ we should serveª° him? and what¹ profitª° should we have, if¹ we prayª° unto him?" {Job 21:14-15} + "Yet ye say,ª° The wayª of the Lordª is not equal.ª°¹ Hearª° now,¹ O houseª of Israel;ª Is not¹ my wayª equal?ª° are not¹ your waysª unequal?ª°¹ ... Yet saithª° the houseª of Israel,ª The wayª of the Lordª is not equal.ª°¹ O houseª of Israel,ª are not¹ my waysª equal?ª° are not¹ your waysª unequal?ª°¹" {Ezk 18:25-29} + "Ye have said,ª° It [is] vainª to serveª° God:ª and what¹ profitª [is it] that¹ we have keptª° his ordinance,ª and that¹ we have walkedª° mournfullyª beforeª¹ the LORDª of hosts?ª ... And now¹ we¹ call²° the proud² happy;ª°¹ yea,¹ they that workª° wickednessª are set up;ª° yea,¹ [they that] temptª° Godª are even delivered.ª°" {Mal 3:14-15} + "Becauseª the¹ carnalª mindª [is] enmityª againstª God:ª forª it is²° not² subjectª°¹ to the¹ lawª of God,ª neitherª indeedª can¹ be.²°" {Rom 8:7} + "To executeª° judgmentª uponª all,ª andª to convinceª° allª that are ungodlyª among themª ofª allª their²¹ ungodlyª deedsª whichª they have ungodly committed,ª° andª ofª allª their hardª [speeches] whichª ungodlyª sinnersª have spokenª° againstª him.ª" {Jde 1:15}
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