21 Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions?[a](A) If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.”(B) But the people didn’t answer him a word.

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  1. 18:21 Lit you hobble on two crutches?

21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver(A) between two opinions? If the Lord(B) is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”

But the people said nothing.

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“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?(A)Selah

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“How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(A) to the wicked?[b](B)

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  1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

22 “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)

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22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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14 Wash the evil from your heart,(A) Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts?(B)

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14 Jerusalem, wash(A) the evil from your heart and be saved.(B)
    How long(C) will you harbor wicked thoughts?

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21 How long must I see the signal flag
and hear the sound of the ram’s horn?

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21 How long must I see the battle standard(A)
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?(B)

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26 How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?

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26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions(A) of their own minds?(B)

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22 How long will you turn here and there,
faithless daughter?(A)
For the Lord creates something new in the land[a]
a female[b] will shelter[c] a man.

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  1. 31:22 Or new on earth
  2. 31:22 Or woman
  3. 31:22 Or female surrounds, or female courts; Hb obscure

22 How long will you wander,(A)
    unfaithful(B) Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing(C) on earth—
    the woman will return to[a](D) the man.”

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  1. Jeremiah 31:22 Or will protect

Your calf-idol[a](A) is rejected, Samaria.(B)
My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of innocence?(C)

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  1. 8:5 Lit calf

Samaria, throw out your calf-idol!(A)
    My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of purity?(B)

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