Jeremiah 20:10

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Summary

For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

I heard

Fear

Jeremiah 20:3

Report

All my familiars

Luke 12:52

We shall

Acts 23:12

General references

Psalm 94:19

Matthew 10:36

Mark 3:2

Bible References

I heard

For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude, and fear is on every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to take away my life.

I lie with my soul among the cruel lions; even among the children of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Hide me from the gathering together of the froward, and from the insurrection of wicked doers,

The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,

Fear

The next day following, Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks again. Then said Jeremiah unto him, "The LORD shall call thee no more Pashhur, that is, excellent and increasing; but Magormissabib, that is, fearful and afraid everywhere.

Report

Then said they, "Come, let us imagine something against this Jeremiah." Yea, this did even the priests, to whom the law was committed: the Senators, that were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not the word of God. "Come," said they, "let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words."

wherein was written, "It is told the Heathen, and Geshem hath said it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for the which cause thou buildest the wall, and wilt be their king in these matters;

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool.

such as labour to draw men unto sin; and that deceive him which reproveth them in the gate; and such as turn good persons to vanity.

Murderers are there in thee, that shed blood, and eat upon the hills, and in thee they use unhappiness.

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves perfect, to take him in his words, and to deliver him unto the power, and authority of the deputy.

Then sent they in men which said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God,"

After five days, Ananias the high priest descended, with elders and with a certain orator named Tertullus, and informed the ruler of Paul.

All my familiars

All such as were my most familiars, abhor me: And they whom I loved best, are turned against me.

Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted, who did also eat my bread, hath lift up his heel against me.

But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend.

When he thus spake unto them, the lawyers and the Pharisees began to wax busy about him, and to stop his mouth with many questions;

For henceforth there shall be five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.

We shall

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, "So do God to me, and so thereto, except I make thy soul like one of theirs by tomorrow this time."

And Ahab said to Elijah, "Hast thou found me thine enemy at any time?" And he said, "Yea, because thou art utterly given to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one, by whom we may ask counsel of the LORD: one Micaiah the son of Imlah. But I hate him: for he never prophesieth good unto me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so."

Herodias laid wait for him, and would have killed him, but she could not.

When they heard that, they clave asunder, and sought means to slay them.

When they heard these things, their hearts clave asunder, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

When day was come, certain of the Jews gathered themselves together, and made a vow saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

General references

In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul.

And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

and they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.