15 Bible Verses about Enemies Surrounding
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My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will environ us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?
Therefore he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and encompassed the city.
And when the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city on all sides:) and the king went the way towards the plain.
They encompassed me; yes, they encompassed me: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and encompass thee, and keep thee in on every side,
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that its desolation is nigh.
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
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