Jeremiah 15:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

A man

Curse

Matthew 5:44

Luke 6:22

Bible References

A man

Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;

When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name.

Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother: "This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against--

And took them before the Magistrates. "These men are causing a great disturbance in our town," they complained;

And, not finding them there, they proceeded to drag Jason and some of the Brethren before the City Magistrates, shouting out: "These men, who have turned the world upside down, have now come here,

Paul went to the Synagogue there, and for three months spoke out fearlessly, giving addresses and trying to convince his hearers, about the kingdom of God.

But we shall be glad to hear from you what your views are, for, with regard to this sect, we are well aware that it is spoken against on all sides."

For, as it seems to me, God has exhibited us, the Apostles, last of all, as men doomed to death. We are made a spectacle to the universe, both to angels and to men!

Curse

I, however, say to you--Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they expel you from among them, and taunt you, and reject your Name as an evil thing--on account of the Son of Man.