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 shall hear of it, and shall surround us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do for your great name?
Therefore sent he there horses, and chariots, and a great army: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an army compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! what 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 Chaldeans were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
They encompassed me about; yea, they encompassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They encompassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They have now surrounded us in our steps: they have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth;
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about.
For the days shall come upon you, that your enemies shall cast a bank about you, and surround you, and hem you in on every side,
And when you shall see Jerusalem surrounded with armies, then know that its desolation is near.
And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and encircled 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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