15 Bible Verses about Enemies Surrounding
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My soul is among lions. I lie among those who 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, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. What will you do for your great name?"
Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.
When the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"
Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city around it); and [the king] went by the way of the Arabah.
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I indeed cut them off.
They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off.
They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,
"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand.
They went up over the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them.
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