'Denounce' in the Bible
Balaam proclaimed his poem:Balak brought me from Aram;the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;come, denounce Israel!”
How can I curse someone God has not cursed?How can I denounce someone the Lord has not denounced?
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
Hannah prayed, "My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted high because of the Lord. I loudly denounce my enemies, for I am happy that you delivered me.
Who would denounce his behavior to his face?Who would repay him for what he has done?
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”—people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;
"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.
Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or an oracle from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
Indeed, I hear many people whispering, "Terror on every side. Denounce him, let's denounce him!" All my close friends watch my steps and say, "Perhaps he will be deceived, and we can prevail against him and take vengeance on him."
Just then, certain influential Chaldeans took this opportunity to come forward and denounce the Jews.
Then He proceeded to denounce the towns where most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent:
Blessed [morally courageous and spiritually alive with life-joy in God’s goodness] are you when people hate you, and exclude you [from their fellowship], and insult you, and scorn your name as evil because of [your association with] the Son of Man.
The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.
Therefore you have no excuse or justification, everyone of you who [hypocritically] judges and condemns others; for in passing judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, because you who judge [from a position of arrogance or self-righteousness] are habitually practicing the very same things [which you denounce].
This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,
However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.