Jeremiah 20:10

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Summary

For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

I heard

Fear

Jeremiah 20:3

Report

All my familiars

Luke 12:52

We shall

Acts 23:12

General references

Psalm 94:19

Matthew 10:36

Mark 3:2

Bible References

I heard

I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.

I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows whose tongues are like sharp swords.

Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the mob of those who practice evil,

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death.

Fear

The next day, Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, and Jeremiah told him, "The LORD has not named you Pashhur, but rather Magor-missabib.

Report

Then they said, "Come, let's make up a plot against Jeremiah. After all, the priest's instruction, the wise man's counsel, and the prophet's message won't be destroyed. So let's verbally attack him. Pay no attention to anything he says!"

in it was written:

Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

those who make a person appear to be the offender in a lawsuit, who set a trap for someone who is making his defense in court, and push aside the innocent with specious arguments.

Slanderous men live among you, intent on shedding blood. They've eaten at the top of mountain shrines. They've crafted plans to do evil things among you.

So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the jurisdiction of the governor,

So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."

Five days later, the high priest Ananias arrived with certain elders and Tertullus, an attorney, and they summarized their case against Paul before the governor.

All my familiars

My closest friends detest me; even the ones I love have turned against me.

As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me!

but it is you a man whom I treated as my equal my personal confidant, my close friend!

As Jesus was leaving, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him fiercely, interrogating him about many things.

From now on, five people in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

We shall

Jezebel sent a messenger to tell Elijah, "May the gods do the same to me and even more if tomorrow about this time I haven't made you like one of those prophets you had killed."

Later on, Ahab asked Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?"

"There is still one man left by whom we could ask the LORD what to do," the king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, "but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me. Instead, he prophesies evil. He is Imla's son Micaiah." But Jehoshaphat rebuked Ahab, "Kings should never talk like that."

So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it

When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.

While they were listening to these things, they became more and more furious and began to grind their teeth at him.

In the morning, the Jewish leaders formed a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink anything before they had killed Paul.

General references

When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me.

A person's enemies will include members of his own family.'

The people watched Jesus closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.