15 Bible Verses about Enemies Surrounding
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My soul is among lions. I lay 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, encompassed the house around, 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 encompass us around, and cut off our name from the earth, and what will thou do for thy great name?
Therefore he sent there horses, and chariots, and a great army. And they came by night, and encompassed the city about.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an army with horses and chariots was round about the city. And 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 round about), and [the king] went by t
They encompassed me around, yea, they encompassed me around. In the name of LORD I will cut them off.
They encompassed me around like bees. They are quenched as the fire of thorns. In the name of LORD I will cut them off.
They have now encompassed us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast down to the earth.
For dogs have encompassed me. A company of evil-doers have enclosed me. {They pierced (LXX/DSS)} my hands and my feet.
Many bulls have encompassed me. Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me around.
Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will build a barricade around thee, and will surround thee, and enclose thee on every side.
But when ye see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that the desolation of it has come near.
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the encampment of the sanctified and the beloved city. And fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them.
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