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- "Then saidª° they, Come,²°¹ and let us deviseª° devicesª against¹ Jeremiah;ª for¹ the lawª shall not¹ perishª° from the priest,ª¹ nor counselª from the wise,ª¹ nor the wordª from the prophet.ª¹ Come,²°¹ and let us smiteª° him with the tongue,ª and let us not¹ give heedª° to¹ any¹ of his words.ª" {Jer 18:18} + "O LORD,ª thou hast deceivedª° me, and I was deceived:ª° thou art strongerª° than I, and hast prevailed:ª° I am¹ in derisionª daily,ª¹ every one¹ mockethª° me. ... For¹ I heardª° the defamingª of many,ª fearª on every side.ª¹ Report,ª° [say they], and we will reportª° it. All¹ my familiarsªª watchedª° for my halting,ª²° [saying], Peradventure¹ he will be enticed,ª° and we shall prevailª° against him, and we shall takeª° our revengeª on¹ him." {Jer 20:7-10} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Standª° in the courtª of the LORD'Sª house,ª and speakª° unto¹ all¹ the citiesª of Judah,ª which comeª° to worshipª° in the LORD'Sª house,ª all¹ the wordsª that¹ I commandª° thee to speakª° unto¹ them; diminishª° not¹ a word:ª ... Now it came to pass,¹ when Jeremiahª had made an endª° of speakingª°¹ all¹ that¹ the LORDª had commandedª° [him] to speakª° unto¹ all¹ the people,ª that the priestsª and the prophetsª and all¹ the peopleª tookª° him, saying,ª° Thou shalt surely²° die.ª°" {Jer 26:2-8} + "They hateª° him that rebukethª° in the gate,ª and they abhorª° him that speakethª° uprightly.ª ... For¹ I knowª° your manifoldª transgressionsª and your mightyª sins:ª they afflictª° the just,ª they takeª° a bribe,ª and they turn asideª° the poorª in the gateª [from their right]." {Ams 5:10-12} + "Then Amaziahª the priestª of Bethelª sentª° to¹ Jeroboamª kingª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Amosª hath conspiredª° against¹ thee in the midstª of the houseª of Israel:ª the landª is not ableª°¹ to bearª°¹ all¹ his words.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Thy wifeª shall be an harlotª° in the city,ª and thy sonsª and thy daughtersª shall fallª° by the sword,ª and thy landª shall be dividedª° by line;ª and thou¹ shalt dieª° inª a pollutedª land:ª and Israelª shall surely²° go into captivityª° forth of¹¹ his land.ª" {Ams 7:10-17} + "Prophesyª° ye not,¹ [say they to them that] prophesy:ª° they shall not¹ prophesyª° to them,¹ [that] they shall not¹ takeª° shame.ª ... O [thou that art] namedª° the houseª of Jacob,ª is the spiritª of the LORDª straitened?ª° [are] these¹ his doings?ª do not¹ my wordsª do goodª° to¹ him that walkethª° uprightly?ª" {Mic 2:6-7}
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