Jeremiah 20:11
But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 20 connects to 10 cross-references. After being beaten and put in stocks by Pashhur the priest, Jeremiah delivers his most anguished personal confession: God has deceived him and made him a laughingstock. He curses the day of his birth and wishes he had never been …
Other Translations
But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
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But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.
Cross References
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is …
For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is …
Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; …
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and …
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame …
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward …
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all …
Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.