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
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; …
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, …
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of …
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the …
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they …
Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not …
And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
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; …