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Jeremiah 20:11

But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068 →
אוֹתִי֙'o.Ti[is] with meH854 →
כְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.Borlike a warriorH1368 →
עָרִ֔יץ'a.RitzruthlessH6184 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּ֛ןken-foreH3651 →
רֹדְפַ֥יro.de.Faipersecutors myH7291 →
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.Luthey will stumbleH3782 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luthey will prevailH3201 →
בֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuthey will be ashamedH954 →
מְאֹד֙me.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luthey will succeedH7919 →
כְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.Matignominy ofH3639 →
עוֹלָ֖םo.LamperpetuityH5769 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achit will be forgottenH7911 →

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Jeremiah 1:19They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 1:8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 15:20Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.Psalms 25:3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.Psalms 121:2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.Jeremiah 17:18Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?Psalms 40:14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalms 6:10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.Psalms 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.Jeremiah 23:40And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.Isaiah 45:16They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.Psalms 66:5Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.Deuteronomy 32:35–36Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”Psalms 27:1–2The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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