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Jeremiah 20:4

For this is what the LORD says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. And I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away to Babylon and put them to the sword.

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ASV

For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

KJV

For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
כֹ֣הkhohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֡הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הִנְנִי֩hi.Nihere IH2005 →
נֹתֶנְךָ֨no.ten.Kha[am] about to make youH5414 →
לְמָג֜וֹרle.ma.Gorinto a terrorH4032 →
לְךָ֣le.Khato yourself
וּלְכָל־u.le.khol-and to allH3605 →
אֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khafriends yourH157 →
וְנָֽפְל֛וּve.na.fe.Luand they will fallH5307 →
בְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revby [the] sword ofH2719 →
אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.Hemenemies theirH341 →
וְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaand eyes yourH5869 →
רֹא֑וֹתro.'ot[will be] lookingH7200 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
אֶתֵּן֙'e.TenI will giveH5414 →
בְּיַ֣דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
בָּבֶ֔לba.VelBabylonH894 →
וְהִגְלָ֥םve.hig.Lamand he will take into exile themH1540 →
בָּבֶ֖לָהba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894 →
וְהִכָּ֥םve.hi.Kamand he will strike down themH5221 →
בֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revwith the swordH2719 →

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Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.Jeremiah 29:21This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.Jeremiah 32:27–31“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?Jeremiah 21:4–10this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.Jeremiah 39:6–7There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.Deuteronomy 28:65–67Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.Job 18:11–21Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.2 Kings 25:7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.Deuteronomy 28:32–34Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.Jeremiah 20:6And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied these lies.’”1 Samuel 2:33And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.Jeremiah 52:27There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.Jeremiah 19:15“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’”Ezekiel 26:17–21Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!Matthew 27:4–5“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”Job 20:23–26When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.

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