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Jeremiah 20:10

Jeremiah 20:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

I heard: Psalms 31:13, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 64:2-4; Matthew 26:59-60

fear: Jeremiah 20:3

Report: Jeremiah 18:18; Nehemiah 6:6-13; Proverbs 10:18; Isaiah 29:21; Ezekiel 22:9; Luke 20:20; Acts 6:11-15, Acts 24:1-9, Acts 24:13

All my familiars: Heb. Every man of my peace, Job 19:19; Psalms 41:9, Psalms 55:13-14; Luke 11:53-54, Luke 12:52-53

we shall: 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Kings 21:20, 1 Kings 22:8, 1 Kings 22:27; Mark 6:19-28; Acts 5:33, Acts 7:54, Acts 23:12-15

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