And you, son of man, (A)be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, (B)though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on (C)scorpions.[a] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

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  1. Ezekiel 2:6 Or on scorpion plants

And you, son of man, do not be afraid(A) of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns(B) are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(C)

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(A)Do not be afraid of them,
(B)for I am with you to deliver you,
declares the Lord.”

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Do not be afraid(A) of them, for I am with you(B) and will rescue(C) you,” declares the Lord.(D)

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12 “I, I am he (A)who comforts you;
    who are you that you are afraid of (B)man who dies,
    of the son of man who is made (C)like grass,

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12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear(B) mere mortals,(C)
    human beings who are but grass,(D)

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14 (A)But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. (B)Have no fear of them, (C)nor be troubled,

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14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(A) “Do not fear their threats[a]; do not be frightened.”[b](B)

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  1. 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
  2. 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12

for God gave us (A)a spirit not of fear but (B)of power and love and self-control.

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For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.

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19 Behold, I have given you authority (A)to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of (B)the enemy, and (C)nothing shall hurt you.

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19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes(A) and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

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The best of them is (A)like a brier,
    the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of (B)your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
    (C)now their confusion is at hand.

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The best of them is like a brier,(A)
    the most upright worse than a thorn(B) hedge.
The day God visits you has come,
    the day your watchmen sound the alarm.
    Now is the time of your confusion.(C)

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17 But you, (A)dress yourself for work;[a] arise, and (B)say to them everything that I command you. (C)Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.

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  1. Jeremiah 1:17 Hebrew gird up your loins

17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say(A) to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified(B) by them, or I will terrify you before them.

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28 And (A)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him (B)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a]

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  1. Matthew 10:28 Greek Gehenna

28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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(A)Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. Like (B)emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. (C)Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.”

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But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.(A) I will make your forehead(B) like the hardest stone, harder than flint.(C) Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(D)

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But as for me, (A)I am filled with power,
    with the Spirit of the Lord,
    and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob (B)his transgression
    and to Israel his sin.

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But as for me, I am filled with power,
    with the Spirit of the Lord,
    and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression,
    to Israel his sin.(A)

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18 Then they said, (A)“Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, (B)for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. (C)Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”

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18 They said, “Come, let’s make plans(A) against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest(B) will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise,(C) nor the word from the prophets.(D) So come, let’s attack him with our tongues(E) and pay no attention to anything he says.”

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29 And now, Lord, (A)look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all (B)boldness,

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29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.(A)

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