Psalm 35:4
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4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor
who seek after my life.
Let them be turned back and confounded
who devise evil against me.(A)
Jeremiah 46:5
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5 Why do I see them terrified?
They have fallen back;
their warriors are beaten down
and have fled in haste.
They do not look back—
terror is all around!
says the Lord.(A)
Psalm 70:2-3
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2 Let those be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life.
Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who desire to hurt me.(A)
3 Let those who say, “Aha, Aha!”
turn back because of their shame.(B)
Psalm 38:12
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12 Those who seek my life lay their snares;
those who seek to hurt me speak of ruin
and meditate on treachery all day long.(A)
Psalm 35:26
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26 Let all those who rejoice at my calamity
be put to shame and confusion;
let those who exalt themselves against me
be clothed with shame and dishonor.(A)
Psalm 129:5
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5 May all who hate Zion
be put to shame and turned backward.(A)
Psalm 31:17-18
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17 Do not let me be put to shame, O Lord,
for I call on you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.(A)
18 Let the lying lips be stilled
that speak insolently against the righteous
with pride and contempt.(B)
Psalm 40:14-15
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14 Let all those be put to shame and confusion
who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who desire my hurt.(A)
15 Let those be appalled because of their shame
who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”(B)
Psalm 71:24
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24 All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,
for those who tried to do me harm
have been put to shame and disgraced.(A)
1 Samuel 23:23
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23 Look around and learn all the hiding places where he lurks and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you, and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
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John 18:6
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6 When Jesus[a] said to them, “I am he,”[b] they stepped back and fell to the ground.
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Ezekiel 13:19
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19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death those who should not die and keeping alive those who should not live, by your lies to my people, who listen to lies.(A)
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Isaiah 37:29
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29 Because you have raged against me
and your arrogance has come to my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth;
I will turn you back on the way
by which you came.(A)
1 Kings 19:10
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10 He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.”(A)
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Matthew 27:1
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Jesus Brought before Pilate
27 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus in order to bring about his death.
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