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Jeremiah Persecuted

18 Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. For the law will not be lost from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”

19 Give heed to me, O Lord,
    and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
20 Shall evil be recompensed for good?
    For they have dug a pit for my soul.
Remember that I stood before You
    to speak good for them,
    and to turn away Your wrath from them.

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