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- "Then saidª° they, Come,²°¹ and let us deviseª° devicesª against¹ Jeremiah;ª for¹ the lawª shall not¹ perishª° from the priest,ª¹ nor counselª from the wise,ª¹ nor the wordª from the prophet.ª¹ Come,²°¹ and let us smiteª° him with the tongue,ª and let us not¹ give heedª° to¹ any¹ of his words.ª" {Jer 18:18} + "For¹ I heardª° the defamingª of many,ª fearª on every side.ª¹ Report,ª° [say they], and we will reportª° it. All¹ my familiarsªª watchedª° for my halting,ª²° [saying], Peradventure¹ he will be enticed,ª° and we shall prevailª° against him, and we shall takeª° our revengeª on¹ him." {Jer 20:10} + "For¹ I have heardª° the slanderª of many:ª fearª [was] on every side:ª¹ while they took counselª° togetherª against¹ me, they devisedª° to take awayª° my life.ª" {Psa 31:13} + "But in mine adversityª they rejoiced,ª° and gathered themselves together:ª° [yea], the abjectsª gathered themselves togetherª° against¹ me, and I knewª° [it] not;¹ they did tearª° [me], and ceasedª° not:¹" {Psa 35:15} + "The wickedª watchethª° the righteous,ª and seekethª° to slayª° him. ... The LORDª will not¹ leaveª° him in his hand,ª nor¹ condemnª° him when he is judged.ª°" {Psa 37:32-33} + "The instrumentsª also of the churlª [are] evil:ª he¹ devisethª° wicked devicesª to destroyª° the poorª°² with lyingª words,ª even when the needyª speakethª° right.ª" {Isa 32:7} + "Thenª assembled togetherª° the¹ chief priests,ª andª the¹ scribes,ª andª the¹ eldersª of the¹ people,ª untoª the¹ palaceª of the¹ high priest,ª who² was calledª° Caiaphas,ª ... Andª consultedª° thatª they might takeª° Jesusª by subtilty,ª andª killª° [him]." {Mtt 26:3-4}
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