Jeremiah 1:17

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But you, prepare yourself; rise and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.

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  • 1 Kgs 18:46 : 46 The hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
  • Ezek 3:14-18 : 14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and anger of spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me. 15 I came to the exiles at Tel Aviv who were living by the Kebar River, and I sat among them for seven days, stunned and overwhelmed by their presence. 16 At the end of seven days, the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them warning from Me. 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood.
  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Ezek 3:10-11 : 10 And he said to me, "Son of man, take into your heart all the words I speak to you and listen closely with your ears." 11 Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.
  • Job 38:3 : 3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
  • Jer 1:7-8 : 7 But the LORD said to me, 'Do not say, “I am too young.” You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.' 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,' declares the LORD.
  • Jer 23:28 : 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream, but let the one who has My word speak it faithfully. For what is straw compared to grain? declares the LORD.
  • Ezek 2:6-7 : 6 You, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not fear though briars, thorns, or scorpions are around you. Do not be afraid of their words or terrified by their presence, for they are a rebellious house. 7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
  • Jer 17:18 : 18 May my persecutors be put to shame, but may I not be put to shame. May they be dismayed, but may I not be dismayed. Bring upon them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.
  • 2 Kgs 4:29 : 29 Elisha said to Gehazi, 'Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff, and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet them, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy's face.'
  • 2 Kgs 9:1 : 1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, 'Gird your loins, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.'
  • Exod 3:12 : 12 God reassured him, 'I will certainly be with you. And this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.'
  • Exod 7:2 : 2 You shall speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may let the Israelites go out of his land.
  • Ezek 33:6-8 : 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person will die for their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood. 7 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. So hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
  • Jonah 3:2 : 2 “Get up, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim the message that I tell you.”
  • Luke 12:35 : 35 Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.
  • Acts 20:20 : 20 'I did not shrink back from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house.'
  • Acts 20:27 : 27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole plan of God.
  • 1 Cor 9:16 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to do so. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
  • 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 Despite suffering and being mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to proclaim to you the gospel of God while facing intense opposition.

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    18Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.

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  • Jer 26:1-2
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    1At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:

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  • Jer 17:19-20
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    19This is what the LORD said to me: 'Go and stand at the gate of the people through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, and also at all the gates of Jerusalem.'

    20Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.'

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    15For I am summoning all the clans and kingdoms of the north,' declares the LORD. 'They will come, and each will set up his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, around all her walls, and against all the cities of Judah.

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    1Thus the LORD said to me, "Go and buy a linen waistband, and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water."

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    8Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as strong as their foreheads.

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    6You, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not fear though briars, thorns, or scorpions are around you. Do not be afraid of their words or terrified by their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

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  • 2This is what the LORD instructed me: "Make for yourself chains and yokes, and place them on your neck.

  • 1This is what the LORD says: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and deliver this message there.

  • 6After many days, the LORD said to me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and retrieve the waistband from the place where I hid it."

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  • 11For this is what the Lord said to me with a strong hand, warning me not to follow the way of this people:

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  • 29Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

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  • 21But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word the LORD has shown me:

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  • 1The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • 4The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

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