In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,
Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I remove the boundaries of peoples, and plunder their treasures; like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.
The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah
The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.
The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;
Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to live there,’
Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,
You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;
Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah
Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly with the people.”
You are still exalting yourself against my people and will not let them go.
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