But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. Treasury of Scripture I was. Proverbs 7:22 He goes after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter... and I. Jeremiah 18:18 Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise... Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting... Psalm 31:13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me... Psalm 35:15 But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yes, the attackers gathered themselves together against me... Psalm 37:32,33 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him... Isaiah 32:7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words... Matthew 26:3,4 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest... destroy. Let us kill the prophet, and burn his prophecies. tree with the fruit. Heb. stalk with his bread. let us cut. Psalm 83:4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living... Daniel 9:26 And after three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself... Luke 20:10-15 And at the season he sent a servant to the farmers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the farmers beat him... from. Job 28:13 Man knows not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 52:5 God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place... Psalm 116:9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 142:5 I cried to you, O LORD: I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. that his. Psalm 109:13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. Psalm 112:6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Isaiah 38:11 I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living... Numbers 1:14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
Context The Plot Against Jeremiah
18And the LORD has given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then you showed me their doings. 19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. 20But, O LORD of hosts, that judge righteously, that try the reins and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for to you have I revealed my cause. 21Therefore thus said the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek your life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that you die not by our hand: 22Therefore thus said the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: 23And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me,'saying , Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I was as a meek lamb, that is carried to be a victim: and I knew not that they had devised counsels against me, saying: Let us put wood on his bread, and cut him off from the land of the living, and let his name be remembered no more.
Darby Bible Translation
And I was like a tame lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
King James Bible
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
Young's Literal Translation
And I am as a trained lamb brought to slaughter, And I have not known That against me they have devised devices: We destroy the tree with its food, and cut him off From the land of the living, And his name is not remembered again.
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