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Jeremiah 20:2

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he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

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Jeremiah 37:13rank 5

But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”

Zechariah 14:10rank 4

All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.

II Chronicles 16:10rank 4

Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.

Jeremiah 1:19rank 4

They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 29:26rank 3

‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.

II Chronicles 24:21rank 3

But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.

I Kings 22:27rank 3

and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”

Jeremiah 36:26rank 3

Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.

Matthew 21:35rank 2

But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

Revelation of John 2:10rank 2

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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