All at once he followed her. He was like an ox going to be killed. He was like a deer stepping into a trap
You put my feet in chains. You watch every step I take. You do it by putting marks on the bottom of my feet.
A man who commits adultery has no sense. Anyone who does it destroys himself.
She led him astray with her clever words. She charmed him with her smooth talk.
until an arrow struck its liver. He was like a bird rushing into a trap. Little did he know it would cost him his life!
So he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten. Then Pashhur put him in prison at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple.
Just outside the city was the temple of the god Zeus. The priest of Zeus brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates. He and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas.
When he received these orders, he put Paul and Silas deep inside the prison. He fastened their feet so they couldn’t get away.