My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts -- the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication[5] from me, declares the LORD."
Then they said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words."