Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the stocks, in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties on some of the people at the same time.
2 Chronicles 18:26 - New Revised Standard Version and say, ‘Thus says the king: Put this fellow in prison, and feed him on reduced rations of bread and water until I return in peace.’ ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And say, Thus says the king: Put this fellow in prison and feed him with bread and water of affliction until I return in peace. American Standard Version (1901) and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. Common English Bible Tell them, ‘The king says: Put this man in prison and feed him minimum rations of bread and water until I return safely.’” Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall say: 'Thus says the king: Send this man to prison, and give to him a little bread and a little water, until I return in peace.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in prison, and give him bread and water in a small quantity till I return in peace. |
Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the stocks, in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties on some of the people at the same time.
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
Their ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of their sight; as for their foes, they scoff at them.
You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure.
The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.
Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself any more, but your eyes shall see your Teacher.
And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest the secretary Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. But the Lord hid them.
The officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him and imprisoned him in the house of the secretary Jonathan, for it had been made a prison.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow casts out the demons.”
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”
Up to this point they listened to him, but then they shouted, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.”
Are they ministers of Christ? I am talking like a madman—I am a better one: with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless floggings, and often near death.
All who hear the words of this oath and bless themselves, thinking in their hearts, “We are safe even though we go our own stubborn ways” (thus bringing disaster on moist and dry alike) —
Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
and the inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to the inhabitants of the earth.
Now David had said, “Surely it was in vain that I protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him; but he has returned me evil for good.