While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul; and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

All the day long they have abominated my words; all their devices [are] against me for evil.

They will dwell near and hide [themselves]; they will watch my steps, accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause.

and they that cause men to sin by a word; and men shall make all that reprove in the gates an offense, because they have unjustly turned aside the righteous.

Then they said, Come, and let us devise a plan against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and we will hear all his words.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him in His speech.

And they sent their disciples to Him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You show favoritism to anyone.

lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, so that they might accuse Him.

And having watched [Him] closely, they sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?" They answered and said, "Caesar's."

But they could not catch Him in His words in front of the people. And marveling at His answer, they kept silent.

Then the Pharisees went out with the Herodians and immediately conspired against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Then He charged them, saying, "Look out, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

Then Jesus said to them, "Look out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."