with a strong hand.

Jeremiah 20:7, 9
You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. . . .

Ezekiel 3:14
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.

Acts 4:20
For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

instructed

Psalm 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Proverbs 1:15
my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore this is what the LORD says: "If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must return to you, but you must not return to them.

Ezekiel 2:6-8
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house. . . .