Jeremiah 11:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 11:18

16 The Lord called your name,
^aGreen Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit.
With the noise of a great tumult
He has kindled fire on it,
And its branches are broken.

17 “For the Lord of hosts, ^awho planted you, has pronounced doom against you for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke Me to anger in offering incense to Baal.”

Jeremiah’s Life Threatened

18 Now the Lord gave me knowledge of it, and I know it; for You showed me their doings.

19 But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, ^aand let us cut him off from ^bthe land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”

20 But, O Lord of hosts,
You who judge righteously,
^aTesting the¹ mind and the heart,
Let me see Your ^bvengeance on them,
For to You I have revealed my cause.

21 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of ^aAnathoth who seek your life, saying, ^b‘Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, lest you die by our hand’—

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 11:18

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their doings.

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord gave me [Jeremiah] knowledge of it [their plot], and I knew it; then You [O Lord] showed me their doings.

Contemporary English Version
Some people plotted to kill me. And like a lamb being led to the butcher, I knew nothing about their plans.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah hath given me knowledge, and I know [it]; then thou shewedst me their doings.

Good News Bible
The LORD informed me of the plots that my enemies were making against me.

King James Version
And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.

New American Standard Bible
Moreover, the LORD made it known to me and I knew it; Then You showed me their deeds.

New International Version
Because the LORD revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing.

New King James Version
Now the LORD gave me knowledge of it, and I know it; for You showed me their doings.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Moreover, the LORD made it known to me and I knew it; Then You showed me their deeds.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD made it known to me and I knew; then thou didst show me their evil deeds.

Young's Literal Translation
And, O Jehovah, cause me to know, and I know, Then Thou hast showed me their doings.

New English Translation
The Lord gave me knowledge, that I might have understanding.¹ Then he showed me what the people were doing.²

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