Jeremiah 18:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 18:19

17 ^aI will¹ scatter them ^bas with an east wind before the enemy;
^cI will show them the back and not the face
In the day of their calamity.”

Jeremiah Persecuted

18 Then they said, ^a“Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; ^bfor 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 let us not give heed to any of his words.”

19 Give heed to me, O Lord,
And listen to the voice of those who contend with me!

20 ^aShall evil be repaid for good?
For they have ^bdug a pit for my life.
Remember that I ^cstood before You
To speak good¹ for them,
To turn away Your wrath from them.

21 Therefore ^adeliver up their children to the famine,
And pour out their blood
By the force of the sword;
Let their wives become widows
And ^bbereaved of their children.
Let their men be put to death,
Their young men be slain
By the sword in battle.

22 Let a cry be heard from their houses,
When You bring a troop suddenly upon them;
For they have dug a pit to take me,
And hidden snares for my feet.

23 Yet, Lord, You know all their counsel
Which is against me, to slay me.
^aProvide no atonement for their iniquity,
Nor blot out their sin from Your sight;
But let them be overthrown before You.
Deal thus with them
In the time of Your ^banger.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 18:19

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American Standard Version
Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

Amplified® Bible
Give heed to me, Lord; listen to [what] my adversaries [are plotting to do to me--and intercede].

Contemporary English Version
Please, LORD, answer my prayer. Make my enemies stop accusing me of evil.

Darby English Version
Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.

Good News Bible
So I prayed, " LORD, hear what I am saying and listen to what my enemies are saying about me.

King James Version
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

New American Standard Bible
Do give heed to me, O LORD, And listen to what my opponents are saying!

New International Version
Listen to me, O LORD;
hear what my accusers are saying!

New King James Version
Give heed to me, O LORD,
And listen to the voice of those who contend with me!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do give heed to me, O LORD, And listen to what my opponents say!

Revised Standard Version
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to my plea.

Young's Literal Translation
Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

New English Translation
Then I said,¹ “Lord, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.²

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