Jeremiah 18:23

Jeremiah 18:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
• New International Version (NIV)But you, Lord, know all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet you, O Lord, know all their plotting to kill me. Forgive not their iniquity, nor blot out their sin from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet, Lord, You know all their counsel Which is against me, to slay me. Provide 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 anger.

Context of Jeremiah 18:23

21Therefore, give their children over to the famine; Give them over to the power of the sword. And let their wives become childless and widowed; Let their men meet death [by virulent disease], Their young men be struck down by the sword in battle. 22Let an outcry be heard from their houses When You suddenly bring [a troop of] raiders upon them, For they have dug a pit to capture me And have hidden snares for my feet. Yet You, O Lord, know All their deadly plotting against me; Do not forgive their wickedness Or blot out their sin from Your sight. But let them be overthrown before You; Deal with them in the time of Your anger.

Jeremiah 18:23 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֠הוָה יָדַ֜עְתָּ אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲצָתָ֤ם עָלַי֙ לַמָּ֔וֶת אַל־תְּכַפֵּר֙ עַל־עֲוֹנָ֔ם וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּ֑מְחִי וְיִהְי֤וּ מֻכְשָׁלִים֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ בְּעֵ֥ת אַפְּךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֥ה בָהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet, Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• all their counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• against me to slayמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• forgiveכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• not their iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• neither blot outמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• their sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• from thy sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• but let them be overthrownכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
• thee; dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• with them in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of thine angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639

Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:23

• Jeremiah 18:18Then [my enemies] said, “Come and let us work out schemes against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest [as Jeremiah predicts], nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with our tongue [by making charges against him before the king], and let us ignore anything he says.”
• Jeremiah 11:18Then the Lord gave me knowledge [of their plot], and I knew it; So You [O Lord] revealed their deeds to me.
• Jeremiah 15:15O Lord, You know and understand; Remember me [thoughtfully], take notice of me, take vengeance for me on my persecutors. Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away; Know that for Your sake I endure [continual] rebuke and dishonor.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked lies in wait for the righteous And seeks to kill him.
• Nehemiah 4:4[And Nehemiah prayed] Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their taunts on their own heads. Give them up as prey in a land of captivity.
• Psalms 35:4Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.
• Psalms 59:5You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to punish all the nations; Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.
• Psalms 69:22May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them]; And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.
• Psalms 109:14Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered by the Lord; And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
• Isaiah 2:9So the common man has been humbled [before idols] And the man of importance has been degraded, Therefore do not forgive them [O Lord].
• Jeremiah 8:12Were they ashamed because of the extremely disgusting and shamefully vile things they had done? They were not at all ashamed, And they did not know how to blush. Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall; At the time of their punishment they shall be overthrown,” Says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 11:23and there will be no remnant [of the conspirators] left, for I will bring disaster and horror on the men of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
• Isaiah 10:3Now what will you do in the day of [God’s] punishment, And in the storm of devastation which will come from far away? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth [for safekeeping]?
• Luke 21:22for these are days of vengeance [of rendering full justice or satisfaction], so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.
• Romans 2:5But because of your callous stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are [deliberately] storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Yet, Lord - Better, But, Lord. They conceal their plots, but God knows, and therefore must punish. Neither blot out … - Or, “blot not out their sin from before Thy face that they may be made to stumble before Thee.” Thus - Omit this word. Since there is an acceptable time and a day of salvation, so there is a time of anger, and Jeremiah‘s prayer is that God would deal with his enemies at such a time, and when therefore no mercy would be shown. On…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 When the prophet called to repentance, instead of obeying the call, the people devised devices against him. Thus do sinners deal with the great Intercessor, crucifying him afresh, and speaking against him on earth, while his blood is speaking for them in heaven. But the prophet had done his duty to them; and the same will be our rejoicing in a day of evil.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23In his prayer for vengeance, Jeremiah asked God to carry out the promised curses on those who broke his covenant (compare Deuteronomy 27:11–26; 28:15–68; see also the “Prayers for Vengeance” Theme Note).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. forgive not--(Psa 109:9, 10, 14). blot out--image from an account-book (Re 20:12). before thee--Hypocrites suppose God is not near, so long as they escape punishment; but when He punishes, they are said to stand before Him, because they can no longer flatter themselves they can escape His eye (compare Psa 90:8). deal thus--exert Thy power against them [Maurer]. time of thine anger--Though He seems to tarry, His time shall come at last (Ec 8:11, 12…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 18:23

• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Smite
• Wag
• Foreknow; Foreknowledge
• Forgiveness
• Jeremiah (2)
• Providence
• Text of the Old Testament
• sin, sinful, sinner, sinning

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings