Jeremiah 18:19

Jeremiah 18:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
• New International Version (NIV)Listen to me, Lord; hear what my accusers are saying!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear me, O Lord, and listen to the voice of my adversaries.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me!

Context of Jeremiah 18:19

17I will scatter them before the enemy like the east wind. I will show them my back and not my face on the day of their calamity. 18Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.” Pay attention to me, Lord. Hear what my opponents are saying! 20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak good on their behalf, to turn your anger from them. 21Therefore, hand their children over to famine, and give them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widowed, their husbands slain by deadly disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.

Jeremiah 18:19 word by word

הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וּשְׁמַ֖ע לְק֥וֹל יְרִיבָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Give heedקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• to me, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of them that contendיָרִיבyârîyb · opponentH3401

Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:19

• Jeremiah 20:12Lord of Armies, testing the righteous and seeing the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have presented my case to you.
• Psalms 55:16But I call to God, and the Lord will save me.
• Psalms 64:1God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.
• Psalms 56:1Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me; he fights and oppresses me all day long.
• Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray.
• Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will stand up; though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• Luke 6:11They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
• 2 Kings 19:16Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.
• Nehemiah 4:4Listen, our God, for we are despised. Make their insults return on their own heads and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
• Nehemiah 6:9For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, “They will drop their hands from the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The voice - i. e., the outcry and threats.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. 19-20Jeremiah told the Lord about the unfairness of his enemies' actions against him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Give heed--contrasted with, "let us not give heed" (Jr 18:18). As they give no heed to me, do Thou, O Lord, give heed to me, and let my words at least have their weight with Thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 18:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jeremiah
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Smite
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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