Jeremiah 20:13

Jeremiah 20:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
• New International Version (NIV)Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the poor From the hand of evildoers.

Context of Jeremiah 20:13

11But the Lord is with me, like a brave soldier who will fight for me. So people who want to hurt me will fail. They will not get power over me. They will be very ashamed because they have failed. Nobody will ever forget their shame. 12Lord Almighty, you test righteous people, to see if they are faithful. You know what people think. You know their feelings. I trust you to show that I am not guilty. So punish those people who want to hurt me. Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! He rescues poor people from the power of wicked people. 14I would like to curse the day that I was born. That day was not a happy day, the day that my mother gave birth to me. 15That day, a man told my father, ‘Good news! You have a son!’ I would like to curse that man too.

Jeremiah 20:13 word by word

שִׁ֚ירוּ לַֽיהוָ֔ה הַֽלְל֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִצִּ֛יל אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ אֶבְי֖וֹן מִיַּ֥ד מְרֵעִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Singשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• for he hath deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• of the poorאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• from the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of evildoersרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489

Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:13

• Psalms 34:6I was weak and helpless, so I called out to the Lord. The Lord heard me. He saved me from all my troubles.
• Psalms 35:9Then I will be happy because of what the Lord has done. I will be happy because he has made me safe.
• Psalms 69:33For the Lord listens to the prayers of poor people. He does not forget to help his people when they are prisoners.
• Psalms 72:4Please help the king to judge poor people fairly. May he save the children of weak people, and destroy those cruel people who hurt them.
• Psalms 109:30I will thank the Lord with a loud voice! I will praise him, in front of a big crowd of people.
• Isaiah 25:4You Lord have been a safe place for poor people. When helpless people were in trouble, you have kept them safe. You were a place for them to hide from the storm. You gave them shade from the heat. Yes, cruel people attack them like a storm that hits against a wall.
• James 2:5My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Sing unto the Lord - He was so completely delivered from all fear, that although he remained in the same circumstances, yet he exults in the Divine protection, and does not fear the face of any adversary.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-18Verses 7-18 In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13, followed nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this the result of feelings wounded by the indignities of a public scourging and a night spent in the stocks? Or was it not the mental agony of knowing that his ministry had (as it seemed) failed? He stands indeed before the multitudes with unbending…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But Jr 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou wast stronger than I; and didst overpower me by the influence of thy Spirit upon me. So long as we see ourselves in the way of God, and of duty, it is weakness and folly, when we meet with difficulties and discouragements, to wish we had never set out in it. The prophet found the grace of God mighty in him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Suddenly, relief and joy filled Jeremiah's soul. He remembered that when he was poor and needy, the Lord had saved him from his oppressors.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. delivered ... soul--This deliverance took place when Zedekiah succeeded Jeconiah.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 20:13

• Jeremiah
• Poor

In the dictionaries

• Derision
• Familiar
• Evil-Doers
• Jeremiah (2)
• Uriah; Uruah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20

• 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