Jeremiah 18:18

Jeremiah 18:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• New International Version (NIV)They said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for 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.”

Context of Jeremiah 18:18

16To make their land a desolation, An object of perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head. 17Like an east wind I will scatter them Before the enemy; I will show them My back and not My face In the day of their calamity.’” Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.” 19Do give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to what my opponents are saying! 20Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Your wrath from them.

Jeremiah 18:18 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְכ֨וּ וְנַחְשְׁבָ֣ה עַֽל־יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ כִּי֩ לֹא־תֹאבַ֨ד תּוֹרָ֜ה מִכֹּהֵ֗ן וְעֵצָה֙ מֵֽחָכָ֔ם וְדָבָ֖ר מִנָּבִ֑יא לְכוּ֙ וְנַכֵּ֣הוּ בַלָּשׁ֔וֹן וְאַל־נַקְשִׁ֖יבָה אֶל־כָּל־דְּבָרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Then they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: come!H1980
• deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• plansמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• Surelyכִּיkîy · forH3588
• lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• is not going to be lostאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• to the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• to the sageחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• to the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• strikeנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• giveקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• noאַל'al · notH408
• to anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605

Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:18

• Jeremiah 18:11So now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am fashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh turn back, each of you from his evil way, and reform your ways and your deeds.”’
• Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more.”
• Psalms 21:11Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.
• Isaiah 32:7As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right.
• Micah 2:1Woe to those who scheme iniquity, Who work out evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands.
• Jeremiah 13:13then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land--the kings that sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness!
• Jeremiah 14:14Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.
• Jeremiah 29:25“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
• Leviticus 10:11and so as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them through Moses.”
• 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”
• Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
• Luke 11:45One of the lawyers said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.”
• John 7:47The Pharisees then answered them, “You have not also been led astray, have you?
• John 9:40Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “We are not blind too, are we?”
• 2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness.”
• 2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring calamity on Absalom.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Come, and let us devise devices - Let us form a conspiracy against him, accuse him of being a false prophet, and a contradicter of the words of God, for God has promised us protection, and he says we shall be destroyed, and that God will forsake his people. Let us smite him with the tongue - On the tongue; so it should be rendered. Lying and false testimony are punished in the eastern countries, to the present day, by smiting the person on the mouth with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The Jews were only hardened by the foregoing prophecy, and determined to compass Jeremiah‘s death. Let us devise devices - i. e., “deliberately frame a plot” for his ruin (see Jeremiah 18:11 note). The law shall not perish … - As the Law of Moses was imperishable, the people probably drew the conclusion that the Levitical priesthood must also endure forever, and therefore that Jeremiah‘s predictions of national ruin were blasphemous (compare Acts…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. 18The people disliked Jeremiah because his strong messages opposed their leaders' messages, so they planned to silence him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. (Jr 11:19). Let us bring a capital charge against him, as a false prophet; "for (whereas he foretells that this land shall be left without priests to teach the law, Mal 2:7; without scribes to explain its difficulties; and without prophets to reveal God's will), the law shall not perish from the prophet," &c.; since God has made these a lasting institution in His church, and the law declares they shall never perish (Le 6:18; 10:11; compare Jr 5:12)…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 18:18

• Conspiracy
• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Slander

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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