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 their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them.” 18Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.” Then I said, “Lord, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying. 20Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them. 21So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die 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 20:12O Lord who rules over all, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people’s hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.
• Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call out to God, and the Lord will deliver me.
• Psalms 64:1Listen to me, O God, as I offer my lament! Protect my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks.
• Psalms 56:1Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.
• Psalms 109:4They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.
• Micah 7:8My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• Luke 6:11But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.
• 2 Kings 19:16Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!
• Nehemiah 4:4Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!
• Nehemiah 6:9All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.” So now, 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

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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