Jeremiah 18:22

Jeremiah 18:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
• New International Version (NIV)Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring the plunderer suddenly upon them! For they have dug a pit to take me and laid snares for my feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let a cry be heard from their houses, When You bring a troop suddenly upon them; For they have dug a pit to take me, And hidden snares for my feet.

Context of Jeremiah 18:22

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. Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into. 23But you, Lord, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

Jeremiah 18:22 word by word

תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ מִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־תָבִ֧יא עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם גְּד֖וּד פִּתְאֹ֑ם כִּֽי־כָר֤וּ שׁוּחָה֙ לְלָכְדֵ֔נִי וּפַחִ֖ים טָמְנ֥וּ לְרַגְלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let a cryזְעָקָהza‛aq ze‛âqâh · outcryH2201
• be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• from their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• when thou shalt bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• a troopגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
• suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
• upon them: for they have diggedכָּרָהkârâh · to pierceH3738
• a pitשִׁיחָהshîychâh · pitH7882
• a pitשׁוּחָהshûchâh · pitH7745
• to takeלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• me, and hidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• snaresפַּחpach · snareH6341
• for my feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:22

• Jeremiah 4:19I said, “Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!
• Jeremiah 6:26So I said, “Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us.”
• Jeremiah 9:20I said, “So now, you wailing women, hear what the Lord says. Open your ears to the words from his mouth. Teach your daughters this mournful song, and each of you teach your neighbor this lament.
• Jeremiah 25:34Wail and cry out in anguish, you rulers! Roll in the dust, you who shepherd flocks of people! The time for you to be slaughtered has come. You will lie scattered and fallen like broken pieces of fine pottery.
• Jeremiah 47:2“Look! Enemies are gathering in the north like water rising in a river. They will be like an overflowing stream. They will overwhelm the whole country and everything in it like a flood. They will overwhelm the cities and their inhabitants. People will cry out in alarm. Everyone living in the country will cry out in pain.
• Jeremiah 48:3Cries of anguish will arise in Horonaim, ‘Oh, the ruin and great destruction!’
• Isaiah 10:30Shout out, daughter of Gallim! Pay attention, Laishah! Answer her, Anathoth!
• Isaiah 22:1Here is a message about the Valley of Vision: What is the reason that all of you go up to the rooftops?
• Zephaniah 1:10On that day,” says the Lord, “a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the city’s newer district, and a loud crash from the hills.
• Jeremiah 18:20Should 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.
• Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying, “Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say, “Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
• Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
• Psalms 56:5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.
• Psalms 64:4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
• Psalms 140:5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The sack of the city follows with all the horrible cruelties practiced at such a time.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. 2222. cry--by reason of the enemy bursting in: let their houses be no shelter to them in their calamities [Calvin]. digged ... pit--(Jr 18:20; Psa 57:6; 119:85).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 18:22

• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Smite
• Wag
• Jeremiah (2)
• Providence
• Snare

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