Jeremiah 11:19

Jeremiah 11:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes 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 may be remembered no more.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! “Let’s destroy this man and all his words,” they said. “Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.”

Context of Jeremiah 11:19

17The Lord Almighty, who planted you, has decreed disaster for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused my anger by burning incense to Baal. 18Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing. I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; I did not realize that they had plotted against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree and its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.” 20But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause. 21Therefore this is what the Lord says about the people of Anathoth who are threatening to kill you, saying, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord or you will die by our hands”—

Jeremiah 11:19 word by word

וַאֲנִ֕י כְּכֶ֥בֶשׂ אַלּ֖וּף יוּבַ֣ל לִטְב֑וֹחַ וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֜עְתִּי כִּֽי־עָלַ֣י׀ חָשְׁב֣וּ מַחֲשָׁב֗וֹת נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה עֵ֤ץ בְּלַחְמוֹ֙ וְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים וּשְׁמ֖וֹ לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֥ר עֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• like a lambכֶּ֫בֶשׂkebeώ · lambH3532
• an oxאַלּוּף'alûph 'allûph · tameH441
• is broughtיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
• to the slaughterטָבַחţâbach · to slaughterH2873
• and I knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not that they had devisedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• devicesמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• Let us destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• the treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• with the fruitלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• thereof, and let us cut him offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
• that his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• may be no more rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142

Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:19

• Proverbs 7:22All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
• Jeremiah 18:18They 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.”
• Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.”
• Psalms 31:13For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;
• Isaiah 32:7Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
• Psalms 83:4“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
• Isaiah 53:8By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.
• Daniel 9:26After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.
• Luke 20:10At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
• Job 28:13No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
• Psalms 27:13I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
• Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19I was like a lamb or an ox - Dahler translates, "I was like a fattened lamb that is led to the slaughter." Blayney, "I was like a tame lamb that is led to slaughter." The word אלוף alluph, which we translate ox, is taken by both as an adjective, qualifying the noun כבש kebes, a lamb. It may probably signify a lamb brought up in the house-fed at home, (אלוף alluph ), instructed or nourished at home; perfectly innocent and unsuspecting, while leading to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Like a lamb or an ox - Rather, “like a tame lamb.” Jeremiah had lived at Anathoth as one of the family, never suspecting that, like a tame lamb, the time would come for him to be killed. The tree with the fruit thereof - The words are those of a proverb or dark saying. All the Churches agree in understanding that under the person of Jeremiah these things are said by Christ.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 The prophet Jeremiah tells much concerning himself, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Those of his own city plotted how they might cause his death. They thought to end his days, but he outlived most of his enemies; they thought to blast his memory, but it lives to this day, and will be blessed while time lasts. God knows all the secret designs of his and his people's enemies, and can, when he pleases, make them known. God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19The Lord warned Jeremiah during his commissioning (Jeremiah 1:19) that opposition would threaten his life. Jeremiah felt like a lamb led to slaughter, powerless to resist. This opposition happened before Jeremiah's trial in the Temple courtyard, early in Jehoiakim's reign (between 608 and 605 BC; see Jeremiah 26). Some scholars think this verse foreshadows Christ's death, similar to the suffering servant in Isaiah 53:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. Jeremiah here digresses to notice the attempt on his life plotted by his townsmen of Anathoth. He had no suspicion of it, until Jehovah revealed it to him (Jr 12:6). the Lord ... thou--The change of person from the third to the second accords with the excited feelings of the prophet. then--when I was in peril of my life. their doings--those of the men of Anathoth. His thus alluding to them, before he has mentioned their name, is due to his…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 11:19

• Conspiracy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Prophesy
• Covenant, the New
• Gentleness
• Lamb of God
• Zedekiah (2)
• lamb, Lamb of God

Commentaries on Jeremiah 11

• 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