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.
• 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, hear me and help me! Listen to what my enemies are saying.

Context of Jeremiah 18:19

17Like a wind from the east, I will scatter them before their enemies; I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.” 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.” Listen to me, Lord; hear what my accusers are saying! 20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them. 21So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain 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 20:12Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause.
• Psalms 55:16As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me.
• Psalms 64:1Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
• Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
• Psalms 109:4In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
• Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• Luke 6:11But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
• 2 Kings 19:16Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
• Nehemiah 4:4Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.
• Nehemiah 6:9They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.” But I prayed, “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

• Smite
• Wag
• Providence

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