Jeremiah 18:23

Jeremiah 18:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet you, O Lord, know all their plotting to kill me. Forgive not their iniquity, nor blot out their sin from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet, Lord, You know all their counsel Which is against me, to slay me. Provide no atonement for their iniquity, Nor blot out their sin from Your sight; But let them be overthrown before You. Deal thus with them In the time of Your anger.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, you know all about their murderous plots against me. Don’t forgive their crimes and blot out their sins. Let them die before you. Deal with them in your anger.

Context of Jeremiah 18:23

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. 22Let 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. But you, Lord, know all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.

Jeremiah 18:23 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֠הוָה יָדַ֜עְתָּ אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲצָתָ֤ם עָלַי֙ לַמָּ֔וֶת אַל־תְּכַפֵּר֙ עַל־עֲוֹנָ֔ם וְחַטָּאתָ֖ם מִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּ֑מְחִי וְיִהְי֤וּ מֻכְשָׁלִים֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ בְּעֵ֥ת אַפְּךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֥ה בָהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet, Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• all their counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• against me to slayמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• forgiveכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• not their iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• neither blot outמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• their sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• from thy sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• but let them be overthrownכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
• thee; dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• with them in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of thine angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639

Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:23

• 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 11:18Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing.
• Jeremiah 15:15Lord, you understand; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering—do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;
• 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.
• Psalms 35:4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
• Psalms 59:5You, Lord God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.
• Psalms 69:22May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap.
• Psalms 109:14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
• Isaiah 2:9So people will be brought low and everyone humbled— do not forgive them.
• Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 11:23Not even a remnant will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
• Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your riches?
• Luke 21:22For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Yet, Lord - Better, But, Lord. They conceal their plots, but God knows, and therefore must punish. Neither blot out … - Or, “blot not out their sin from before Thy face that they may be made to stumble before Thee.” Thus - Omit this word. Since there is an acceptable time and a day of salvation, so there is a time of anger, and Jeremiah‘s prayer is that God would deal with his enemies at such a time, and when therefore no mercy would be shown. On…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. 2323. forgive not--(Psa 109:9, 10, 14). blot out--image from an account-book (Re 20:12). before thee--Hypocrites suppose God is not near, so long as they escape punishment; but when He punishes, they are said to stand before Him, because they can no longer flatter themselves they can escape His eye (compare Psa 90:8). deal thus--exert Thy power against them [Maurer]. time of thine anger--Though He seems to tarry, His time shall come at last (Ec 8:11, 12…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 18:23

• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Smite
• Wag
• Foreknow; Foreknowledge
• Forgiveness
• Jeremiah (2)
• Providence
• Text of the Old Testament
• sin, sinful, sinner, sinning

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