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 they repay evil for good? They have dug a pit to kill me, though I pleaded for them and tried to protect them from your anger. 21So let their children starve! Let them die by the sword! Let their wives become childless widows. Let their old men die in a plague, and let their young men be killed in battle! Let screaming be heard from their homes as warriors come suddenly upon them. For they have dug a pit for me and have hidden traps along my path. 23Lord, 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.

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 4:19My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still. For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets and the roar of their battle cries.
• Jeremiah 6:26Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap and sit among the ashes. Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son. For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!
• Jeremiah 9:20Listen, you women, to the words of the Lord; open your ears to what he has to say. Teach your daughters to wail; teach one another how to lament.
• Jeremiah 25:34Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
• Jeremiah 47:2This is what the Lord says: “A flood is coming from the north to overflow the land. It will destroy the land and everything in it— cities and people alike. People will scream in terror, and everyone in the land will wail.
• Jeremiah 48:3Listen to the cries from Horonaim, cries of devastation and great destruction.
• Isaiah 10:30Scream in terror, you people of Gallim! Shout out a warning to Laishah. Oh, poor Anathoth!
• Isaiah 22:1This message came to me concerning Jerusalem—the Valley of Vision: What is happening? Why is everyone running to the rooftops?
• Zephaniah 1:10“On that day,” says the Lord, “a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city. And a great crash will sound from the hills.
• Jeremiah 18:20Should they repay evil for good? They have dug a pit to kill me, though I pleaded for them and tried to protect them from your anger.
• Jeremiah 20:10I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.” They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.” Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. “He will trap himself,” they say, “and then we will get our revenge on him.”
• Psalms 38:12Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery.
• Psalms 56:5They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me.
• Psalms 64:4They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
• Psalms 140:5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

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