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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 18:23

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! 22Let 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. 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.

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 18:18Then the people said, “Come on, let’s plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wise men and prophets. We don’t need him to teach the word and give us advice and prophecies. Let’s spread rumors about him and ignore what he says.”
• Jeremiah 11:18Then the Lord told me about the plots my enemies were making against me.
• Jeremiah 15:15Then I said, “Lord, you know what’s happening to me. Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors! Please give me time; don’t let me die young. It’s for your sake that I am suffering.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.
• Nehemiah 4:4Then I prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land!
• Psalms 35:4Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
• Psalms 59:5O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, wake up and punish those hostile nations. Show no mercy to wicked traitors. Interlude
• Psalms 69:22Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.
• Psalms 109:14May the Lord never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.
• Isaiah 2:9So now they will be humbled, and all will be brought low— do not forgive them.
• Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them, says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 11:23Not one of these plotters from Anathoth will survive, for I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes.”
• Isaiah 10:3What will you do when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?
• Luke 21:22For those will be days of God’s vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.
• Romans 2:5But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s 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

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• Providence
• Text of the Old Testament
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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