Jeremiah 11:18

Jeremiah 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
• New International Version (NIV)Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord made it known to me and I knew; then you showed me their deeds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the Lord gave me knowledge of it, and I know it; for You showed me their doings.

Context of Jeremiah 11:18

16Yhwh called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. 17For Yhwh of Armies, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. And Yhwh hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. 19But 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. 20But, O Yhwh of Armies, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

Jeremiah 11:18 word by word

וַֽיהוָ֥ה הֽוֹדִיעַ֖נִי וָֽאֵדָ֑עָה אָ֖ז הִרְאִיתַ֥נִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath given me knowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• then thou shewedstרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• me their doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611

Cross-references for Jeremiah 11:18

• Jeremiah 19:1Thus saith Yhwh, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
• 1 Samuel 23:11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Yhwh God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Yhwh said, He will come down.
• 2 Kings 6:9And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
• Ezekiel 8:6He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
• Matthew 21:3And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
• Romans 3:7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The Lord hath given me knowledge of it - The men of Anathoth had conspired against his life, because he reproved them for their sins, and denounced the judgments of God against them. Of this God had given him a secret warning, that he might be on his guard.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Rather, “gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it.” Jeremiah shows Jeremiah 11:18-23, that the general conspiracy of the people against Yahweh and the special plot against himself was revealed to him by God.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 11:18

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Prophesy
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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