Revised Version 1895
Jeremiah 20:11
11But the LORD is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonour which shall never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 20:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
- New International Version (NIV)But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
Context of Jeremiah 20:11
9And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in mine heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain. 10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my halting; peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. But the LORD is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonour which shall never be forgotten. 12But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 13Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.
Read all of Jeremiah 20Jeremiah 20:11 word by word
וַֽיהוָ֤ה אוֹתִי֙ כְּגִבּ֣וֹר עָרִ֔יץ עַל־כֵּ֛ן רֹדְפַ֥י יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יֻכָ֑לוּ בֹּ֤שׁוּ מְאֹד֙ כִּֽי־לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ כְּלִמַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥א תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- meעַל‛al · uponH5921
- mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- persecutorsרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
- stumbleכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
- notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- prevailיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
- becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
- everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:11
- Jeremiah 1:8Be not afraid because of them: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 15:20And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
- Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
- Psalms 47:2For the LORD Most High is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
- Psalms 65:5By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
- Psalms 66:5Come, and see the works of God; he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
- Jeremiah 17:18Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is mine, and recompence, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
- Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- John 18:4Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye?
- Jeremiah 1:19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
- Jeremiah 23:40and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame which shall not be forgotten.
- Psalms 6:10All mine enemies shall be ashamed and sore vexed: they shall turn back, they shall be ashamed suddenly.
- Psalms 35:26Let them be ashamed and confounded together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 20:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one - Thus was he, by his strong confidence in the strong God, delivered from all his fears, and enabled to go on comfortably with his work.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-18Verses 7-18 In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13, followed nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this the result of feelings wounded by the indignities of a public scourging and a night spent in the stocks? Or was it not the mental agony of knowing that his ministry had (as it seemed) failed? He stands indeed before the multitudes with unbending…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But Jr 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou wast stronger than I; and didst overpower me by the influence of thy Spirit upon me. So long as we see ourselves in the way of God, and of duty, it is weakness and folly, when we meet with difficulties and discouragements, to wish we had never set out in it. The prophet found the grace of God mighty in him…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Jeremiah realized that God was like a powerful warrior by his side. Jeremiah's enemies were at a disadvantage and would completely fail.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. not prevail--as they hoped to do (Jr 20:10; Jr 15:20). prosper--in their plot.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 20
- 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
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