Jeremiah 18:19

Jeremiah 18:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
• New International Version (NIV)Listen to me, Lord; hear what my accusers are saying!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear me, O Lord, and listen to the voice of my adversaries.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me!

Context of Jeremiah 18:19

17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. 18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. 20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. 21Therefore deliver their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

Jeremiah 18:19 word by word

הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וּשְׁמַ֖ע לְק֥וֹל יְרִיבָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• heedקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• contendיָרִיבyârîyb · opponentH3401

Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:19

• Jeremiah 20:12But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for to thee have I opened my cause.
• Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
• Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
• Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
• Psalms 109:4For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer.
• Micah 7:8Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light to me.
• Luke 6:11And they were filled with rage; and conferred one with another what they might do to Jesus.
• 2 Kings 19:16LORD, bow down thy ear, and hear: open, LORD, thy eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent him to reproach the living God.
• Nehemiah 4:4Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a spoil in the land of captivity:
• Nehemiah 6:9For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it may not be done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The voice - i. e., the outcry and threats.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. 19-20Jeremiah told the Lord about the unfairness of his enemies' actions against him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Give heed--contrasted with, "let us not give heed" (Jr 18:18). As they give no heed to me, do Thou, O Lord, give heed to me, and let my words at least have their weight with Thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 18:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jeremiah
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Smite
• Wag
• Providence

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