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Jeremiah 20:12

But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, not judging superficially or hastily after the manner of men, and seest the reins and the heart, acquainted with the innermost thoughts and desires of men, let me see Thy vengeance on them, for, after all, it was the Lord's matter to take up; for unto Thee have I opened my cause, placing his own suit or case in the hands of Jehovah.

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See also Jeremiah 20:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 re...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 20 Pashur.-Jeremiah's Perplexity and Complaint _ 1. Pashur and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 20:1) _ 2. Jeremiah's great perplexity and complaint (Jeremiah 20:7) Jeremiah 20:1. A great scene now

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PROPHET'S TROUBLES, HOPES, AND DARK DESPAIR. In passionate protest against his lot (possibly occasioned by the incident just related) Jeremiah complains that Yahweh has beguiled him into the work...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Jeremiah 6:6, and 1 Samuel 1:3. TRIEST. testest. THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one. REINS. kidneys. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for thoughts. HEART. Put...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Jeremiah 20:7-18. The prophet bitterly complains to God of his lot The passage opens to us the depths of the prophet's soul, and we see him in intimate converse with God, and possessed now by the emo...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    See summary at commencement of section. The prophet's courage is renewed....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Virtually identical with Jeremiah 11:20 and therefore here perhaps an insertion from the margin of a Hebrew MS....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. Conviction Jeremiah 20:11-13 TRANSLATION (11) But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore my persecutors shall stumble and they shall not prevail. They shall be utterly put to shame...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. O LORD OF HOSTS, THAT TRIEST THE RIGHTEO...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    20:12 revealed (e-29) Or 'committed.' see ch. 11.20....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-6. Pashur's act and Jeremiah's reply....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BUT, O LORD OF HOSTS... — The verse is almost verbally identical with Jeremiah 11:20, where see Note....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ בֹּחֵ֣ן צַדִּ֔יק רֹאֶ֥ה כ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XIII JEREMIAH UNDER PERSECUTION Jeremiah 20:1 THE prophet has now to endure something more than a scornful rejection of his message. "And Pashchur ben Immer the priest" (he was chief officer...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The story of the persecution which this action stirred up against him follows. Pashur heard the prophecy, and, smiting the prophet, arrested and imprisoned him. On the following day Jeremiah, being br...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Let me see, &c. This prayer proceeded not from hatred or ill-will, but zeal of justice. (Challoner) --- He expresses in a human manner a future punishment._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    What a blessed testimony, is it to the truth of the holy scriptures, that their effects on the souls of God's people, are in all ages the same. What Jeremiah said, all more or less find, that the word...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    The Prophet shews here briefly how he dared to allege God’s name and help against his enemies; for hypocrites often boast that God is their helper, but they falsely pretend his name. The proof, then,...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 AND 20. Chapter s 19 and 20 shew us the judgment of Jerusalem announced in terms that require little explanation; and we have in chapter 20 a sample of the...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT, O LORD, THAT TRIEST THE RIGHTEOUS, AND SEEST THE REINS AND THE HEART,.... That tries the cause of the righteous, and vindicates them, rights their wrongs, and does them justice; being the omnisci...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, [and] seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause._ Ver. 12. _But, O Lord of hosts._] See J...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But, O Lord, that triest the righteous_ That triest their faith and patience, in order to the farther purification of their souls, and the increase of these and all their other graces; or, who takest...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-13 The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But ver. Jeremiah 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou wast stronger than I; and didst overpower me...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEEST THE REINS AND THE HEART: the prophet had, JEREMIAH 17:10, spoken unto God under this notion; here he appealeth to him as such, who therefore must needs see as well the prophet's sincerity as his...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 20:12 LORD H3068 hosts H6635 test H974 (H8802) righteous H6662 see H7200 (H8802) mind H3629 heart...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH IS SO DISTRAUGHT THAT HE BERATES YHWH AND POINTS OUT HOW TOUGH HE IS FINDING THINGS, AND YET HE ADMITS THAT HE HAS TO SPEAK OUT WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT BECAUSE YHWH'S WORD IS LIKE A BURNIN...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jeremiah's first persecution. His complaint to God and encouragement in God. CHARACTERS: God, Pashur, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar. CONCLUSION: Those who declare the whole counsel of God may ex...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 20:3. _The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur,_ which signifies security or increase; _but Magormissabib,_ a terror on every side, or terrors of a captivity. Pashur believed the prophet, ye...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _An my familiars watched for my halting._ PATHETIC EXPERIENCES In these verses we have two distinct aspects of human experience. Within this brief section Jeremiah is on the hill top and in the deepe...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. With chap. 20 the first section of this book closes. Probably this was Jeremiah’s last public prophecy in Jehoiakim’s reign, and formed the...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JEREMIAH 20:1 The continuation of the preceding narrative. PASHUR THE SON OF TRAINER. This man belonged to the sixteenth of the sacerdotal families or classes (1 Chronicles 24:14). Another...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Pashur (Jeremiah 20:1). And the name means "prosperity all around." Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah had prophesie...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 2:23; 1 Peter 4:19; 1 Samuel 1:15; 2 Chronicles 24:22;...

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