Jeremiah 11:20
in Jeremiah 11O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But, O Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
KJV
But, O Lord of hosts, 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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 11
Commentary
3 notes on this verse(Verse 20) But you, Lord of hosts, who judge justly and test the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for I have revealed my cause to you. But on the contrary, in accordance with the sacrament of the assumed body, the Son speaks to the Father, and he calls for his judgment, while praising his justice, and invokes God, the observer of the kidneys and the heart, that he may give to the people what they deserve.
This site's exposition
And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it
on Jeremiah 11:18-20
The chapter turns from national indictment to Jeremiah's own danger without warning, and this unit opens the run of confessions the book carries through chapter 20, the prophet's inner life recorded as Scripture rarely records anyone's. Like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter, I knew not that they had devised devices against me states the plot's success at the moment it is exposed, and verse 20 answers with the appeal the confessions repeat, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Jeremiah prays judgment against them: " Let me see thy vengeance on them, that is, do justice between me and them in such a way as thou pleasest." Some think there was something of human frailty in this prayer; at least Christ has taught us another lesson, both by precept and by pattern, which is to pray for our persecutors.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיהוָ֤ה | vayahweh | and O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָאוֹת֙ | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שֹׁפֵ֣ט | shofet | [who] judges | H8199 → | 202 times |
| צֶ֔דֶק | tzedek | righteousness | H6664 → | 119 times |
| בֹּחֵ֥ן | bochen | [who] tests | H974 → | 29 times |
| כְּלָי֖וֹת | kelayot | kidneys | H3629 → | 31 times |
| וָלֵ֑ב | valev | and heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אֶרְאֶ֤ה | ʾereh | let me see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ | nikmatecha | vengeance your | H5360 → | 27 times |
| מֵהֶ֔ם | mehem | from <the> them | ||
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| גִּלִּ֥יתִי | giliti | I have made known | H1540 → | 186 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רִיבִֽי׃ ס | rivi | case my | H7379 → | 61 times |
וַֽיהוָ֤הand O Yahweh
vayahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָאוֹת֙of hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
שֹׁפֵ֣ט[who] judges
shofetH8199 →202 times
צֶ֔דֶקrighteousness
tzedekH6664 →119 times
בֹּחֵ֥ן[who] tests
bochenH974 →29 times
כְּלָי֖וֹתkidneys
kelayotH3629 →31 times
וָלֵ֑בand heart
valevH3820 →595 times
אֶרְאֶ֤הlet me see
ʾerehH7200 →1300 times
נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙vengeance your
nikmatechaH5360 →27 times
מֵהֶ֔םfrom <the> them
mehem
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֵלֶ֖יךָto you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
גִּלִּ֥יתִיI have made known
gilitiH1540 →186 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רִיבִֽי׃ סcase my
riviH7379 →61 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 7:24
Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
- Luke 16:15
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- 1 Peter 3:4
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
- Isaiah 55:8–9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 17:10
Through
Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
it leads to
- Romans 8:27
And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the…
- Revelation 2:23
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- Romans 8:27
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.