Jeremiah 18:19
in Jeremiah 18Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying!
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
KJV
Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
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This verse in Jeremiah 18
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThey would not regard a word he said, would not admit his complaints, nor take any notice of his grievances; but, Lord (says he), do thou give heed to me. It is matter of comfort to faithful ministers that, if men will not give heed to their praying.
This site's exposition
Attend to me, O LORD. Hear
on Jeremiah 18:19-23
Jeremiah’s harshest recorded prayer asks God to “hand their children over to famine” because “they have dug a pit for me.” He reminds God how he “stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 19 and following) Attend, O Lord, to me: and hear the voice of my adversaries. Is evil repaid for good, because they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember that I stood in your presence, to speak good for them, and to turn away your wrath from them. Therefore, let their children become a byword, and let them be led into the hands of the sword.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
5 Then the word of the L ORD came to me, saying, 6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the L ORD . Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The voice - i. e., the outcry and threats.
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה | hakshivah | be attentive ! | H7181 → | 46 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֵלָ֑י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וּשְׁמַ֖ע | ushema' | and listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| לְק֥וֹל | lekol | to [the] voice of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| יְרִיבָֽי׃ | yerivai | opponents my | H3401 → |
הַקְשִׁ֥יבָהbe attentive !
hakshivahH7181 →46 times
יְהוָ֖הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֵלָ֑יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
וּשְׁמַ֖עand listen
ushema'H8085 →1159 times
לְק֥וֹלto [the] voice of
lekolH6963 →506 times
יְרִיבָֽי׃opponents my
yerivaiH3401 →
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
Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
it leads to
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Isaiah 9:2
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- Psalms 112:4
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Proverbs 24:16–18
For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- John 8:12
Through
Jeremiah 20:12O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
it leads to
- Psalms 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Jeremiah 11:20
O 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.
- Psalms 62:8
Through
Nehemiah 6:9For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
it leads to
- Psalms 138:3
On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
- Psalms 138:3
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.