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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.

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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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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehand O YahwehH3068 →
צְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'Otof hostsH6635 →
שֹׁפֵ֣טsho.Fet[who] judgesH8199 →
צֶ֔דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664 →
בֹּחֵ֥ןbo.Chen[who] testsH974 →
כְּלָי֖וֹתke.la.YotkidneysH3629 →
וָלֵ֑בva.Levand heartH3820 →
אֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'Ehlet me seeH7200 →
נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.Chavengeance yourH5360 →
מֵהֶ֔םme.Hemfrom <the> them
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
גִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiI have made knownH1540 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
רִיבִֽי׃ סri.Vicase myH7379 →

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Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.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.Romans 8:27And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.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.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 LORD sees the heart.”Psalms 7:9Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.Revelation 2:23Then 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.Jeremiah 17:18Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.Jeremiah 15:15You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”Psalms 10:14–15But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.Psalms 119:154Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.Lamentations 3:64You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.Jeremiah 18:20–23Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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