Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 11:20
Verse Jeremiah 11:20. Let me see thy vengeance on them] Rather, I shall see (אראה ereh) thy punishment indicted on them.
Verse Jeremiah 11:20. Let me see thy vengeance on them] Rather, I shall see (אראה ereh) thy punishment indicted on them.
CHAPTER 11 The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against Jeremiah _ 1. The broken covenant (Jeremiah 11:1) _ 2. The plot revealed and Jehovah's answer (Jeremiah 11:18) Jeremiah 11:1. Jehovah
THE ANATHOTH PLOT. The abrupt introduction of this account of the plot of the men of Anathoth against the life of the prophet might be explained by the supposition that his advocacy of the Deuteronomi...
TRIEST THE REINS AND THE HEART. Compare Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12. Found elsewhere only in Psalms 7:9;...
See summary at commencement of section, and for the date of Jeremiah 11:18 to Jeremiah 12:6 see introd. notes on the section. The abruptness with which the mention of the plots against Jeremiah is her...
_that triest the reins and the heart_ The reins (kidneys) were held to be the seat of the feelings, the heart that of the understanding. Cp. Jeremiah 5:21. Du. points out that here first in the Bible...
LET ME SEE TO VENGEANCE— _I shall see,_ &c....
II. THE PLOT AGAINST THE PROPHET Jeremiah 11:18-23 Jeremiah was to suffer much during his ministry. At times his enemies almost got the best of him. But God was faithful to His promise to deliver Jer...
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. O LORD OF HOSTS, THAT JUDGEST RIGHTEO...
11:20 revealed (e-28) Or 'committed.' see ch. 20.12....
1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness....
LET ME SEE THY VENGEANCE ON THEM. — The prayer, like that of the so-called vindictive Psalms (69, 109), belongs to the earlier stage of the religious life when righteous indignation against evil is no...
וַֽ יהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ שֹׁפֵ֣ט צֶ֔דֶק בֹּחֵ֥ן כ
CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet's car...
THE PENALTY OF A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1-20 This and the following two Chapter s belong to the earlier ministry of Jeremiah, when he still dwelt in his native home of Anathoth. The prophet refe...
He then proceeded to deal with the broken Covenant. There came to him from the Lord a special word commissioning him to pronounce a curse on "the man that heareth not the words of this covenant." To t...
But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy (p) vengeance on them: for to thee have I revealed my cause. (p) Thus he spoke not out of hatred, b...
_Sabaoth. That is, of hosts or armies; a name frequently given to God, in the Scriptures. --- Thy revenge. This was rather a prediction of what was to happen, with an approbation of the divine justice...
Poor Jeremiah's preaching brought upon him constant hatred and persecution. It hath done so to all faithful preachers in all ages of the Church, and ever must, and will. So Jesus taught his disciples...
Here the Prophet, after having found that the impiety of the people was so great that he was speaking to the deaf, turns his address to God: _O Jehovah of hosts, _he says, _who art a great Judge, who...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Chapter 11 suggests some observations. God addresses Himself again to Israel on the ground of their responsibility, reminding them of the call to o...
BUT, O LORD OF HOSTS, THAT JUDGEST RIGHTEOUSLY,.... This is the prophet's appeal to God, as the Judge of the whole earth, who will do right; he found there was no justice to be done him among men; he...
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. Ver. 20. _But, O Lord of hosts._] Thou w...
Jer. 11:20. "Let me see thy vengeance on them, for unto thee have I revealed my cause." Also Jeremiah 18:21, "Therefore deliver up their children to the famine," etc. We hence learn that these impreca...
_But, O Lord, thou judgest righteously_ It is matter of comfort to us, when men deal unjustly with us, that we have a God to go to, who doth and will plead the cause of injured innocence, and appear a...
But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, testing the inmost thoughts of man; LET ME SEE THY VENGEANCE ON THEM, for it is He whose honor is principally at st...
Israel's Conspiracy Against the Lord and its Punishment...
18-23 The prophet Jeremiah tells much concerning himself, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Those of his own city plotted how they might cause his death. They thought to end his days, but...
The prophet appealeth to God, and appealeth to him as one that knew both the innocency of his heart toward them, and the malice of their hearts toward him, and used to deal out justice impartially, an...
Jeremiah 11:20 LORD H3068 hosts H6635 judge H8199 (H8802) righteously H6664 Testing H974 (H8802) mind H3629 hear
THE REACTION OF THE PEOPLE OF HIS HOMETOWN ANATHOTH IS TO SEEK TO WARN OFF JEREMIAH WITH THREATS OF DEATH, AT WHICH HE APPEALS TO YHWH (JEREMIAH 11:18). Jeremiah 11:18 ‘And YHWH gave me knowledge of...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah's message on the broken covenant. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: Those who enter into solemn covenant with God must expect on their part to fulfill the conditions, else He...
Jeremiah 11:14. _Pray not thou for this people._ The Chaldaic and the LXX, Deprecate not the scourge of war coming upon them. We find the same sentiments more fully expressed in Ezekiel 14., confirmin...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 11:18 God reveals a plot against Jeremiah, who commits his future to his deliverer. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The “covenant” summarised in Jeremiah 11:2 refers to the nation’s renewal of vows with Jehovah upon the Book of the Law being discovered du...
EXPOSITION The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 are more closely connected with each other than with...
Shall we turn to Jeremiah the eleventh chapter as we continue our study through the book of Jeremiah. Chapter 11 begins a new section of the book, not a whole new division, but it's a new message, and...
1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Peter 2:23; 1 Samuel 16:7;...