Jeremiah 18:19
What does Jeremiah 18:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 18:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.
Context
v.18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
v.19This passage
v.20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 20:12
But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
- Psalms 64:1
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- Psalms 56:1
Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
- Nehemiah 4:4
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;
- 2 Kings 19:16
Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to defy the living God.
- Psalms 109:4
For my love they are my adversaries: But Igive myself untoprayer.
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