耶利米书 11:20 CUNPSS

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 11:20

Jeremiah 11:20 . 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 against the injurious. God’s justice, which is a terror to the wicked, is a comfort to the godly. That triest the reins and the heart That perfectly knowest what is in man, that discernest his most secret thoughts, desires, and designs. Let me see thy vengeance on them That... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:18-23

A plot against Jeremiah (11:18-23)The people of Anathoth, Jeremiah’s home town, had become angry with Jeremiah. They did not like his uncompromising opposition to their false religious practices and his constant predictions of certain judgment. When God warned Jeremiah that they were plotting to kill him, Jeremiah cried to God for help (18-21). God now replies with a promise that he will protect Jeremiah and punish his would-be murderers (22-23). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 11:20

triest the reins and the heart. Compare Jeremiah 11:20 ; Jeremiah 17:10 ; Jeremiah 20:12 . Found elsewhere only in Psalms 7:9 ; Psalms 26:2 . See App-85 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:20

"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. Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand. therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will punish them; the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine; and there... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 11:20

Jeremiah 11:20. Let me see to vengeance— I shall see, &c. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 11:20

20. triest . . . heart— ( :-). revealed—committed my cause. Jeremiah's wish for vengeance was not personal but ministerial, and accorded with God's purpose revealed to him against the enemies alike of God and of His servant (Psalms 37:34; Psalms 54:7; Psalms 112:8; Psalms 118:7). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 11:20

The prophet prayed to Almighty Yahweh, who evaluates people’s motives and intentions, to judge them for their evil plans (cf. Psalms 17:13-14; Psalms 99:8; Psalms 149:7; Isaiah 34:8; Isaiah 35:4). He would not take vengeance himself, but he trusted the Lord to take vengeance for him (cf. Jeremiah 20:12). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 11:1-23

1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness.3. Cursed, etc.] cp. the language of the warnings in Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 27:15-26), a book with which this passage has other features in common. 4. The iron furnace] the brickkilns of the bondage in Egypt (Exodus 1:14) may have given rise to the figure as expressive of affliction. 6. The cities of Judah] Jeremiah may have accompanied Josiah in the journey which he made to Bethel and to the cities of Samaria for the overthrow of idolatry (2 Kings... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 11:20

(20) 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 not yet tempered by the higher law of forgiveness. As such it is not to be imitated by Christians, but neither is it to be hastily condemned. The appeal to a higher judge, the desire to leave vengeance in His hands, is in itself a victory over the impulse to take vengeance into our own hands.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 11:1-23

CHAPTER VIITHE BROKEN COVENANTJeremiah 11:1-23 and Jeremiah 12:1-17THERE is no visible break between these two chapters. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the prophet’s career. At the same time, the style is so peculiar that it is not so easy as it might appear at a first glance to determine exactly what it is that the section has to tell us. When we come to take a closer look at it, we find a thoroughly characteristic mixture of direct narrative and soliloquy, of... read more