Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Listen to me, LORD; hear what my accusers are saying! New Living Translation LORD, hear me and help me! Listen to what my enemies are saying. English Standard Version Hear me, O LORD, and listen to the voice of my adversaries. Berean Standard Bible Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying! King James Bible Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. New King James Version Give heed to me, O LORD, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me! New American Standard Bible Give Your attention to me, LORD, And listen to what my opponents are saying! NASB 1995 Do give heed to me, O LORD, And listen to what my opponents are saying! NASB 1977 Do give heed to me, O LORD, And listen to what my opponents are saying! Legacy Standard Bible Do give heed to me, O Yahweh, And listen to the voice of those who contend against me! Amplified Bible Pay attention to me, O LORD [and intercede]; Listen to what my adversaries are saying [and are plotting against me]— Christian Standard Bible Pay attention to me, LORD. Hear what my opponents are saying! Holman Christian Standard Bible Pay attention to me, LORD. Hear what my opponents are saying! American Standard Version Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. Contemporary English Version Please, LORD, answer my prayer. Make my enemies stop accusing me of evil. English Revised Version Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Pay attention to me, O LORD, and listen to what my accusers say. Good News Translation So I prayed, "LORD, hear what I am saying and listen to what my enemies are saying about me. International Standard Version LORD, pay attention to me. Listen to the voice of my accusers! Majority Standard Bible Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying! NET Bible Then I said, "LORD, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying. New Heart English Bible "Give heed to me, LORD, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me. Webster's Bible Translation Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. World English Bible Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGive attention, O YHWH, to me, "" And listen to the voice of those contending with me. Young's Literal Translation Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me. Smith's Literal Translation Attend to me, O Jehovah, and hear for the voice of mine adversary. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGive heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries. Catholic Public Domain Version Attend to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries. New American Bible Pay attention to me, O LORD, and listen to what my adversaries say. New Revised Standard Version Give heed to me, O LORD, and listen to what my adversaries say! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleGive heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the cry of my oppression. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Pay attention to me, LORD JEHOVAH, and hear the cry of my defrauding! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Give heed to me, O LORD, And hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. Brenton Septuagint Translation Hear me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my pleading. Audio Bible Context The Plot Against Jeremiah18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.” 19Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying! 20Should 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.… Cross References Psalm 35:11-16 Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about. / They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul. / Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered. ... Psalm 109:4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. Psalm 109:20 May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me. Psalm 109:28 Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice. Psalm 56:5-6 All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise. / They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life. Psalm 41:5-9 My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” / My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. / All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: ... Psalm 69:4 Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay. Psalm 31:13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life. Psalm 38:19-20 Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason. / Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good. Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Luke 6:27-28 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. Romans 12:20-21 On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” / Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. Matthew 10:21-22 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. / You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. Treasury of Scripture Give heed to me, O LORD, and listen to the voice of them that contend with me. Give. Jeremiah 20:12 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. Psalm 55:16,17 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me… Psalm 64:1-4 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy… hearken. 2 Kings 19:16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. Nehemiah 4:4,5 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: … Nehemiah 6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands. Jump to Previous Accusers Attention Cause Contend Contending Ear Forward Hear Hearken Heed Opponents Plea Thought VoiceJump to Next Accusers Attention Cause Contend Contending Ear Forward Hear Hearken Heed Opponents Plea Thought VoiceJeremiah 18 1. Under the type of a potter is shown God's absolute power in disposing of nations.11. Judgments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt. 18. Jeremiah prays against his conspirators. Pay attention to me The Hebrew root for "pay attention" is "שָׁעָה" (sha'ah), which conveys the idea of looking intently or considering with care. In the context of Jeremiah's plea, it reflects a deep yearning for God's focused attention amidst his distress. Historically, prophets often found themselves isolated, and Jeremiah's call is a heartfelt request for divine intervention. This phrase underscores the personal relationship between Jeremiah and God, highlighting the prophet's reliance on God's attentive care in times of trouble. O LORD Hear what my accusers are saying Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Give heedהַקְשִׁ֥יבָה (haq·šî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken to me, אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to O LORD. יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Hear וּשְׁמַ֖ע (ū·šə·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently what my accusers יְרִיבָֽי׃ (yə·rî·ḇāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 3401: He will contend, adjective, contentious, an adversary are saying! לְק֥וֹל (lə·qō·wl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound Links Jeremiah 18:19 NIVJeremiah 18:19 NLT Jeremiah 18:19 ESV Jeremiah 18:19 NASB Jeremiah 18:19 KJV Jeremiah 18:19 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 18:19 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 18:19 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 18:19 French Bible Jeremiah 18:19 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 18:19 Give heed to me Yahweh and listen (Jer.) |
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