Verse 12

Jeremiah 20:12

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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12 And thou, O Lord of hosts, prover of the just, who seest the reins and the heart: let me see, I beseech thee, thy vengeance on them: for to thee I have laid open my cause.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ בֹּחֵ֣ן צַדִּ֔יק רֹאֶ֥ה כְלָי֖וֹת וָ/לֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה נִקְמָֽתְ/ךָ֙ מֵ/הֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ גִּלִּ֥יתִי אֶת רִיבִֽ/י

English Translation

And the LORD of hosts tests the righteous; He sees the kidneys and the heart. I will see your vengeance upon them, for I have revealed my cause to You.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 Now Phassur the son of Emmur, the priest, who was appointed chief in the house of the Lord, heard Je... Focus ↗

2 And Phassur struck Jeremias the prophet, and put him in the stocks, that were in the upper gate of B... Focus ↗

3 And when it was light the next day, Phassur brought Jeremias out of the stocks. And Jeremias said to... Focus ↗

4 For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver thee up to fear, thee and all thy friends: and they s... Focus ↗

5 And I will give all the substance of this city, and all its labour, and every precious thing thereof... Focus ↗

6 But thou, Phassur, and all that dwell in thy house, shall go into captivity, and thou shalt go to Ba... Focus ↗

7 Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I am deceived: thou hast been stronger than I, and thou hast prev... Focus ↗

8 For I am speaking now this long time, crying out against iniquity, and I often proclaim devistation:... Focus ↗

9 Then I said: I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: and there came in my he... Focus ↗

10 For I heard the reproaches of many, and terror on every side: Persecute him, and let us persecute hi... Focus ↗

11 But the Lord is with me as a strong warrior: therefore they that persecute me shall fall, and shall... Focus ↗

12 And thou, O Lord of hosts, prover of the just, who seest the reins and the heart: let me see, I bese...

13 Sing ye to the Lord, praise the Lord: because he hath delivered the soul of the poor out of the hand... Focus ↗

14 Cursed be the day wherein I was borne: let not the day in which my mother bore me, be blessed. Focus ↗

15 Cursed be the man that brought the tidings to my father, saying: A man child is born to thee: and ma... Focus ↗

16 Let that man be as the cities that the Lord hath overthrown, and hath not repented: let him hear a c... Focus ↗

17 Who slew me not from the womb, that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb an everlasting... Focus ↗

18 Why came I out of the womb, to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be spent in confusion? Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 20 (18 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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