Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.
Jeremiah 18:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Give heed to me, O Lord, and listen to what my adversaries say! Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Give heed to me, Lord; listen to [what] my adversaries [are plotting to do to me–and intercede]. American Standard Version (1901) Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. Common English Bible Pay attention to me, LORD; listen to what my enemies are saying. Catholic Public Domain Version Attend to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries. |
Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.
for they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.
Let them curse, but you will bless. Let my assailants be put to shame; may your servant be glad.
Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us bring charges against him, and let us not heed any of his words.”
Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous; you see the heart and the mind; let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.
Do not rejoice over me, my enemies; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.