Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
Jeremiah 20:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But, O Lord of hosts, You Who try the righteous, Who see the heart and the mind, let me see Your vengeance on them, for to You have I revealed and committed my cause. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The LORD of heavenly forces tests the righteous and discerns the heart and the mind. Let me see your retribution upon them, for I have committed my case to you. Catholic Public Domain Version And you, O Lord of hosts, the Tester of the just, who sees the temperament and the heart: I beg you to let me see your vengeance upon them. For I have revealed my case to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
The LORD trieth the righteous: But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward; O LORD, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
Mine heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgement on her.
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.
and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.