Jeremiah 20:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Lord All-Powerful, you test good people. You look deeply into a person’s mind. I told you my arguments against these people. So let me see you give them the punishment they deserve.

Cross References

Jeremiah 11:20

So I prayed, “Lord All-Powerful, you are a fair judge. You know how to test people’s hearts and minds. I will tell you my arguments, and I will let you give them the punishment they deserve.”

Psalm 62:8

People, always put your trust in God! Tell him all your problems. God is our place of safety. Selah

Psalm 54:7

You saved me from all my troubles. I saw my enemies defeated.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I am the Lord, and I can look into a person’s heart. I can test a person’s mind and decide what each one should have. I can give each person the right payment for what they do.

Psalm 59:10

God loves me, and he will help me win. He will help me defeat my enemies.

Psalm 139:23

God, examine me and know my mind. Test me and know all my worries.

Psalm 7:9

Stop those who do evil. Support those who do good. God, you are fair. You know what people are thinking.

Jeremiah 17:18

People are hurting me. Make them ashamed, but don’t disappoint me. Let them be filled with fear, but don’t give me any reason to fear. Bring the terrible day of disaster to my enemies. Break them, and break them again.

Isaiah 37:14

Hezekiah received the letters from the messengers and read them. Then he went up to the Lord’s Temple and laid the letters out in front of the Lord.

Psalm 17:3

You were with me all night and looked deep into my heart. You questioned me and found that I did not say or do anything wrong.

Psalm 11:5

The Lord examines those who are good and those who are wicked; he hates those who enjoy hurting others.

Revelation 18:20

Be happy because of this, O heaven! Be happy, God’s holy people and apostles and prophets! God has punished her because of what she did to you.’”

Revelation 6:10

These souls shouted in a loud voice, “Holy and true Lord, how long until you judge the people of the earth and punish them for killing us?”

Revelation 2:23

I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I am the one who knows what people feel and think. And I will repay each of you for what you have done.

1 Peter 4:19

So if God wants you to suffer, you should trust your lives to him. He is the one who made you, and you can trust him. So continue to do good.

1 Peter 2:23

People insulted him, but he did not insult them back. He suffered, but he did not threaten anyone. No, he let God take care of him. God is the one who judges rightly.

Jeremiah 12:8

My own people turned against me like a wild lion. They roared at me, so I turned away from them.

Isaiah 38:14

I cried like a bird and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired, but I continued looking to the heavens. Lord, I am so depressed. Promise to help me.”

Psalm 86:4

My Lord, I put my life in your hands. I am your servant, so make me happy.

2 Chronicles 24:22

Joash the king didn’t remember Jehoiada’s kindness to him. Jehoiada was Zechariah’s father. But Joash killed Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son. Before Zechariah died, he said, “May the Lord see what you are doing and punish you!”

1 Samuel 1:15

Hannah answered, “Sir, I have not drunk any wine or beer. I am deeply troubled, and I was telling the Lord about all my problems.

Psalm 58:10

Good people will be happy when they see the wicked getting the punishment they deserve. They will feel like soldiers walking through the blood of their enemies!