Jeremiah 11:18 - Easy To Read Version The Lord showed me that the men of Anathoth {\cf2\super [99]} were making plots against me. The Lord showed me the things they were doing, so I knew they were against me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord gave me [Jeremiah] knowledge of it [their plot], and I knew it; then You [O Lord] showed me their doings. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their doings. Common English Bible The LORD informed me and I knew. Then he helped me see what they were up to. Catholic Public Domain Version But you, O Lord, have revealed this to me, and I have understood. Then you displayed their efforts to me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But thou, O Lord, hast shewn me, and I have known: then thou shewedst me their doings. |
The king sent a messenger to Elisha. Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders (leaders) were sitting with him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Look, that son of a murderer {(the king of Israel) is sending men to cut off my head! When the messenger arrives, shut the door! Hold the door and don’t let him in! I hear the sound of his master’s feet coming behind him!”
Before the Lord showed me that the people were against me, I was like a gentle lamb waiting to be butchered. I did not understand that they were against me. They were saying these things about me: “Let us destroy the tree and its fruit! Let us kill him! Then people will forget him.”
If any person asks you why you are taking the donkeys, tell that person, ‘The Master needs these donkeys. He will send them back soon.’”
A person might say, “When I lie, it really gives God glory, because my lie shows God’s truth. So why am I judged a sinner?”