Jeremiah 11:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. ”

Jeremiah 11:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rather, “gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it.” Jeremiah shows Jeremiah 11:18-23 , that the general conspiracy of the people against Yahweh and the special plot against himself was revealed to h...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the LORD hath given me knowledge [of it], and I know [it]: then thou didst show me (n) their doings. (n) Who went about secretly to conspire my death.
Jeremiah 11:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Anathoth Plot. The abrupt introduction of this account of the plot of the men of Anathoth against the life of the prophet might be explained by the supposition that his advocacy of the Deuteron...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hath given . gave. Jeremiah. type of Messiah. See App-85. know . knew.
Jeremiah 11:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

We know that they were all very wicked; and though they were proved guilty, yet they were not wining to yield, to acknowledge and confess their fault; but they raged against God and rose up aga...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it , and I know it : then thou shewedst me their doings. The Lord hath given me knowledge of it - The men of Anathoth had conspired against his life, because...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord hath given me knowledge— It is generally agreed by the commentators, that Jeremiah here speaks of his own sufferings as figurative of those of the Messiah. All the churches agree, says St....
Jeremiah 11:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. Jeremiah here digresses to notice the attempt on his life plotted by his townsmen of Anathoth. He...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-14. Punishment must follow faithlessness.
Jeremiah 11:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the Lord hath given me knowledge. — A new section opens abruptly, and the prophet speaks no longer of the sins of Israel and Judah at large, but of the “doings” of his own townsmen, of their pl...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VII THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11:1-23 and Jeremiah 12:1-17 THERE is no visible break between these two Chapter s. They seem to summarise the history of a particular episode in the...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Penalty of a Broken Covenant Jeremiah 11:1-20 This and the following two Chapter s belong to the earlier ministry of Jeremiah, when he still dwelt in his native home of Anathoth. The prophe...
Jeremiah 11:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

He then proceeded to deal with the broken Covenant. There came to him from the Lord a special word commissioning him to pronounce a curse on "the man that heareth not the words of this covenant." To...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Poor Jeremiah's preaching brought upon him constant hatred and persecution. It hath done so to all faithful preachers in all ages of the Church, and ever must, and will. So Jesus taught his disciples...
Jeremiah 11:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it ,.... Either of what he had been declaring as the sins of these people; and of what he had been prophesying concerning punishment for their sins; what he h...
Jeremiah 11:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD hath given me knowledge [of it], and I know [it]: then thou shewedst me their doings. Ver. 18. And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, ] i.e., Of the treacherous plot of my cou...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it , &c. This relates to the ill designs which the men of Anathoth had contrived against the prophet, which he here saith God had revealed to him. See the...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Conspiracy against Jeremiah; Destruction of the Men of Anathoth. B. C. 606. 18 And the...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This may be understood either more generally, as relating to all the wicked actions of his countrymen, to obviate their saying, How comest thou to know our doings? or else (which seemeth most probabl...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reaction Of The People Of His Hometown Anathoth Is To Seek To Warn Off Jeremiah With Threats Of Death, At Which He Appeals To YHWH ( Jeremiah 11:18-20 ). Jeremiah 11:18 ‘And YHWH gave me kn...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —The “covenant” summarised in Jeremiah 11:2-5 refers to the nation’s renewal of vows with Jehovah upon the Book of the Law being discov...
Jeremiah 11:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 11:14 . Pray not thou for this people. The Chaldaic and the LXX, Deprecate not the scourge of war coming upon them. We find the same sentiments more fully expressed in Ezekiel 14 ., conf...
Jeremiah 11:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1-24 and Jeremiah 12:1-24 are more closely connected with each other than w...
Jeremiah 11:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Israel's Conspiracy Against the Lord and its Punishment
Jeremiah 11:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:11 ; 1 Samuel 23:12 ; 2 Kings 6:10 ; 2 Kings 6:14-20 ; 2 Kings 6:9 ; Ezekiel 8:6-18 ; Jeremiah 11:19 ; Matthew 21:3 ; Romans 3:7
Jeremiah 11:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou shewedst me — This may be understood with relation to that conspiracy which is mentioned in the following verses.

Jeremiah 11:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 11:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 11:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jeremiah 11:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 11:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 11:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 11:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 11:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 11:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 11:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 11:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 11:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 11:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 11:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes