Jeremiah 20:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Jeremiah 20:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13 , followed nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this t...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet's Troubles, Hopes, and Dark Despair. In passionate protest against his lot (possibly occasioned by the incident just related) Jeremiah complains that Yahweh has beguiled him into the wo...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

LORD of hosts. See note on Jeremiah 6:6 , and 1 Samuel 1:3 . triest . testest. the righteous . a righteous one. reins . kidneys. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for thought...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet shews here briefly how he dared to allege God’s name and help against his enemies; for hypocrites often boast that God is their helper, but they falsely pretend his name. The proof,...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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.
Jeremiah 20:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. O Lord of hosts, that triest the ri...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-6. Pashur's act and Jeremiah's reply.
Jeremiah 20:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But, O Lord of hosts... — The verse is almost verbally identical with Jeremiah 11:20 , where see Note.
Jeremiah 20:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII JEREMIAH UNDER PERSECUTION Jeremiah 20:1-18 THE prophet has now to endure something more than a scornful rejection of his message. "And Pashchur ben Immer the priest" (he was chie...
Jeremiah 20:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story of the persecution which this action stirred up against him follows. Pashur heard the prophecy, and, smiting the prophet, arrested and imprisoned him. On the following day Jeremiah, being b...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a blessed testimony, is it to the truth of the holy scriptures, that their effects on the souls of God's people, are in all ages the same. What Jeremiah said, all more or less find, that the wor...
Jeremiah 20:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But, O Lord, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart ,.... That tries the cause of the righteous, and vindicates them, rights their wrongs, and does them justice; being the omni...
Jeremiah 20:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 12. But, O Lord of hosts. ] See...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But, O Lord, that triest the righteous That triest their faith and patience, in order to the farther purification of their souls, and the increase of these and all their other graces; or, who takes...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet's Impatient Appeal. B. C. 600. 7 O L ORD , thou hast deceived me, and I wa...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Seest the reins and the heart: the prophet had, Jeremiah 17:10 , spoken unto God under this notion; here he appealeth to him as such, who therefore must needs see as well the prophet's sincerity...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah Is So Distraught That He Berates YHWH And Points Out How Tough He Is Finding Things, And Yet He Admits That He Has To Speak Out Whether He Likes It Or Not Because YHWH's Word Is Like A Burn...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter . With chap. 20 the first section of this book closes. Probably this was Jeremiah’s last public prophecy in Jehoiakim’s reign, and formed...
Jeremiah 20:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 20:3 . The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, which signifies security or increase; but Magormissabib, a terror on every side, or terrors of a captivity. Pashur believed the prophet,...
Jeremiah 20:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

An my familiars watched for my halting. Pathetic experiences In these verses we have two distinct aspects of human experience. Within this brief section Jeremiah is on the hill top and in the d...
Jeremiah 20:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 20:1 The continuation of the preceding narrative. Pashur the son of Trainer. This man belonged to the sixteenth of the sacerdotal families or classes ( 1 Chronicles 24...
Jeremiah 20:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophet's Joy and Sorrow
Jeremiah 20:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:23 ; 1 Peter 4:19 ; 1 Samuel 1:15 ; 2 Chronicles 24:22 ; Isaiah 37:14 ; Isaiah 38:14 ; Jeremiah 11:20 ; Jeremiah 12:8 ; Jeremiah 17:10 ; Jeremiah 17:18 ; Jeremiah 18:19-23 ; Psa...

Jeremiah 20:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 20:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 20:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 20:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 20:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 20:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 20:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 20:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 20:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 20:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 20:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 20:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge