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

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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 righteous - in latent contrast to the hasty judgments of men (Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10).

Unto thee have I opened my cause - i:e., committed (cf. 2 Kings 19:14; Psalms 35:1).

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Jeremiah 20:12

12 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.