Jeremiah 18:20 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

thee, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The prophet appeals to GodWhen the prophet called to repentance, instead of obeying the call, the people devised devices against him. Thus do sinners deal with the great Intercessor,...

Thompson Chains

Ingratitude (2)Last of 9 links
PlottingSee the chain from Esther 3:9 · 5 links
Soul's EnemiesLink 3 of 7 · next Ezekiel 13:18
Intercession (3)See the chain from Exodus 32:32 · 8 links
Evil for GoodLink 5 of 7 · next John 10:32

Cross References

Psalms 35:7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Psalms 106:23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
1 Samuel 24:17–19 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. …
Psalms 35:12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
Psalms 109:4–5 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. …
Psalms 119:95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Proverbs 26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Jeremiah 18:22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Genesis 18:22–32 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. …
Job 6:27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Psalms 7:15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms 38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Proverbs 17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Jeremiah 7:16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
Jeremiah 11:14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
Jeremiah 14:7–11 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. …
Jeremiah 14:20–15:1 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. …
Ezekiel 22:30–31 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. …
Zechariah 3:1–2 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. …
John 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
John 15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

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Topics

God Sovereign
Ingratitude Jeremiah’s enemies
Intercession Exemplified
Jeremiah Conspiracy against
Persecution Of Jeremiah
Prayer Pleas offered in
Zeal, religious Exemplified

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah

Hebrew and Strong’s

Shall evil רָעָה rāʿâ רַע Noun · feminine singular
be recompensed הַיְשֻׁלַּם hayšullam שָׁלַם Verb · pual imperfect, third person masculine singular · with question
for good תַּחַת taḥat Preposition טוֹבָה ṭôbâ טוֹב Adjective · feminine singular
for they have digged כָרוּ kārû כָּרָה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
a pit שׁוּחָה šûḥâ שׁוּחָה Noun · feminine singular
for my soul לְנַפְשִׁי lĕnapšî נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
Remember זְכֹר zĕkōr זָכַר Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
that I stood כִּי kî Conjunction עָמְדִי ʿomdî עָמַד Verb · qal infinitive construct · with suffix: first person common singular
before לְפָנֶיךָ lĕpānêkā פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
thee to speak לְדַבֵּר lĕdabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
good עֲלֵיהֶם ʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural טוֹבָה ṭôbâ טוֹב Adjective · feminine singular
for them, and to turn away לְהָשִׁיב lĕhāšîb שׁוּב Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
thy wrath אֶת ʾet Object marker חֲמָתְךָ ḥămotkā חֵמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular מֵהֶם mēhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0