Jeremiah 18:19
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of those who contend with me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 19:16Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear. Open thine eyes, O LORD, and see. And hear the words of Sennacherib, with which he has sent for him to defy the living God.
Nehemiah 6:9For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work that it not be done. But now, [O God], strengthen thou my hands.
Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up. Fighting all the day long he oppresses me.
Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumult of the workers of iniquity,
Psalms 109:28Let them curse, but bless thou. When they arise, they shall be put to shame, but thy servant shall rejoice.
Micah 7:8Rejoice not against me, O my enemy. When I fall, I shall arise. When I sit in darkness, LORD will be a light to me.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 18:19-23
Conduct of Persecutors; Prophetic Imprecations. ( b. c. 600.) 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. 19 Give heed to me, O Lord , and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. 20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before… Read the whole commentary →