Jeremiah 20:12
O Jehovah of hosts, thou that provest the righteous, That seest the reins and the heart, Let me see thy vengeance on them, For to thee have I laid open my cause!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
13Sing to Jehovah! Praise ye Jehovah! For he delivereth the oppressed From the hand of evil-doers.
Cross References
Psalms 11:5The LORD trieth the righteous; But the wicked, and the lover of violence, his soul hateth.
Psalms 26:2Examine me, O LORD! and prove me; Try my reins and my heart!
Psalms 59:10My God will come to meet me with his mercy; God will cause me to look with joy upon my enemies.
Psalms 86:4Revive the soul of thy servant, For to thee, O Lord! do I lift up my soul!
Psalms 139:23Search me, O God! and know my heart; Try me, and know my thoughts;
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 20:8-14
The Prophet's Impatient Appeal. ( b. c. 600.) 7 O Lord , thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing,… Read the whole commentary →