Jeremiah 20:12
But O Yahweh of hosts—Testing the righteous Beholding the affections and the heart,—Let me see thine avenging upon them, For unto thee, have I laid bare my cause.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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2 Chronicles 24:22Thus Joash the king, remembered not, the lovingkindness which Jehoiada his father had done for him, but slew his son,—and, as he died, he said, Yahweh see and require!
Psalms 11:5Yahweh, putteth, the righteous, to the test,—But the lawless one and the lover of violence, his soul doth hate.
Psalms 26:2Try me, O Yahweh, and prove me, Test my reins and my heart:—
Psalms 59:10My God of lovingkindness, will come to meet me, God, will let me look on mine adversaries.
Psalms 86:4Rejoice the soul of thy servant, For, unto thee, O My Lord, my soul, do I lift.
Psalms 139:23Search me, O GOD, and observe my heart, Try me, and observe my cares;
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 →