Jeremiah 11 · Verse 18

Jeremiah 11:18

And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
Jeremiah 11:18, King James Version

Jeremiah 11:18 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.
WEBThe LORD gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it. Then you showed me their doings.
ASVAnd Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their doings.
YLTAnd, O Jehovah, cause me to know, and I know, Then Thou hast showed me their doings.
DARBYAnd Jehovah hath given me knowledge, and I know it; then thou shewedst me their doings.
BBEAnd the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.
WebsterAnd the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou showedst me their doings.

What does Jeremiah 11:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 11:18-19
18-19. Jeremiah here digresses to notice the attempt on his life plotted by his townsmen of Anathoth. He had no suspicion of it, until Jehovah revealed it to him (Jr 12:6). the Lord ... thou--The change of person from the third to the second accords with the excited feelings of the prophet. then--when I was in peril of my life. their doings--those of the men of Anathoth. His thus alluding to them, before he has mentioned their name, is due to his excitement.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 The Lord hath given me knowledge of it - The men of Anathoth had conspired against his life, because he reproved them for their sins, and denounced the judgments of God against them. Of this God had given him a secret warning, that he might be on his guard.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-23
The prophet Jeremiah tells much concerning himself, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Those of his own city plotted how they might cause his death. They thought to end his days, but he outlived most of his enemies; they thought to blast his memory, but it lives to this day, and will be blessed while time lasts. God knows all the secret designs of his and his people's enemies, and can, when he pleases, make them known. God's justice is a terror to the wicked, but a comfort to the godly. When we are wronged, we have a God to commit our cause to, and it is our duty to commit it to him. We should also look well to our own spirits, that we are not overcome with evil, but that by patient continuance in praying for our enemies, and in kindness to them, we may overcome evil with good.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 11:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
הֽוֹדִיעַ֖נִיho.di.'A.nihe made known to meH3045
וָֽאֵדָ֑עָהva.'e.Da.'ahand I knew !H3045
אָ֖ז'azthenH227
הִרְאִיתַ֥נִיhir.'i.Ta.niyou showed meH7200
מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם\׃ma.'a.lei.Hemdeeds theirH4611

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 11:18

  • 2 Kings 6:9-10

    And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

  • 1 Samuel 23:11-12

    Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down. Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.

  • Ezekiel 8:6-18

    He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. …

  • Jeremiah 11:19

    But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

  • 2 Kings 6:14-20

    Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. …

  • Romans 3:7

    For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
19; 1Sa 23:11,12; 2Ki 6:9,10,14-20; Eze 8:6-18; Mt 21:3; Ro 3:7

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Context

  • Jeremiah 11:17

    For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

  • Jeremiah 11:18

    And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.

  • Jeremiah 11:19

    But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

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Jeremiah 11:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová me lo hizo saber, y conocílo: entonces me hiciste ver sus obras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel me l’a fait savoir, et je l’ai connu: alors tu m’as montré leurs actions.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova hat es mir kundgetan, und ich erfuhr es; damals zeigtest du mir ihre Handlungen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tu autem, Domine, demonstrasti mihi, et cognovi: tunc ostendisti mihi studia eorum.