Jeremiah 20 · Verse 11

Jeremiah 20:11

But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 20:11, King James Version

Jeremiah 20:11 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
WEBBut the LORD is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.
ASVBut Jehovah is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
YLTAnd Jehovah is with me, as a terrible mighty one, Therefore my persecutors stumble and prevail not, They have been exceedingly ashamed, For they have not acted wisely, Confusion age-during is not forgotten.
DARBYBut Jehovah is with me as a mighty terrible one; therefore my persecutors shall stumble and shall not prevail; they shall be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered: it shall be an everlasting confusion that shall not be forgotten.
BBEBut the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.
WebsterBut the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

What does Jeremiah 20:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. not prevail--as they hoped to do (Jr 20:10; Jr 15:20). prosper--in their plot.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one - Thus was he, by his strong confidence in the strong God, delivered from all his fears, and enabled to go on comfortably with his work.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 20:7-13

The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But Jr 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou wast stronger than I; and didst overpower me by the influence of thy Spirit upon me. So long as we see ourselves in the way of God, and of duty, it is weakness and folly, when we meet with difficulties and discouragements, to wish we had never set out in it. The prophet found the…

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Jeremiah 20:11 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.

וַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
אוֹתִי֙'o.Ti[is] with meH854
כְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.Borlike a warriorH1368
עָרִ֔יץ'a.RitzruthlessH6184
עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֛ןken-foreH3651
רֹדְפַ֥יro.de.Faipersecutors myH7291
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.Luthey will stumbleH3782
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luthey will prevailH3201
בֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuthey will be ashamedH954
מְאֹד֙me.'OdexceedinglyH3966
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luthey will succeedH7919
כְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.Matignominy ofH3639
עוֹלָ֖םo.LamperpetuityH5769
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ\׃ti.sha.Khe.achit will be forgottenH7911

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 20:11

  • Jeremiah 1:19

    And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

  • Jeremiah 1:8

    Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 15:20

    And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 17:18

    Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Psalms 40:14

    Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

  • Psalms 6:10

    Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

  • Psalms 35:26

    Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  • Jeremiah 23:40

    And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

  • 2 Timothy 4:17

    Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

  • Isaiah 45:16

    They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
1:8,19; 15:20; Isa 41:10,14; Ro 8:31; 2Ti 4:17
a mighty.
Ps 47:2; 65:5; 66:5
my.
17:18; De 32:35,36; Ps 27:1,2; Joh 18:4-6
and they.
1:19; 15:20
everlasting.
23:40; Ps 6:10; 35:26; 40:14; Isa 45:16; Da 12:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 20:10

    For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

  • Jeremiah 20:11

    But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

  • Jeremiah 20:12

    But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

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Jeremiah 20:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Jehová está conmigo como poderoso gigante; por tanto los que me persiguen tropezarán, y no prevalecerán; serán avergonzados en gran manera, porque no prosperarán; tendrán perpetua confusión que jamás será olvidada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais l’ Éternel est avec moi comme un homme puissant; c’est pourquoi mes persécuteurs trébucheront, et ne prévaudront pas; ils seront fort honteux, car ils n’ont pas réussi: confusion éternelle qui ne sera point oubliée!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber Jehova ist mit mir wie ein gewaltiger Held, darum werden meine Verfolger straucheln und nichts vermögen sie werden sehr beschämt werden, weil sie nicht verständig gehandelt haben:Eine ewige Schande, die nicht vergessen werden wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dominus autem mecum est, quasi bellator fortis: idcirco qui persequuntur me cadent, et infirmi erunt: confundentur vehementer, quia non intellexerunt opprobrium sempiternum, quod numquam delebitur.