Jeremiah 20:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 20:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 20:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 20:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have revealed my cause to you.”
Jeremiah 20:12 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 20:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause. ”
Jeremiah 20:12 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 20:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And, O Jehovah of Hosts, trier of the righteous, Beholder of reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance out of them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.”
Jeremiah 20:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 20:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou, Jehovah of hosts, who triest the righteous, who seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause. ”
Jeremiah 20:12 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 20:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But, O Lord of hostes, that tryest the righteous, and seest the reines and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for vnto thee haue I opened my cause.”
Jeremiah 20:12 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 20:12 in 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.
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.
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.
13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
What Does Jeremiah 20:12 Mean?
Jeremiah 20:12 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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