Translations
Modern
O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And YHWH of Hosts, the One testing the righteous, the One seeing the kidneys and mind, let me see Your vengeance on them! For to you I have uncovered my dispute.
Latin
Et tu, Domine exercituum, probator justi, qui vides renes et cor, videam, quæso, ultionem tuam ex eis: tibi enim revelavi causam meam.
Original
Hebrew
English
O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Notes
Jeremiah fully trusted the Lord of Heaven’s Armies (see Jeremiah 5:14), who could take revenge on the prophet’s enemies.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
People
LORD: Names or title used to refer to God
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Curse, Cursed Jeremiah (Person) Kidney Prayer
Topics
God: Judge, and his Justice God: Knowledge of Heart: Renewed: Tested Jeremiah: The Prophet: His Melancholy and Complaints Against God, in Consequence of Persecution Prayer: Imprecatory The Heart: God: Knows