Jeremiah 11:18
Jeremiah 11:18 in Multiple Translations
And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.
¶ And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
And Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their doings.
And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.
The Lord told me about it, so I knew. Then he showed me what they were actually doing.
And the Lord hath taught me, and I knowe it, euen then thou shewedst mee their practises.
And, O Jehovah, cause me to know, and I know, Then Thou hast showed me their doings.
The LORD gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it. Then you showed me their doings.
And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it , and I know it : then thou showedst me their doings.
But thou, O Lord, hast shewn me, and I have known: then thou shewedst me their doings.
Yahweh revealed to me that my enemies were planning to kill me.
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Jeremiah 11:18 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַֽ/יהוָ֥ה
הֽוֹדִיעַ֖/נִי
וָֽ/אֵדָ֑עָ/ה
אָ֖ז
הִרְאִיתַ֥/נִי
מַעַלְלֵי/הֶֽם
וַֽ/יהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
Conj | N-proper
הֽוֹדִיעַ֖/נִי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms | Suff
וָֽ/אֵדָ֑עָ/ה
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs | Suff
אָ֖ז
ʼâz
H227
then
Adv
הִרְאִיתַ֥/נִי
râʼâh
H7200
Provider
V-Hiphil-Perf-2ms | Suff
מַעַלְלֵי/הֶֽם
maʻălâl
H4611
deed
N-mp | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Jeremiah 11:18
וַֽ/יהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
Conj | N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
הֽוֹדִיעַ֖/נִי
yâdaʻ
H3045
"to know"
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms | Suff
The Hebrew word for to know means to ascertain by seeing, and is used in many senses, including to learn, perceive, and recognize, as seen in various KJV translations.
Definition: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (יְדַע "to know" H3046)
Usage: Occurs in 874 OT verses. KJV: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot. See also: Genesis 3:5; Leviticus 5:4; Judges 21:12.
וָֽ/אֵדָ֑עָ/ה
yâdaʻ
H3045
"to know"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs | Suff
The Hebrew word for to know means to ascertain by seeing, and is used in many senses, including to learn, perceive, and recognize, as seen in various KJV translations.
Definition: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (יְדַע "to know" H3046)
Usage: Occurs in 874 OT verses. KJV: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot. See also: Genesis 3:5; Leviticus 5:4; Judges 21:12.
אָ֖ז
ʼâz
H227
"then"
Adv
This Hebrew word refers to a past time or place, often used to describe something that happened earlier. It can also be used as a conjunction to show a cause-and-effect relationship. In the Bible, it appears in books like Genesis and Isaiah.
Definition: 1) then, at that time 1a) temporal expressions 1a1) then (past) 1a2) then, if...then (future) 1a3) earlier 1b) logical expressions 1b1) in that case 1b2) that (being so)
Usage: Occurs in 133 OT verses. KJV: beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet. See also: Genesis 4:26; 1 Chronicles 22:13; Psalms 2:5.
הִרְאִיתַ֥/נִי
râʼâh
H7200
"Provider"
V-Hiphil-Perf-2ms | Suff
The Hebrew word for provider means to see or look after, and is used to describe God's care for his people. It appears in various forms throughout the Bible, including in Genesis and other books.
Definition: (Lord will) Provide, cause to be seen. This name means to see, look at, inspect, look after
Usage: Occurs in 1206 OT verses. KJV: advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 41:41; Exodus 33:13.
מַעַלְלֵי/הֶֽם
maʻălâl
H4611
"deed"
N-mp | Suff
Maalal means a deed or act, which can be good or bad, such as a practice or invention. It is used in the Bible to describe human actions and their consequences. This term is found in various biblical contexts.
Definition: 1) deed, practice 1a) practice (usually bad) 1b) deeds 1c) acts
Usage: Occurs in 41 OT verses. KJV: doing, endeavour, invention, work. See also: Deuteronomy 28:20; Jeremiah 21:12; Psalms 28:4.
Study Notes — Jeremiah 11:18
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- Context
- Cross References
- Jeremiah 11:18 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 11:18
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 11:18
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
- Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
- Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
- Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 11:18
- Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 11:18
- Sermons on Jeremiah 11:18
Context — A Plot against Jeremiah
16The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.
17The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
18And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.
19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.” 20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.Cross References
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| 1 | 1 Samuel 23:11–12 | Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD. So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD. |
| 2 | 2 Kings 6:9–10 | Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.” So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places. |
| 3 | Ezekiel 8:6–18 | “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.” Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall. “Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway. Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.” So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel. Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising. “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’” Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.” Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz. “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.” So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun. “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose! Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.” |
| 4 | 2 Kings 6:14–20 | the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city. When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?” “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria. When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria. |
| 5 | Romans 3:7 | However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner? |
| 6 | Jeremiah 11:19 | For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.” |
| 7 | Matthew 21:3 | If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” |
Jeremiah 11:18 Summary
This verse means that God personally told Jeremiah about the things that were going on, and showed him the bad things that the people were doing, as stated in Jeremiah 11:18. It's like when a parent tells a child something important, and the child needs to listen and understand. God was preparing Jeremiah for the message He was about to give him to proclaim to the people, as seen in Jeremiah 1:4-10. Just like Jeremiah, we can trust that God will guide and direct us, even when things seem uncertain, as seen in Proverbs 3:5-6 and Isaiah 30:21.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that the LORD informed Jeremiah?
This means that God directly communicated with Jeremiah, giving him knowledge and insight into the situation, as seen in Jeremiah 11:18, similar to how God spoke to other prophets like Isaiah in Isaiah 6:1-13.
Why did God show Jeremiah the deeds of the people?
God showed Jeremiah the deeds of the people so that he would understand the reason for the coming judgment, as stated in Jeremiah 11:18, and be able to proclaim God's message with conviction, much like Ezekiel in Ezekiel 2:1-3:27.
Is this verse talking about Jeremiah's personal experience or the experience of the nation of Israel?
This verse is primarily talking about Jeremiah's personal experience, as he is the one being addressed by God in Jeremiah 11:18, but it also reflects the experience of the nation of Israel, as seen in the surrounding verses, such as Jeremiah 11:16-17.
How does this verse relate to the concept of God's sovereignty?
This verse highlights God's sovereignty, as He is the one who informs Jeremiah and shows him the deeds of the people, demonstrating His control and knowledge over all things, as stated in Psalm 103:19 and Isaiah 46:10.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that God has informed and guided me in my own life, and how have I responded to His leading?
- How can I, like Jeremiah, trust in God's sovereignty and provision, even in the midst of uncertainty and danger, as seen in Psalm 23:4 and Jeremiah 29:11?
- What are some 'deeds' in my own life that God has shown me, and how have I responded to His conviction and correction, as seen in Revelation 3:19 and Hebrews 12:11?
- In what ways can I, like Jeremiah, be a faithful messenger of God's word, proclaiming His truth and love to a world in need, as seen in Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Matthew 28:18-20?
Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 11:18
And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it,.... Either of what he had been declaring as the sins of these people; and of what he had been prophesying concerning punishment for their sins; what he had
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 11:18
And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. Jeremiah here digresses to notice the attempt on his life plotted by his townsmen of Anathoth.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
This may be understood either more generally, as relating to all the wicked actions of his countrymen, to obviate their saying, How comest thou to know our doings? or else (which seemeth most probable) more specially, with relation to that conspiracy against him which is mentioned in the following verses.
Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
Jeremiah 11:18 And the LORD hath given me knowledge [of it], and I know [it]: then thou shewedst me their doings.Ver. 18. And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it,] i.e., Of the treacherous plot of my countrymen of Anathoth against me, who should never have dreamt of any such danger; Deus pro suis excubat. God keeps watch for his own.
Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
(18) And the Lord hath given me knowledge.—A new section opens abruptly, and the prophet speaks no longer of the sins of Israel and Judah at large, but of the “doings” of his own townsmen, of their plots against his life. Unless this is altogether a distinct fragment, connected, possibly, with Jeremiah 9:8, the abruptness suggests the inference that the plots of the men of Anathoth against him had suddenly been brought under his notice.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18
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.
Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 11:18
18–23. See summary at commencement of section, and for the date of Jer 11:18 to Jeremiah 12:6 see introd. notes on the section. The abruptness with which the mention of the plots against Jeremiah is here introduced suggests either that some introductory words have fallen out, or, better (with Co.), that we should transpose these vv. with Jeremiah 12:1-6. In this way “it” and “their” of Jeremiah 11:18 will be explained by Jeremiah 12:6, and the Lord’s warning in the latter v. will fit in with Jeremiah 11:18.
Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 11:18
Rather, “gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it.” Jeremiah shows Jeremiah 11:18-23, that the general conspiracy of the people against Yahweh and the special plot against himself was revealed to him by God.
Sermons on Jeremiah 11:18
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The Last Days of America by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes that God sent him to New York City for two reasons: to find a holy remnant who would pursue holiness and righteousness, and to warn of comin |
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The Word of Knowledge by Chuck Smith | Chuck Smith discusses the manifestations of the Holy Spirit, particularly focusing on the 'word of knowledge' as described in 1 Corinthians 12:8. He emphasizes that this gift is a |
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The Crime of Unbelief by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher discusses a vision that the prophet Ezekiel had, where he witnessed a horrible crime being committed behind closed doors in God's house. The preacher e |
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Road to Reality - Seek Only God's Approval - Part 1 by K.P. Yohannan | In this sermon entitled "Seek Only God's Approval," Brother KP Johannon addresses the question of knowing one's purpose in life. He shares a story of a man who came to him in deep |
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Responsibility by Don McClure | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of not just being passive listeners of the word of God, but taking personal responsibility for it. He challenges the audience |
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Homily 81 on Matthew by St. John Chrysostom | John Chrysostom preaches on the events leading up to Jesus' betrayal, highlighting the significance of the Last Supper and the revelation of Judas as the betrayer. He emphasizes th |