Parallel Verses
Amplified
Pay attention to me, O Lord [and intercede];
Listen to what my adversaries are saying [and are plotting against me]—
New American Standard Bible
And listen to
King James Version
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Holman Bible
Hear what my opponents are saying!
International Standard Version
LORD, pay attention to me. Listen to the voice of my accusers!
A Conservative Version
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of those who contend with me.
American Standard Version
Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Bible in Basic English
Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.
Darby Translation
Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.
Julia Smith Translation
Attend to me, O Jehovah, and hear for the voice of mine adversary.
King James 2000
Give heed to me, O LORD, and listen to the voice of them that contend with me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Listen attentively to me, Yahweh, and listen to [the] voice of my opponents.
Modern King James verseion
Pay attention to me; O Jehovah, and attend to the voice of my foes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Consider me, O LORD, and hear the voice of mine enemies!
NET Bible
Then I said, "Lord, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.
New Heart English Bible
"Give heed to me, LORD, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
The Emphasized Bible
Give thou ear O Yahweh unto me, - And hearken unto the voice of mine accusers.
Webster
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
World English Bible
Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.
Interlinear
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References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 18:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah's Imprecatory Prayer
18
Then [my enemies] said, “Come and let us work out schemes against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest [as Jeremiah predicts], nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with our tongue [by making charges against him before the king], and let us ignore anything he says.”
19
Pay attention to me, O Lord [and intercede];
Listen to what my adversaries are saying [and are plotting against me]—
Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
To turn Your anger away from them.
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 19:16
O Lord, bend down Your ear and hear; Lord, open Your eyes and see; hear the [taunting] words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to taunt and defy the living God.
Nehemiah 4:4-5
[And Nehemiah prayed] Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their taunts on their own heads. Give them up as prey in a land of captivity.
Nehemiah 6:9
For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, [O God,] strengthen my hands.
Psalm 55:16-17
As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.
Psalm 56:1-3
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.
Psalm 64:1-4
Guard my life from the terror of the enemy.
Psalm 109:4
In return for my love, they attack me,
But I am in prayer.
Psalm 109:28
Let them curse, but You bless.
When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed,
But let Your servant rejoice.
Jeremiah 20:12
But, O Lord of hosts, You who examine the righteous,
Who see the heart and the mind,
Let me see Your vengeance on them;
For to You I have committed my cause.
Micah 7:8
Do not rejoice over me [amid my tragedies], O my enemy!
Though I fall, I will rise;
Though I sit in the darkness [of distress], the Lord is a light for me.
Luke 6:11-12
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with senseless rage [and lacked spiritual insight], and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.