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Jeremiah 20:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 20:11

Verse 11 of 18

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 20:11

Theological / Devotional

The Lord is with me. In spite of his anxiety and perplexity Jeremiah does not give way to despair; his trust is still firm in God (see Ps. 23; 27; 2 Cor. 4:1, 8, 9). The waters of trouble cannot overflow this trust, nor the fire of persecution burn out this faith (see Isa. 43:1, 2).

Terrible one. Heb. ‘aris, derived from the verb ‘aras, “to tremble.” The Lord is referred to as the “terrible one,” possibly in the sense of “causing others to tremble.” If his enemies were “terrible” (see ch. 15:21), the prophet was assured that God “as a mighty terrible one” would be a warrior more than a match for them (see Isa. 9:6).

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