- Bible
- Jeremiah
- Chapter 18
- Verse 23
Jeremiah 18:23
“Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Yet, Lord - Better, But, Lord. They conceal their plots, but God knows, and therefore must punish. Neither blot out ...…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 18:18-23
The prophet here, as sometimes before, brings in his own affairs, but very much for instruction to us.
I. See here what…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
overthrown lit. as mg. made to stumble. Cp. Jer 6:15; Jer 6:21.
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