Jeremías 11:20

20 Mas, oh SEÑOR de los ejércitos, que juzgas justicia, que pruebas los riñones y el corazón, vea yo tu venganza en ellos; porque a ti he descubierto mi causa

Jeremías 11:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 11:20

But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously
This is the prophet's appeal to God, as the Judge of the whole earth, who will do right; he found there was no justice to be done him among men; he therefore has recourse to a righteous God, who he knew judged righteous judgment: that triest the reins and the heart;
of all men; as of his own, so of his enemies; and which he mentions, not so much on his own account as theirs: let me see thy vengeance on them;
which imprecation arose from a pure zeal for God, for his glory, and the honour of his justice; and not from private revenge; and so no ways inconsistent with the character of a good man; though some consider the words as a prediction of what would befall them, and he should live to see accomplished; and render them, "I shall see &c." ^F17; and so the Targum,

``I shall see the vengeance of thy judgment on them:''

for unto thee have I revealed my cause;
as a client to his patron; told his whole case, and left it with him, believing he would manage it for him, and do him justice. The Apostle Peter seems to have this passage in view, when speaking of Christ, ( 1 Peter 2:23 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (hara) "videbo", Munster, Schmidt; "visurus sum", Junius & Tremellius.

Jeremías 11:20 In-Context

18 Y el SEÑOR me lo hizo saber, y lo conocí; entonces me hiciste ver sus obras

19 Y yo como carnero o buey que llevan a degollar, pues no entendía que maquinaban contra mí designios, diciendo: Destruyamos el árbol con su fruto, y cortémoslo de la tierra de los vivientes, y no haya más memoria de su nombre

20 Mas, oh SEÑOR de los ejércitos, que juzgas justicia, que pruebas los riñones y el corazón, vea yo tu venganza en ellos; porque a ti he descubierto mi causa

21 Por tanto, así dijo el SEÑOR acerca de los varones de Anatot, que buscan tu alma, diciendo: No profetices en nombre del SEÑOR, y no morirás a nuestras manos

22 por tanto, así dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos: He aquí que yo los visito; los jóvenes morirán a espada; sus hijos y sus hijas morirán de hambre