耶利米书 20:11

Chinese Union (Simplified)

然 而 ， 耶 和 华 与 我 同 在 ， 好 像 甚 可 怕 的 勇 士 。 因 此 ， 逼 迫 我 的 必 都 绊 跌 ， 不 能 得 胜 ； 他 们 必 大 大 蒙 羞 ， 就 是 受 永 不 忘 记 的 羞 辱 ， 因 为 他 们 行 事 没 有 智 慧 。

Parallel Translations

Chinese NCV (Simplified)
但耶和華與我同在，像一個威武可畏的勇士，因此，逼迫我的都必跌倒，不能得勝。他們必大大蒙羞，因為他們失敗了；這永遠的恥辱是人不能忘記的。

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord: Jeremiah 1:8, Jeremiah 1:19, Jeremiah 15:20, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14, Romans 8:31, 2 Timothy 4:17

a mighty: Psalms 47:2, Psalms 65:5, Psalms 66:5

my: Jeremiah 17:18, Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:36, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 27:2, John 18:4-6

and they: Jeremiah 1:19, Jeremiah 15:20

everlasting: Jeremiah 23:40, Psalms 6:10, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 40:14, Isaiah 45:16, Daniel 12:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 14:3 - They are entangled Deuteronomy 10:17 - a great Psalms 7:1 - save Psalms 25:3 - let Psalms 31:17 - wicked Psalms 71:13 - Let them be Psalms 99:3 - thy great Psalms 109:29 - be clothed Psalms 118:6 - The Lord Psalms 121:2 - My help Jeremiah 7:19 - the confusion Jeremiah 14:3 - they were Jeremiah 18:21 - deliver Jeremiah 22:22 - surely Jeremiah 46:6 - stumble Haggai 1:13 - I am Luke 1:49 - he Luke 14:1 - they Luke 18:7 - avenge John 11:10 - General Acts 4:30 - By stretching

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one,.... The Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord is for my help.''

"Mighty" to support, uphold, defend, and deliver him; and "terrible" to his enemies. The prophet looks back to the promise the Lord had made him, of his gracious and powerful presence, Jeremiah 1:18; which he now takes comfort from; and it would have been well if he had kept this always in view, and had continued in the same actings of faith and temper of mind: but this lasted not long, as some following verses show;

therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and shall not prevail; though they should very hotly and furiously pursue him, yet they should stumble and fall by the way, and not be able to overtake him, and execute their designs upon him; the Lord, who was with him, and on his side, would throw some things in their way, at which they should stumble, and which should hinder them from proceeding;

they shall be greatly ashamed, for they shall not prosper; when they see their schemes are disappointed, and they do not succeed, they shall be filled with shame and confusion: or, "because they do not deal prudently" g, as the word is rendered, Isaiah 52:13; they do not act a wise, but a foolish part, and therefore shame will be the consequence of it;

[their] everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten; neither by themselves nor others; the memory of it will always continue, to their everlasting grief and reproach. A very learned man connects these words with the former, thus, "they shall be greatly ashamed, for they shall not prosper, with an everlasting shame never to be forgotten" h, very rightly; so another learned interpreter i.

g כי לא השכילו "quia non prudenter egerunt", Montanus, Piscator; "prudenter agunt", Calvin. h "Erubescent valde, quia non prosperabuntur, ignominia aeterna non obliviscenda", De Dieu. i "Pudefient, quod non profecerint, ignominia perpetuitatis (quae) non tradetur oblivioni", Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13, followed nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this the result of feelings wounded by the indignities of a public scourging and a night spent in the stocks? Or was it not the mental agony of knowing that his ministry had (as it seemed) failed? He stands indeed before the multitudes with unbending strength, warning prince and people with unwavering constancy of the national ruin that would follow necessarily upon their sins. Before God he stood crushed by the thought that he had labored in vain, and spent his strength for nothing.

It is important to notice that with this outpouring of sorrow Jeremiah’s ministry virtually closed. Though he appeared again at Jerusalem toward the end of Jehoiakim’s reign, yet it was no longer to say that by repentance the national ruin might be averted. During the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the die was cast, and all the prophet henceforward could do, was to alleviate a punishment that was inevitable.

Jeremiah 20:7

Thou hast deceived me ... - What Jeremiah refers to is the joy with which he had accepted the prophetic office Jeremiah 15:16, occasioned perhaps by taking the promises in Jeremiah 1:18 too literally as a pledge that he would succeed.

Thou art stronger than I - Rather, “Thou hast taken hold of me.” God had taken Jeremiah in so firm a grasp that he could not escape from the necessity of prophesying. He would have resisted, but the hand of God prevailed.

I am in derision daily - literally, “I am become a laughing-stock all the day, i. e., peripetually.

Jeremiah 20:8

Translate,” For as often as I speak, I must complain; I call out, Violence and spoil.”

From the time Jeremiah began to prophesy, he had had reason for nothing but lamentation. Daily with louder voice and more desperate energy he must call out “violence and spoil;” as a perpetual protest against the manner in which the laws of justice were violated by powerful men among the people.

Jeremiah 20:9

Seeing that his mission was useless, Jeremiah determined to withdraw from it.

I could not stay - Rather, “I prevailed not,” did not succeed. See Jeremiah 20:7.

Jeremiah 20:10

The defaming - Rather, “the talking.” The word refers to people whispering in twos and threes apart; in this case plotting against Jeremiah. Compare Mark 14:58.

Report ... - Rather, “Do you report, and we will report him: i. e., they encourage one another to give information against Jeremiah.

My familiars - literally, “the men of my peace” Psalms 41:9. In the East the usual salutation is “Peace be to thee:” and the answer, “And to thee peace.” Thus, the phrase rather means acquaintances, than familiar friends.

Enticed - literally, “persuaded, misled,” the same word as “deceived Jeremiah 20:7.” Compare Mark 12:13-17.

Jeremiah 20:11

A mighty terrible one - Rather, “a terrible warrior.” The mighty One Isaiah 9:6 who is on his side is a terror to them. This change of feeling was the effect of faith, enabling him to be content with calmly doing his duty, and leaving the result to God.

For ... - Rather, “because they have not acted wisely (Jeremiah 10:21 note), with an everlasting disgrace that shall never be forgotten.”

Jeremiah 20:12

This verse is repeated almost verbatim from Jeremiah 11:20.

Jeremiah 20:13

Sing - Jeremiah’s outward circumstances remained the same, but he found peace in leaving his cause in faith to God.

Jeremiah 20:14

This sudden outbreak of impatience after the happy faith of Jeremiah 20:13 has led to much discussion. Possibly there was more of sorrow in the words than of impatience; sorrow that the earnest labor of a life had been in vain. Yet the form of the expression is fierce and indignant; and the impatience of Jeremiah is that part of his character which is most open to blame. He does not reach that elevation which is set before us by Him who is the perfect pattern of all righteousness. Our Lord was a prophet whose mission to the men of His generation equally failed, and His sorrow was even more deep; but it never broke forth in imprecations. See Luke 19:41-42.

Jeremiah 20:16

The cry - is the sound of the lamentation Jeremiah 20:8; “the shouting” is the alarm of war.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 20:11. But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one — Thus was he, by his strong confidence in the strong God, delivered from all his fears, and enabled to go on comfortably with his work.