But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, [and] seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
L'Eternel des armées éprouve le juste, Il pénètre les reins et les coeurs. Je verrai ta vengeance s'exercer contre eux, Car c'est à toi que je confie ma cause.
KJV
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, [and] seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 178 (Migne)
n intentione nostra reatum pensat et vero judicio culpam examinat: unde et probator cordis et renum (Jer. XX, 12) dicitur, et in abscondito videre (Matth. VI, 4) . Ibi enim maxime videt, ubi nemo videt; quia in puniendo peccatum non opus attendit, sed animum; sicut nos e converso…
For an immersive study of Jeremiah 20:12 — meditation, lectio divina, exegesis, theology — discover Open Study Bible.
Full study →