The Meaning of Jeremiah 18:19 Explained

Jeremiah 18:19

KJV: Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

YLT: Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

Darby: Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.

ASV: Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Give heed  to me, O LORD,  and hearken  to the voice  of them that contend  with me. 

What does Jeremiah 18:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Jeremiah became aware of the plot and went to the Lord in prayer about it. He asked God to listen to him and to what his opponents were saying (cf. Jeremiah 11:18-20).

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 18

1  Under the type of a potter is shown God's absolute power in disposing of nations
11  Judgments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt
18  Jeremiah prays against his conspirators

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 18:19 mean?

Give heed Yahweh to me and listen to the voice of those who contend with me
הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וּשְׁמַ֖ע לְק֥וֹל יְרִיבָֽי

הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה  Give  heed 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: קָשַׁב  
Sense: to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֵלָ֑י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וּשְׁמַ֖ע  and  listen 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לְק֥וֹל  to  the  voice 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
יְרִיבָֽי  of  those  who  contend  with  me 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: יָרִיב  
Sense: contender, opponent, adversary.