Jeremiah 20:12 meaning and explanation
O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Jeremiah 20:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah speaks these words after being beaten and put in the stocks by Pashhur, the chief official of the temple, and after hearing his friends whisper that he has been deceived and that they hope to catch him. In this prayer he appeals to the LORD of Hosts, the commander of heaven's armies, as the one who examines the righteous and sees the heart and mind, literally the kidneys and the heart, the hidden inner self.
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