Jeremiah 11:18-23
Summary for Jer 11:18-23: 11:18-23 a The Lord warned Jeremiah of the plots against him. Jeremiah prayed, and the Lord promised to rescue him.Summary for Jer 11:18-19: 11:18-19 b The Lord had warned Jeremiah at the time of his commissioning (1:19 c) that opposition would threaten his life. Jeremiah saw himself as a lamb being led to the slaughter, with no power to resist. This opposition occurred before Jeremiah’s trial in the Temple courtyard, early in the reign of Jehoiakim (between 608 and 605 BC; see ch 26 d). Some scholars believe that this verse prefigures the death of Christ, as does the suffering servant of Isa 53:7 e.
11:20 f Jeremiah wanted the Lord to punish his enemies since the Lord knew their deepest thoughts and secrets. As events unfolded, Jeremiah discovered that the Lord had his own way of dealing with his foes.
Summary for Jer 11:21-23: 11:21-23 g Jeremiah’s enemies even included family and relatives in his hometown of Anathoth, over whose fate he grieved (10:20 h). They demanded that he should stop prophesying in the Lord’s name. In line with the Lord’s promise to take care of him (1:19 i), the Lord told Jeremiah that even the families of his foes, including their boys and girls, would lose their lives when their time of punishment came.
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