Jeremiah 11:18

And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jeremiah reports that the LORD directly communicated with him during a period when conspirators were plotting against his life. The prophet states that God actively revealed the plotters' actions to him at that time.

The words — The Hebrew הֽוֹדִיעַ֖/נִי (ho.di.'A./ni) means "he made known to me," paired with וָֽ/אֵדָ֑עָ/ה (va./'e.Da.'a/h) to express "and I knew." This linguistic pairing marks a direct sequence of divine disclosure followed by human recognition.

The thread — The theme of God revealing hidden human actions to a prophet appears in 1 Samuel 23:11, 2 Kings 6:9, and Ezekiel 8:6.

Why it lands — The text records that God explicitly informed Jeremiah and displayed the conspirators' deeds before the prophet could act. A reader must acknowledge that divine warning precedes the prophet's awareness of the plot.

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The Hebrew words

וַֽיהוָ֥הva./Yah.wehand/ Yahweh הֽוֹדִיעַ֖נִיho.di.'A./nihe made known to/ me וָֽאֵדָ֑עָהva./'e.Da.'a/hand/ I knew/ !אָ֖ז'azthen הִרְאִיתַ֥נִיhir.'i.Ta./niyou showed/ me מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei./Hemdeeds/ their

King James Version

And the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 23:11 Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
2 Kings 6:9 Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
Ezekiel 8:6 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
2 Kings 6:14 the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
Jeremiah 11:19 For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
Romans 3:7 However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
Matthew 21:3 If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”