Jeremiah 20:11

But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jeremiah speaks from a position of isolated persecution, responding to whispered plots by his peers and before turning to a prayer for divine justice. The words — The text foregrounds כְּ/גִבּ֣וֹר (ke./gi.Bor), translated "like a warrior," and יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ (yi.ka.she.Lu), translated "they will stumble," to mark God's protective stance and the collapse of his pursuers. The thread — The promise of God's presence against opposition appears in Jeremiah 1:8, Jeremiah 1:19, and Jeremiah 15:20, where the LORD repeatedly assures Jeremiah that divine intervention will prevent his enemies from prevailing. Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to accept that human hostility is ultimately neutralized by divine solidarity, shifting reliance from personal defense to God's proven track record of deliverance.

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The Hebrew words

וַֽיהוָ֤הva./Yah.wehand/ Yahweh אוֹתִי֙'o.T/i[is] with/ me כְּגִבּ֣וֹרke./gi.Borlike/ a warrior עָרִ֔יץ'a.Ritzruthless עַל־'al-there-כֵּ֛ןken-fore רֹדְפַ֥יro.de.Fa/ipersecutors/ my יִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.Luthey will stumble וְלֹ֣אve./Lo'and/ not יֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luthey will prevail בֹּ֤שׁוּBo.shuthey will be ashamed מְאֹד֙me.'Odexceedingly כִּֽי־ki-for לֹ֣אlo'not הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luthey will succeed כְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.Matignominy of עוֹלָ֖םo.Lamperpetuity לֹ֥אlo'not תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achit will be forgotten

King James Version

But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:19 They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 1:8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 15:20 Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Jeremiah 17:18 Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.
Psalms 40:14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalms 6:10 All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
Psalms 35:26 May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
Jeremiah 23:40 And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?