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Jeremiah 18:22

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 18:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Jeremiah 18:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men smitten of the sword in battle.
22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
23Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Let a cry be heard from their houses, etc.] A shrieking of women and children, not only for the loss of husbands and parents, but because of the entrance of the enemy into the city, and into their houses, to take away their lives and their substance; as follows: when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; or an army, as the Targum; either the Chaldean army, or rather the Roman army: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet: and therefore it was a just retaliation, that a troop or army should suddenly come upon them, and seize their persons and substance; though Kimchi understands it, as before, of poison, which they would have given him; but Jarchi, of a…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“cry--by reason of the enemy bursting in: let their houses be no shelter to them in their calamities [CALVIN]. digged . . . pit-- (Jer 18:20; Psa 57:6; Psa 119:85).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The sack of the city follows with all the horrible cruelties practiced at such a time. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“a cry: Jer 4:19, Jer 4:20, Jer 4:31, Jer 6:26, Jer 9:20, Jer 9:21, Jer 25:34-36, Jer 47:2, Jer 47:3, Jer 48:3-5; Isa 10:30; Isa 22:1-4; Zep 1:10, Zep 1:11, Zep 1:16 for: Jer 18:20 and hid: Jer 20:10; Psa 38:12, Psa 56:5-7, Psa 64:4, Psa 64:5, Psa 140:5; Mat 22:15 Jeremiah 18:23”
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