Jeremiah

Jeremiah 20:12

¹²O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous,

who sees the heart^b and mind,

let me see Your vengeance upon them,

for to You I have committed my cause.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O LORD	וַיהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאוֹת֙	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
who examines	בֹּחֵ֣ן	bō·ḥên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H974 examine, try
the righteous	צַדִּ֔יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
who sees	רֹאֶ֥ה	rō·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
the heart	כְלָי֖וֹת	ḵə·lā·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3629 kidneys
and mind	וָלֵ֑ב	wā·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
let me see	אֶרְאֶ֤ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7200 see
Your vengeance	נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙	niq·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5360 vengeance
upon them	מֵהֶ֔ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to You	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
I have committed	גִּלִּ֥יתִי	gil·lî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1540 uncover, remove
my cause	רִיבִֽי׃ס	rî·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7379 strife, dispute

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.