Jeremiah 11:18–23 Plot Against Jeremiah

"Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing. I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not realize that they had plotted against me, saying,

"Let us destroy the tree and its fruit;

     let us cut him off from the land of the living,

     that his name be remembered no more"

But, O Lord Almighty, you who judge righteously

     and test the heart and mind,

  let me see your vengeance upon them,

     for to you I have committed my cause.

 

"Therefore, tis is what the LORD says about the men of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying.  Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord or you will die by our hands - therefore this is what the Lord almighty says: "I will punish them.  Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.  Not even a remnant will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the men of anathoth in the year of their punishment.'" (NIV)

 

Jeremiah was unaware of the plot to kill him—but God knew. And he revealed it to Jeremiah. Jeremiah was afraid, but he learned that God knows the deepest thoughts of the heart and mind. He also learned that God is a God who could be trusted—even as Jeremiah faced this impossible task of warning God's people of judgment. God would protect Jeremiah as he committed his cause to God. He would render justice in Jeremiah's personal life, not just among his people. God can always be trusted, even for the things you don't know, but God does.