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I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! “Let’s destroy this man and all his words,” they said. “Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11.htm">King James Bible</a> But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/11.htm">New King James Version</a> But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit, And let’s cut him off from the land of the living, So that his name will no longer be remembered.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, &#8220Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised thoughts against me, saying, “Let us make the tree with its fruit a ruin, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But I was like a gentle and tame lamb brought to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots and schemes against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; Let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no longer.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter. I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me: “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit; let’s cut him off from the land of the living so that his name will no longer be remembered.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter. I didn&#8217t know that they had devised plots against me: &#8220Let&#8217s destroy the tree with its fruit; let&#8217s cut him off from the land of the living so that his name will no longer be remembered.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But then the LORD told me that they had planned to chop me down like a tree--fruit and all--so that no one would ever remember me again. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I was like a trusting lamb brought to the slaughter. I didn't know that they were plotting against me. They were saying, "Let's destroy the tree with its fruit. Let's cut Jeremiah off from this world of the living so that we won't be reminded of him anymore." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> I was like a trusting lamb taken out to be killed, and I did not know that it was against me that they were planning evil things. They were saying, "Let's chop down the tree while it is still healthy; let's kill him so that no one will remember him any more." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I didn't know that they had devised schemes against me. They told themselves, "Let's destroy the tree with its fruit. Let's eliminate him from the land of the living, so his name won't be remembered again." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, "Let's destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let's remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised devices against me, saying, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. <a href="/web/jeremiah/11.htm">World English Bible</a> But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter. I didn’t know that they had devised plans against me, saying, “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit, and let’s cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I [am] as a trained lamb brought to slaughter, "" And I have not known "" That they have devised schemes against me: “We destroy the tree with its food, "" And cut him off from the land of the living, "" And his name is not remembered again.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I am as a trained lamb brought to slaughter, And I have not known That against me they have devised devices: We destroy the tree with its food, and cut him off From the land of the living, And his name is not remembered again. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I as a gentle lamb being brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that against me they purposed purposes: We will destroy the tree with its food, and we will cut him off from the land of the living, and his name shall no more be remembered.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I was as a meek lamb, that is carried to be a victim: and I knew not that they had devised counsels against me, saying: Let us put wood on his bread, and cut him off from the land of the living, and let his name be remembered no more. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I was like a meek lamb, who is being carried to be a victim. And I did not realize that they had devised plans against me, saying: “Let us place wood upon his bread, and let us eradicate him from the land of the living, and let his name no longer be remembered.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Yet I was like a trusting lamb led to slaughter, not knowing that they were hatching plots against me: “Let us destroy the tree in its vigor; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will no longer be remembered.” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. And I did not know it was against me that they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will no longer be remembered!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I was like an innocent lamb that is brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had conspired against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name may not be remembered. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I was like an innocent lamb that is led to slaughter, and I did not know that they plotted plots against me, and they said: ‘We shall destroy the tree with its food, and we will destroy it from the land of the living, and its name will not again be remembered’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But I was like a docile lamb that is led to the slaughter; And I knew not that they had devised devices against me: 'Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name may be no more remembered.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But I as an innocent lamb led to the slaughter, knew not: against me they devised an evil device, saying, Come and let us put wood into his bread, and let us utterly destroy him from off the land of the living, and let his name not be remembered any more. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3568" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/11.htm">The Plot Against Jeremiah</a> 18And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds. 19<a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">For I</a> <a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: ’al·lūp̄ (N-ms) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain.">was like a gentle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3532.htm" title="3532: kə·ḵe·ḇeś (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A lamb. From an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram.">lamb</a> <a href="/hebrew/2986.htm" title="2986: yū·ḇal (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To conduct, bear along. A primitive root; properly, to flow; causatively, to bring.">led</a> <a href="/hebrew/2873.htm" title="2873: liṭ·ḇō·w·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To slaughter, butcher, slay. A primitive root; to slaughter.">to slaughter;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥā·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To think, account. ">they had plotted</a> <a href="/hebrew/4284.htm" title="4284: ma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Thought, device. Or machashebeth; from chashab; a contrivance, i.e. a texture, machine, or intention, plan."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against me:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: naš·ḥî·ṯāh (V-Hifil-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">“Let us destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: bə·laḥ·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">with its fruit;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·niḵ·rə·ṯen·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cp:: 3mse) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">let us cut him off</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (Adj-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of the living,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: ū·šə·mōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">that his name</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yiz·zā·ḵêr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">may be remembered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">more.”</a> 20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13</a> They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a> For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Matthew 27:1</a> When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death. <a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1</a> Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him. <a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a> and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people. <a href="/john/11-53.htm">John 11:53</a> So from that day on they plotted to kill Him. <a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32-33</a> The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.” <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a> When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3-4</a> At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, / and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. <a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Mark 15:1</a> Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate. <a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Luke 20:19</a> When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people. <a href="/john/7-1.htm">John 7:1</a> After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him. <a href="/john/18-12.htm">John 18:12</a> Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him. <a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27-28</a> In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. / They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.I was.<a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Proverbs 7:22</a> He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;<a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.and I.<a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a> Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.<a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a> For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.<a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Psalm 31:13</a> For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.destroy.tree with the fruit.<a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4</a> They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.<a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Isaiah 53:8</a> He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.<a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Daniel 9:26</a> And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.from.<a href="/job/28-13.htm">Job 28:13</a> Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.<a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Psalm 27:13</a> I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.<a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Psalm 52:5</a> God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.that his.<a href="/psalms/109-13.htm">Psalm 109:13</a> Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.<a href="/psalms/112-6.htm">Psalm 112:6</a> Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.<a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Proverbs 10:7</a> The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Gentle</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Tree</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Gentle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-10.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-2.htm">Tree</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 11</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/11-1.htm">Jeremiah proclaims God's covenant;</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">rebukes the peoples' disobeying thereof;</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">prophesies evils to come upon them;</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/11-18.htm">and upon the men of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill him.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; This phrase evokes imagery of innocence and vulnerability. In the context of Jeremiah, it reflects the prophet's own experience of betrayal and impending danger from those who opposed his message. The metaphor of a lamb is significant in biblical literature, often symbolizing purity and sacrifice. This imagery is also a type of Christ, who is referred to as the "Lamb of God" in <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>, highlighting His innocence and the sacrificial nature of His mission. The idea of being led to slaughter without resistance underscores the theme of submission to God's will, a concept central to both Jeremiah's prophetic role and Jesus' earthly ministry.I did not know that they had plotted against me: Jeremiah expresses his initial ignorance of the conspiracy against him, which reflects the treacherous nature of his adversaries. This element of surprise and betrayal is a common experience for prophets, who often faced opposition from their own people. The historical context reveals that Jeremiah's messages were unpopular, leading to plots against his life by those who felt threatened by his prophecies. This mirrors the experiences of other biblical figures, such as David, who faced conspiracies and betrayal (<a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a>). It also foreshadows the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, as seen in the Gospels.“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; The metaphor of a tree and its fruit signifies the desire to completely eradicate Jeremiah and his influence. In biblical symbolism, a tree often represents a person or a nation, and its fruit represents the outcomes or consequences of their actions. This phrase suggests a comprehensive attempt to eliminate not only Jeremiah but also the impact of his prophetic ministry. The imagery of cutting down a tree is used elsewhere in Scripture to denote judgment and destruction, such as in <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a>, where the Assyrian empire is likened to a felled tree.let us cut him off from the land of the living, This phrase indicates a plot to kill Jeremiah, removing him from the community and silencing his prophetic voice. The "land of the living" is a Hebrew idiom for the realm of the living, as opposed to Sheol, the abode of the dead. This expression is used in other biblical texts, such as <a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Psalm 27:13</a> and <a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Isaiah 53:8</a>, the latter of which is a messianic prophecy describing the suffering servant, widely interpreted as a reference to Jesus Christ. The connection to <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a> highlights the theme of unjust suffering and the ultimate vindication of God's servant.that his name may be remembered no more.” The conspirators' goal is to obliterate Jeremiah's legacy, ensuring that his name and message are forgotten. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a person's name was closely tied to their identity and legacy. To erase someone's name was to erase their existence and influence. This desire to erase memory is echoed in <a href="/psalms/109-13.htm">Psalm 109:13</a>, where the psalmist prays for the eradication of the wicked's legacy. The attempt to erase Jeremiah's name contrasts with God's promise to preserve the memory of His faithful servants, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/56-5.htm">Isaiah 56:5</a>. This also parallels the New Testament assurance that Jesus' name will endure forever (<a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who is speaking in this verse. He is expressing his innocence and the betrayal he faces from those plotting against him. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_plotters.htm">The Plotters</a> These are the people conspiring against Jeremiah, seeking to silence him and erase his influence. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lamb.htm">The Lamb</a> Symbolically represents Jeremiah's innocence and vulnerability, akin to a sacrificial lamb. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_the_living.htm">The Land of the Living</a> A metaphor for life itself, indicating the plotters' desire to end Jeremiah's life. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_tree_with_its_fruit.htm">The Tree with its Fruit</a> Symbolizes Jeremiah's life and prophetic ministry, which the plotters aim to destroy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/innocence_in_the_face_of_persecution.htm">Innocence in the Face of Persecution</a> Like Jeremiah, believers may face unjust persecution. We are called to maintain our integrity and trust in God's justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_prophetic_ministry.htm">The Cost of Prophetic Ministry</a> Speaking God's truth can lead to opposition. We must be prepared for resistance and rely on God's strength. <a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">Foreshadowing of Christ's Sacrifice</a> Jeremiah's experience prefigures Christ's ultimate sacrifice. Reflect on how Old Testament events point to the New Testament fulfillment in Jesus. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a> Despite plots against us, God is our defender. We should seek His protection and justice rather than retaliate. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_in_trials.htm">The Power of Prayer in Trials</a> Jeremiah's lament is a form of prayer. In times of distress, we should turn to God, expressing our fears and seeking His guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 11</a> <a href="/q/insights_on_day_27's_spiritual_growth.htm">What is the significance of Jesus' suffering and sacrifice?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_threats_to_jeremiah_align_with_divine_protection.htm">Jeremiah 11:18–23: How do these threats on Jeremiah’s life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God’s will?</a> <a href="/q/is_jeremiah_9_4's_claim_realistic_or_exaggerated.htm">In Jeremiah 9:4, is the sweeping claim that brothers deceive each other founded on real social conditions or an exaggerated portrayal? </a> <a href="/q/was_child_sacrifice_widespread_in_israel.htm">Isaiah 57:5: Is there credible archaeological evidence that child sacrifice was widespread among Israelites, or is this an exaggerated polemic?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Like a lamb or an ox.--Better, as a tame lamb, i.e., one, like the ewe-lamb of Nathan's parable (<a href="/2_samuel/12-3.htm" title="But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.">2Samuel 12:3</a>), brought up in the home of its master. There is no "or" in the Hebrew, and the translators seem to have mistaken the adjective (tame) for a noun. The LXX., Vulg., and Luther agree in the rendering now given. Assuming the earlier date of <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm" title="He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.">Isaiah 53:7</a>, the words would seem to have been an allusive reference to the sufferer there described.The tree with the fruit thereof.--Literally, the tree with its bread, here taken for its "fruit." Some scholars, however, render the word "sap," or adopt a reading which gives that meaning. The phrase would seem to be proverbial for total destruction, not of the man only, but of his work. While the prophet's life had been innocent and unsuspecting, his own townsmen were conspiring to crush him, and bury his name and work in oblivion. The sufferings of the prophet present, in this matter, a parallel to those of the Christ (<a href="/luke/4-29.htm" title="And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill where on their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.">Luke 4:29</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Like a lamb or an ox; rather, as a mild lamb (as one of the old translations has it), equivalent to quasi agaus mansuetus (Vulgate). Jeremiah says that he was as unsuspicious as a tame lamb which has grown up with its master's family (<a href="/2_samuel/12-3.htm">2 Samuel 12:3</a>). The Arabs use the very same adjective in a slightly different form as an epithet of such tame lambs (Bochart, 'Hierozoicon,' 1:520-522, edit. 1663). It is impossible to help thinking of that "Servant of Jehovah," of whom Jeremiah was a type, who is said, in prophetic vision, to have been "brought as a lamb to the slaughter," and "not to have opened his mouth "(<a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>). The tree with the fruit thereof; apparently a proverbial expression. Giving the words their ordinary meaning, the rendering would be, the tree with its bread (b'lakhmo). Our translators appear to have thought that the transition from "bread" to "fruit" was as justifiable in Hebrew as it is in Arabic (in which 'uklu means properly "food" in general, but also "date fruit"). Fruit, however, was not such an important article of food with the Israelites as with the Arabs; and we must either, with Hitzig, suppose a letter to have intruded into the text, and render (from a corrected reading b'lekho), with its sap (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/34-7.htm">Deuteronomy 34:7</a>, Hebrew), or else appeal to the etymology of lekhem (commonly "bread"), which is "firm, consistent," and render, the tree with its pith (Hence lahmu in Arabic means "flesh," and luhmatu, "a woof"). It is no credit to St. Jerome that he followed the absurd version of the Septuagint, "Let us put wood into his bread." <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For I וַאֲנִ֕י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I was like a gentle אַלּ֖וּף (’al·lūp̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_441.htm">Strong's 441: </a> Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain lamb כְּכֶ֥בֶשׂ (kə·ḵe·ḇeś) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3532.htm">Strong's 3532: </a> A lamb led יוּבַ֣ל (yū·ḇal) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2986.htm">Strong's 2986: </a> To conduct, bear along to slaughter; לִטְב֑וֹחַ (liṭ·ḇō·w·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2873.htm">Strong's 2873: </a> To slaughter, butcher, slay I did not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no know יָדַ֜עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they had plotted חָשְׁב֣וּ (ḥā·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> To think, account against me: עָלַ֣י ׀ (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against “Let us destroy נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה (naš·ḥî·ṯāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin the tree עֵ֤ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood with its fruit; בְּלַחְמוֹ֙ (bə·laḥ·mōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain let us cut him off וְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙ (wə·niḵ·rə·ṯen·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of the living, חַיִּ֔ים (ḥay·yîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life that his name וּשְׁמ֖וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name will be remembered יִזָּכֵ֥ר (yiz·zā·ḵêr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no more.? עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 11:19 But I was like a gentle lamb (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/11-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 11:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 11:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>