Jer 11:19 | JFB | STEP | 18-19. Jeremiah here digresses to notice the attempt on his life plotted by his townsmen of Anathoth. He had no suspicion of it, until Jehovah revealed it to him ( ). the Lord ... thou-- The change of person from the third to the second accords with the excited feelings of the prophet. then-- when I was in peril of my life. their doings-- those of the men of Anathoth. His thus alluding to them, before he has mentioned their name, is due to his excitement.

‏ Jeremiah 11:19

18-19. Jeremiah here digresses to notice the attempt on his life plotted by his townsmen of Anathoth. He had no suspicion of it, until Jehovah revealed it to him (Jr 12:6).

the Lord ... thou--The change of person from the third to the second accords with the excited feelings of the prophet.

then--when I was in peril of my life.

their doings--those of the men of Anathoth. His thus alluding to them, before he has mentioned their name, is due to his excitement.