Pentecost Season · Proper 20 · Year B
Wisdom 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20
A Lamb Led to the Slaughter
September 19, 2027
Overview & Insights
"But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter." (Jeremiah 11:19)
Jeremiah learns of a plot by his own townspeople of Anathoth to kill him and silence his prophecy, and he entrusts his cause to the Lord who judges righteously and tests heart and mind.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-20 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the plot against the prophet for the semicontinuous track.
Enduring Word: Jeremiah 11 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the broken covenant and the plot.
Precept Austin: Jeremiah Commentaries Precept Austin
Collected verse-by-verse resources and commentators for Jeremiah.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Jeremiah 11:18 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the lamb led to the slaughter.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Jeremiah Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the book of Jeremiah.
BibleProject: Jeremiah Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the message and structure of Jeremiah.
Sefaria: Jeremiah 11 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: Jeremiah 11 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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