Jeremiah 20:12 (WEB)
But the LORD of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have revealed my cause to you.
Catechism · 1
“At times their prayer is an argument or a complaint, but it is always an intercession that awaits and prepares for the intervention of the Savior God, the Lord of history.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Am 7:2, 5; Isa 6:5, 8, 11; Jer 1:6; 15: 15-18; 20: 7-18.
Fathers and councils · 2
Athanasius of Alexandria
“As the prophet says again, ‘The Lord trieth the just, and discerneth the reins.’” — editor's note: Ib. xx. 12.
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Tertullian
“Since the prophet went on to say, “But the Lord knoweth your hearts,” he magnified the power of that God who declared Himself to be as a lamp, “searching the reins and the heart.”” — editor's note: Jer. xx. 12.
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.33.