Jeremiah 17:18
May those who persecute me be confounded, but may I not be confounded. May they be fearful, and may I not be fearful. Lead over them the day of affliction, and crush them with a double destruction.”
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In The King James Version
In Context
17May you not be a dread to me. You are my hope in the day of affliction.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:11O Lord, bless his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and do not let those who hate him rise up.”
Psalms 25:2Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.
Psalms 35:8How you have multiplied your mercy, O God! And so the sons of men will hope under the cover of your wings.
Psalms 40:14Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen.
Psalms 71:1A Psalm according to Solomon.
Jeremiah 11:20But you, O Lord of hosts, who judges justly, and who tests the temperament and the heart, let me see your vengeance against them. For I have revealed my case to you.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:13-19
God's Justice Acknowledged; The Prophet's Appeal of God. ( b. c. 605.) 12 A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. 13 O Lord , the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord , the fountain of living waters. 14 Heal me, O Lord , and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. 15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord ? let it come… Read the whole commentary →