Jeremiah 17:18

Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and break them with a double breaking.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

In Context

17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.

19Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:11Bless, Jehovah, his substance! And let the work of his hands please thee; Crush the loins of his adversaries, And of them that hate him, that they may never rise again!

Psalms 25:2My God, I confide in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;

Psalms 71:1In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed.

Jeremiah 11:20But thou, Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

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 →

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