Jeremiah 17:13
O Lord the hope of Israel: all that forsake thee shall be confounded: they that depart from thee, shall be written in the earth: because they have forsaken the Lord, the vein of living waters.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
12A high and glorious throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctification:
14Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed: save me, and I shall be saved, for thou art my praise.
Cross References
Psalms 22:4But thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel.
Psalms 69:29Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the just let them not be written.
Psalms 97:7Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels:
Proverbs 14:14A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him.
Isaiah 45:16They are all confounded and ashamed: the forgers of errors are gone together into confusion.
Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of the Lord, you that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, and cast you out for my name's sake, have said: Let the Lord be glorified, and we shall see in your joy: but they shall be confounded.
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 →