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 destroy them with double destruction.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
17Be not a ruin unto me; Thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:11Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
Psalms 25:2O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.
Psalms 40:14(40-15) Let them be ashamed and abashed together that seek after my soul to sweep it away; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that delight in my hurt.
Psalms 71:1In Thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed.
Jeremiah 11:20But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that 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 →