Jeremiah 16:19
O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge on the day of trouble, unto thee shall nations come from the ends of the earth, and say, Nothing but falsehood had our fathers inherited, vanity, wherein there is no profit.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
20How? can a man make unto himself gods, which are yet no gods?
Cross References
Psalms 18:1“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David, who spoke unto the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the power of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; (18:2) And he said,” I ever love thee, O Lord, my strength.
Psalms 19:14(19:15) May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable before thee, O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer.
Psalms 27:5For he will hide me in his pavilion on the day of evil; he will conceal me in the secret of his tabernacle; upon a rock will he place me high.
Psalms 46:7(46:8) The Lord of hosts is with us; a defense unto us is the God of Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 62:2(62:3) Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defense: I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalms 65:3(65:4) The iniquitous things have become too mighty for me: our transgressions—these wilt thou wipe away.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 16:15-21
Judgment and Mercy; Restoration of the Jews; Deliverance from Babylon. ( b. c. 605.) 14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 15 But, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. 16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith… Read the whole commentary →