Jeremiah 17:17

Be not a terror unto me: thou art my protection on the day of evil.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16As for me, I have not hastened to be a shepherd to follow thee; and the woeful day have I not longed for; thou knowest it: what came out of my lips was known before thee.

18Let those be made ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be made ashamed: let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and strike them with a double breach.

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Cross References

Job 31:23For dreaded by me was the calamitous punishment of God, and against his highness I can accomplish nothing.

Psalms 59:16(59:17) But I will truly sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing joyfully in the morning of thy kindness; for thou hast been a defence unto me and a refuge on the day when I was distressed.

Psalms 88:15(88:16) I am afflicted and perishing from my youth up: I bear thy terrors, I am distracted.

Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and the Lord will be his trust.

Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, a strong-hold on the day of distress; and he knoweth those that trust in him.

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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