Jeremiah 17:18
Let them that persecute me be ashamed, but let me not be ashamed: let them be alarmed, but let me not be alarmed: bring upon them the evil day, crush them with double destruction.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
17Be not to me a stranger, but spare me in the evil day.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:11Bless, Lord, his strength, 1 And accept the works of his hands; 1 Break the loins of his enemies that have risen up against him, 1 And let not them that hate him rise up.
Psalms 25:2Prove me, O Lord, and try me; 1 Purify as with fire my reins and my heart. 1
Psalms 35:8How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! 1 So the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings. 1
Psalms 40:14Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. 1 So be it, so be it.
Psalms 71:1For Solomon. 1 O God, give thy judgment to the king, 1 And thy righteousness to the king’s son; 1
Jeremiah 11:20O Lord, that judgest righteously, trying the reins and hearts, let me see thy vengeance taken upon them, for to thee I have declared 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 →