Jeremiah 17:18
Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
17Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:11Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”
Psalms 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
Psalms 40:14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalms 71:1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
Jeremiah 11:20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed 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 →