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Jeremiah 16:19

O Lord, you are my strength, and my help, and my refuge in days of evil: to you the Gentiles shall come from the end of the earth, and shall say, How vain were the idols which our fathers procured to themselves, and there is no help in them.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

In Context

18And I will recompense their mischiefs doubly, and their sins, whereby they have profaned my land with the carcasses of their abominations, and with their iniquities, whereby they have trespassed against my inheritance.

20Will a man make gods for himself, whereas these are no gods?

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Cross References

Psalms 18:1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands. 1

Psalms 27:5Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord, even to the works of his hands, you shall pull them down, and shall not build them up. 1

Psalms 46:7For God is king of all the earth: sing praises with understanding. 1

Psalms 62:2Thus have I appeared before you in the sanctuary, that I might see your power and your glory. 1

Psalms 65:3Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you. 1

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 →

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