Jeremiah 17:17

Don’t be a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of evil.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

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 hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.

18Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but don’t let me be disappointed. Let them be dismayed, but don’t let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

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Cross References

Job 31:23For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.

Psalms 59:16But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

Psalms 88:15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

Jeremiah 17:7“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD.

Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge 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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