Jeremiah 17:17

Be not terrible vnto mee: thou art mine hope in the day of aduersitie.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16But I haue not thrust in my selfe for a pastour after thee, neither haue I desired the day of miserie, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips, was right before thee.

18Let them bee confounded, that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be afraide, but let not me be afraide: bring vpon them the day of aduersitie, and destroy them with double destruction.

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Cross References

Job 31:23For Gods punishment was fearefull vnto me, and I could not be deliuered from his highnes.

Psalms 59:16But I wil sing of thy power, and will prayse thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Psalms 88:15I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.

Jeremiah 17:7Blessed be the man, that trusteth in ye Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

Nahum 1:7The Lord is good and as a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them 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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