Jeremiah 16:19
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.
King James Version
In Context
20Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
Cross References
Psalms 18:1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Psalms 19:14Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalms 27:5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Psalms 46:7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalms 65:3Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
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 →