Jeremiah 17:18

Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

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In Context

17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.

19Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:11Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

Psalms 25:2O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalms 71:1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

Jeremiah 11:20But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed 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 →

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