Jeremiah 17:18

Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but let not me be disappointed; let them be dismayed, but do not let me be dismayed; bring on them the day of disaster, and destroy them with double destruction."

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17Do not be a terror to me: you are my refuge in the day of evil.

19Thus said the Lord to me: "Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:11The Lord, bless his substance.Accept the work of his hands.Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him,of those who hate him, that they not rise again."

Psalms 25:2My God,BETI have trusted in you.Do not let me be shamed.Do not let my enemies triumph over me.GIMEL

Psalms 35:8Let destruction come on him unawares.Let his net that he has hidden catch himself.Let him fall into that destruction.

Psalms 40:14Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it.Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.

Psalms 71:1In you, Lord, I take refuge.Never let me be disappointed.

Jeremiah 11:20"But, the Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I shall see your vengeance on them; for to you 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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