Jeremiah 16:19
O Yahweh, my strength, and my refuge, and my place to fly to, in the day of distress,—Unto thee, shall nations come in, out of the ends of the earth, that they may say—Surely! Falsehood, did our fathers inherit, Vanity, among whom is none that can profit:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
20Shall a son of earth, make for himself gods, Seeing that, they, are no-gods?
Cross References
Psalms 18:1I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength!
Psalms 19:14The words of my mouth, and the soft utterance of my heart, shall come with acceptance, before thee, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer!
Psalms 27:5For he will hide me in his pavilion, in the day of calamity,—He will conceal me, in the secrecy of his tent, Within a rock, will he set me on high.
Psalms 46:7Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]
Psalms 62:2Surely, he, is my rock and my salvation, My high tower—I shall not be greatly shaken!
Psalms 65:3Iniquitous things, have been too strong for me, As for our transgressions, wilt, thou, by propitiation remove them.
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 →