Jeremiah 17:18
Let my persecutors, turn pale, but let not me, turn pale, Let, them, be terrified, but let not, me, be terrified,—Bring thou upon them a day of calamity, And with a double fracture, destroy them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
17Do not thou become to me a terror,—My refuge, art thou, in the day of calamity.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:11Bless, O Yahweh his substance, And with the work of his hands, wilt thou be well pleased,—Crush thou the loins of them who rise up against him, And of them who hate him, that they rise not again.
Psalms 25:2O my God, in thee, have I put my trust, Let me not be put to shame, Let not my foe exult over me:
Psalms 35:8There shall reach him a ruin he could not know,—Yea, his own net which he hath hidden, shall capture him, Into that ruin, shall he fall!
Psalms 40:14Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away,—Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;
Psalms 71:1In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
Jeremiah 11:20But, O Yahweh of hosts Who judgest righteously, Who triest affections and intellect,—Let me see thine avenging upon 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 →