Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength, and my strong hold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
20Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?
Cross References
Psalms 18:1I 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 rock, and my redeemer.
Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble he shall keep me secretly in his pavilion: in the covert of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall lift 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 high tower; 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 →