Jeremiah 17:13
The hope of Israel [is] Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And 'My apostates' in the earth are written, For they have forsaken Jehovah, A fountain of living waters.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12A throne of honour on high from the beginning, The place of our sanctuary,
14Heal me, O Jehovah, and I am healed, Save me, and I am saved, for my praise [art] Thou.
Cross References
Psalms 22:4In Thee did our fathers trust — they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
Psalms 69:29And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.
Psalms 97:7Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.
Proverbs 14:14From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.
Isaiah 45:16They have been ashamed, And they have even blushed — all of them, Together gone in confusion have those carving images.
Isaiah 66:5Hear a word of Jehovah, Ye who are trembling unto His word, Said have your brethren who are hating you, Who are driving you out, for My name's sake: 'Honoured is Jehovah, and we look on your joy,' But they are ashamed.
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 →