17 Be not [a]terrible unto me: thou art mine hope in the day of adversity.

18 Let them be confounded, that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be afraid, but let not me be afraid: bring upon them the day of adversity, [b]and, destroy them with double destruction.

19 Thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go and stand in the [c]gate of the children of the people, whereby the Kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:17 Howsoever the wicked deal rigorously with me, yet let me find comfort in thee.
  2. Jeremiah 17:18 Read Jer. 11:20.
  3. Jeremiah 17:19 Whereas thy doctrine may be best understood both of high and low.

17 Do not be a terror(A) to me;
    you are my refuge(B) in the day of disaster.(C)
18 Let my persecutors be put to shame,
    but keep me from shame;
let them be terrified,
    but keep me from terror.
Bring on them the day of disaster;
    destroy them with double destruction.(D)

Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy

19 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and stand at the Gate of the People,[a] through which the kings of Judah go in and out; stand also at all the other gates of Jerusalem.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:19 Or Army