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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

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15 So it is that truth is missing;
And he who turns aside from evil (A)makes himself plunder.
Then Yahweh saw,
And it was evil in His eyes (B)that there was no justice.

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16 But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
Nor have I longed for the [a]sickening day;
(A)You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips
Was in Your presence.
17 Do not be a (B)terror to me;
You are my (C)refuge in the day of calamity.
18 Let those who pursue me be (D)put to shame, but as for me, (E)let me not be put to shame;
Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed.
(F)Bring on them a day of calamity,
And [b]crush them with twofold [c]crushing!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:16 Or incurable
  2. Jeremiah 17:18 Lit break
  3. Jeremiah 17:18 Lit breaking, destruction