12 A glorious throne set on high from the beginning
    is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O Lord, (A)the hope of Israel,
    (B)all who forsake you shall be put to shame;
those who turn away from you[a] (C)shall be written in the earth,
    for (D)they have forsaken (E)the Lord, the fountain of living water.

Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance

14 (F)Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
    save me, and I shall be saved,
    for (G)you are my praise.
15 (H)Behold, they say to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it come!”
16 I have not run away from being your shepherd,
    nor have I desired the day of sickness.
(I)You know (J)what came out of my lips;
    it was before your face.
17 Be not a terror to me;
    (K)you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
18 (L)Let those be put to shame who persecute me,
    but let me not be put to shame;
(M)let them be dismayed,
    but let me not be dismayed;
(N)bring upon them the day of disaster;
    destroy them with double destruction!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:13 Hebrew me

12 A glorious throne,(A) exalted from the beginning,
    is the place of our sanctuary.
13 Lord, you are the hope(B) of Israel;
    all who forsake(C) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(D)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(E)

14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;(F)
    save(G) me and I will be saved,
    for you are the one I praise.(H)
15 They keep saying to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it now be fulfilled!”(I)
16 I have not run away from being your shepherd;
    you know I have not desired the day of despair.
    What passes my lips(J) is open before you.
17 Do not be a terror(K) to me;
    you are my refuge(L) in the day of disaster.(M)
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.(N)

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