Jeremiah 16:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹ Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
    my refuge in a time of difficulty,
to you the nations will come,
    and from the ends of the earth they’ll say,
“Surely our ancestors inherited deception,^[a]
    things that are worthless,
        and in which there is no profit.”
²⁰ Can a person make a god for himself?
    They are not gods!
²¹ Therefore, I’m about to make them understand;
    this time I’ll make them understand
my power and strength,
    so they’ll understand that my name is the Lord.