Jeremiah 17:12-18

Common English Bible

¹² Splendid and exalted throne,
    the place of our sanctuary
        from the beginning!
¹³ Lord, the hope of Israel,
        all who forsake you will suffer disgrace;
    those who turn away from you^[a] in the land
        will be written off,^[b]
    for they have abandoned the Lord,
        the fountain of living water.

¹⁴ Heal me, Lord, and I’ll be healed.
    Save me and I’ll be saved,
        for you are my heart’s desire.
¹⁵ See how they harass me:
    “Where’s the Lord’s word?
        Let it come now!”
¹⁶ Yet I didn’t urge you to bring disaster;^[c]
    I didn’t want the calamity to happen.
You know what comes out of my mouth;
    it’s always before you.
¹⁷ Don’t terrorize me;
    you are my refuge in time of disaster.
¹⁸ Let my tormentors be disgraced, but not me;
    let them be terrorized, but not me.
Bring on them the time of disaster,
    as they deserve; destroy them repeatedly.