12 A throne of glory(A)
on high(B) from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.(C)
13 Lord, the hope of Israel,(D)
all who abandon You
will be put to shame.
All who turn away from Me
will be written in the dirt,
for they have abandoned
the Lord, the fountain of living water.(E)

Jeremiah’s Plea

14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;
save me, and I will be saved,
for You are my praise.(F)
15 Hear how they keep challenging me,(G)
“Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come!”
16 But I have not run away from being Your shepherd,
and I have not longed for the fatal day.
You know my words were spoken in Your presence.
17 Don’t become a terror to me.
You are my refuge(H) in the day of disaster.
18 Let my persecutors be put to shame,(I)
but don’t let me be put to shame.
Let them be terrified, but don’t let me be terrified.
Bring on them the day of disaster;(J)
shatter them with total[a] destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:18 Lit double

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:13 Or me
  2. Jeremiah 17:13 Heb uncertain
  3. Jeremiah 17:16 LXX; Heb uncertain