Jeremiah 15:15-18
English Standard Version
15 (A)O Lord, you know;
(B)remember me and visit me,
(C)(D)and take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance take me not away;
(E)know that (F)for your sake I bear reproach.
16 Your words were found, (G)and I ate them,
and (H)your words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
(I)for I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
17 (J)I did not sit in the company of revelers,
nor did I rejoice;
(K)I sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
for you had filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain unceasing,
(L)my wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
Will you be to me (M)like a deceitful brook,
like waters that fail?
Jeremiah 15:15-18
International Standard Version
Jeremiah’s Revised Complaint
15 You are aware—
Lord, remember me,
pay attention to me,
and vindicate me in front of those who pursue me.
You are patient—
don’t take me away.
Know that I suffer insult because of you!
16 Your words were found, and I consumed them.
Your words were joy and my hearts delight,
because I bear your name,[a]
Lord God of the Heavenly Armies.
17 I didn’t sit in the company of those who have fun,
and I didn’t rejoice.
Because of your hand on me,[b] I sat alone,
for you filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
God’s Answer to Jeremiah’s Revised Complaint
You are like a deceptive brook,
whose waters cannot be depended on.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:16 Lit. your name is called on me
- Jeremiah 15:17 The Heb. lacks on me
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