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19 O Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold,
    and my refuge in the day of distress,
to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth,
    and they will say, “Our ancestors[a] have inherited only lies,[b]
    vanity, and there is no profit in them.
20 Can a human make for himself gods?
    Yet they are not gods!”
21 Therefore[c] look, I am about to let them know,
    this time I am going to let them know
my power[d] and my might,
    and they will know that my name is Yahweh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 16:19 Or “fathers”
  2. Jeremiah 16:19 Hebrew “lie”
  3. Jeremiah 16:21 Literally “To thus”
  4. Jeremiah 16:21 Literally “hand”

Jeremiah’s Prayer of Confidence

19 Lord, you are my strength and fortress,
    my refuge in the day of trouble!
Nations from around the world
    will come to you and say,
“Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage,
    for they worshiped worthless idols.
20 Can people make their own gods?
    These are not real gods at all!”

21 The Lord says,
“Now I will show them my power;
    now I will show them my might.
At last they will know and understand
    that I am the Lord.

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