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Jeremiah 15:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 15:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
18 Why is mine heaviness continual? and my plague desperate and cannot be healed, why art thou unto me [a]as a liar, and as waters that fail?
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou [b]return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take away the [c]precious from the vile, thou shalt be [d]according to my word: let them return [e]unto thee, but return not thou unto them.
20 And I will make thee unto this people a strong brazen wall, and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not [f]prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 15:18 And hast not assisted me according to the promise? wherein appeareth that in the Saints of God is imperfection of faith, which through impatience is ofttimes assailed, as Jer. 20:7.
- Jeremiah 15:19 If thou forget these carnal considerations, and faithfully execute thy charge.
- Jeremiah 15:19 That is, seek to win the good from the bad.
- Jeremiah 15:19 To wit, as my mouth hath pronounced, Jer. 1:18, and as here followeth, verse 20.
- Jeremiah 15:19 Conform not thyself to their wickedness, but let them follow thy godly example.
- Jeremiah 15:20 I will learn thee with an invincible strength and constancy, so that all the powers of the world shall not overcome thee.
Jeremiah 15:18-20
New International Version
Jeremiah 15:18-20
New International Version
18 Why is my pain unending
and my wound grievous and incurable?(A)
You are to me like a deceptive brook,
like a spring that fails.(B)
19 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“If you repent, I will restore you
that you may serve(C) me;
if you utter worthy, not worthless, words,
you will be my spokesman.(D)
Let this people turn to you,
but you must not turn to them.
20 I will make you a wall(E) to this people,
a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you
but will not overcome(F) you,
for I am with you
to rescue and save you,”(G)
declares the Lord.
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