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Jeremiah 15:18-20
New King James Version
Jeremiah 15:18-20
New King James Version
18 Why is my (A)pain perpetual
And my wound incurable,
Which refuses to be healed?
Will You surely be to me (B)like an unreliable stream,
As waters that [a]fail?
The Lord Reassures Jeremiah
19 Therefore thus says the Lord:
(C)“If you return,
Then I will bring you back;
You shall (D)stand before Me;
If you (E)take out the precious from the vile,
You shall be as My mouth.
Let them return to you,
But you must not return to them.
20 And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze (F)wall;
And they will fight against you,
But (G)they shall not prevail against you;
For I am with you to save you
And deliver you,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:18 Or cannot be trusted
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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