Jeremiah 15:11-21

11The Lord said, “Surely I will 1set you free for purposes of good; Surely I will cause the 2enemy to make supplication to you In a time of disaster and a time of distress.

12“Can anyone smash iron, 3Iron from the north, or bronze?13Your 4wealth and your treasures I will give for booty 5without cost, Even for all your sins And within all your borders.14Then I will cause your enemies to bring 6it Into a 7land you do not know; For a 8fire has been kindled in My anger, It will burn upon you.”

159You who know, O Lord, Remember me, take notice of me, And 10take vengeance for me on my persecutors. Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away; Know that 11for Your sake I endure reproach.16Your words were found and I 12ate them, And Your 13words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been 14called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.17I 15did not sit in the circle of merrymakers, Nor did I exult. Because of Your hand upon me I sat 16alone, For You 17filled me with indignation.18Why has my pain been perpetual And my 18wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You indeed be to me 19like a deceptive stream With water that is unreliable?

19Therefore, thus says the Lord, “20If you return, then I will restore you-- 21Before Me you will stand; And 22if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become 23My spokesman. They for their part may turn to you, But as for you, you must not turn to them.20Then I will 24make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over you; For 25I am with you to save you And deliver you,” declares the Lord.21“So I will 26deliver you from the hand of the wicked, And I will 27redeem you from the 28grasp of the violent.”