New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 17:18
18Let those who persecute me be 1put to shame, but as for me, 2let me not be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed. 3Bring on them a day of disaster, And crush them with twofold destruction!
Jeremiah 17:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
- New International Version (NIV)Let my persecutors be put to shame, but keep me from shame; let them be terrified, but keep me from terror. Bring on them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let those be put to shame who persecute me, but let me not be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed; bring upon them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction!
Context of Jeremiah 17:18
16But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You, Nor have I longed for the woeful day; You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips Was in Your presence. 17Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster. Let those who persecute me be put to shame, but as for me, let me not be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed. Bring on them a day of disaster, And crush them with twofold destruction! 19Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and stand in the public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20and say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord, kings of Judah, and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates:
Read all of Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 17:18 word by word
יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ רֹדְפַי֙ וְאַל־אֵבֹ֣שָׁה אָ֔נִי יֵחַ֣תּוּ הֵ֔מָּה וְאַל־אֵחַ֖תָּה אָ֑נִי הָבִ֤יא עֲלֵיהֶם֙ י֣וֹם רָעָ֔ה וּמִשְׁנֶ֥ה שִׁבָּר֖וֹן שָׁבְרֵֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
- Let those who persecuteרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
- putבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
- Let them be dismayedחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
- Bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- on them a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- And crushשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- them with twofoldמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
- destructionשִׁבָּרוֹןshibrôn · breakingH7670
Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:18
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a dread champion; Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.
- Psalms 35:4Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
- Psalms 40:14Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.
- Psalms 70:2Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.
- Psalms 83:17Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever, And let them be humiliated and perish,
- Psalms 25:2O my God, in You I trust, Do not let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Psalms 71:1In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.
- Jeremiah 17:16But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You, Nor have I longed for the woeful day; You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips Was in Your presence.
- Jeremiah 18:19Do give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to what my opponents are saying!
- Jeremiah 11:20But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, Who tries the feelings and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You have I committed my cause.
- Jeremiah 14:17You will say this word to them, ‘Let my eyes flow down with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed with a mighty blow, With a sorely infected wound.
- Jeremiah 16:18I will first doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable idols and with their abominations.”
- Job 16:14He breaks through me with breach after breach; He runs at me like a warrior.
- Revelation 18:6Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 17:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Let them be confounded - They shall be confounded. These words are to be understood as simple predictions, rather than prayers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah‘s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalm 102:17. The verbs “he shall see” (or fear) and “shall inhabit” plainly show that a man is here meant and not a plant. Jeremiah 17:8 The river - Or, “water-course” Isaiah 30:25, made for purposes of irrigation. Shall not see - Or, “shall not fear Jeremiah 17:6.” God‘s people feel…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The prophet acknowledges the favour of God in setting up religion. There is fulness of comfort in God, overflowing, ever-flowing fulness, like a fountain. It is always fresh and clear, like spring-water, while the pleasures of sin are puddle-waters. He prays to God for healing, saving mercy. He appeals to God concerning his faithful discharge of the office to which he was called. He humbly begs that God would own and protect him in the work…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Jeremiah wanted those who persecuted him to feel the shame and dismay he felt (Jeremiah 17:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. Prayer of the prophet for deliverance from the enemies whom he excited by his faithful denunciations. Heal ... save--not only make me whole (as to the evils of soul as well as body which I am exposed to by contact with ungodly foes, Jr 15:18), but keep me so. my praise--He whom I have to praise for past favors, and therefore to whom alone I look for the time to come.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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