Jeremiah 15:10-21

101WoeH188 to me, my motherH517, that you have borneH3205 me As a 2manH376 of strifeH7379 and a manH376 of contentionH4066 to allH3605 the landH776! I have not 3lentH5383, norH3808 have men lentH5383 money to me, Yet everyoneH3605 cursesH7043 me.11The LordH3068 saidH559, “SurelyH518H3808 I will 4setH8281 you freeH8281 for purposes of goodH2896; SurelyH518H3808 I will cause the 5enemyH340 to makeH6293 supplicationH6293 to you In a timeH6256 of disasterH7463 and a timeH6256 of distressH6869.

12“Can anyone smashH7489 ironH1270, 6IronH1270 from the northH6828, or bronzeH5178?13Your 7wealthH2428 and your treasuresH214 I will giveH5414 for bootyH957 8withoutH3808 costH4242, Even for allH3605 your sinsH2403 And within allH3605 your bordersH1366.14Then I will cause your enemiesH340 to bringH5674 9it Into a 10landH776 you do not knowH3045; For a 11fireH784 has beenH6919 kindledH6919 in My angerH639, It will burnH3344 upon you.”

1512You who knowH3045, O LordH3068, RememberH2142 me, takeH6485 noticeH6485 of me, And 13takeH5358 vengeanceH5358 for me on my persecutorsH7291. Do not, in view of Your patienceH750, takeH3947 me away; KnowH3045 that 14for Your sakeH5921 I endureH5375 reproachH2781.16Your wordsH1697 were foundH4672 and I 15ateH398 them, And Your 16wordsH1697 becameH1961 for me a joyH8342 and the delightH8057 of my heartH3824; For I have been 17calledH7121 by Your nameH8034, O LordH3068 GodH430 of hostsH6635.17I 18did not sitH3427 in the circleH5475 of merrymakersH7832, NorH3808 did I exultH5937. BecauseH4480H6440 of Your handH3027 upon me I satH3427 19aloneH910, For You 20filledH4390 me with indignationH2195.18WhyH4100 has my painH3511 beenH1961 perpetualH5331 And my 21woundH4347 incurableH605, refusingH3985 to be healedH7495? Will You indeedH1961 be to me 22likeH3644 a deceptiveH391 stream With waterH4325 that is unreliableH539H3808?

19ThereforeH3651, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “23IfH518 you returnH7725, then I will restoreH7725 you-- 24BeforeH6440 Me you will standH5975; And 25ifH518 you extractH3318 the preciousH3368 from the worthlessH2151, You will becomeH1961 26My spokesmanH6310. They for their partH1992 may turnH7725 to you, But as for you, you must not turnH7725 to them.20Then I will 27makeH5414 you to thisH2088 peopleH5971 A fortifiedH1219 wallH2346 of bronzeH5178; And though they fightH3898 againstH413 you, They will not prevailH3201 over you; For 28I am with you to saveH3467 you And deliverH5337 you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.21“So I will 29deliverH5337 you from the handH3027 of the wickedH7451, And I will 30redeemH6299 you from the 31graspH3709 of the violentH6184.”