Jeremiah 17:18

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 I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken. 17Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble. May those who persecute me be disgraced. Do not let me be disgraced. May they be dismayed. Do not let me be dismayed. Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve.” 19The Lord told me, “Go and stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter and leave the city. Then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of Jerusalem. 20As you stand in those places announce, ‘Listen, all you people who pass through these gates. Listen, all you kings of Judah, all you people of Judah and all you citizens of Jerusalem. Listen to what the Lord says.

Jeremiah 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let them be confoundedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• that persecuteרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• let them be dismayedחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• upon them the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• and destroyשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• them with doubleמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
• destructionשִׁבָּרוֹןshibrôn · breakingH7670

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:18

• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me to help me like an awe-inspiring warrior. Therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me. They will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten.
• Psalms 35:4May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
• Psalms 40:14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
• Psalms 70:2May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
• Psalms 83:17May they be humiliated and continually terrified! May they die in shame!
• Psalms 25:2My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
• Psalms 71:1In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!
• Jeremiah 17:16But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.
• Jeremiah 18:19Then I said, “Lord, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.
• Jeremiah 11:20So I said to the Lord, “O Lord who rules over all, you are a just judge! You examine people’s hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.”
• Jeremiah 14:17“Tell these people this, Jeremiah: ‘My eyes overflow with tears day and night without ceasing. For my people, my dear children, have suffered a crushing blow. They have suffered a serious wound.
• Jeremiah 16:18Before I restore them I will punish them in full for their sins and the wrongs they have done. For they have polluted my land with the lifeless statues of their disgusting idols. They have filled the land I have claimed as my own with their detestable idols.”
• Job 16:14He breaks through against me, time and time again; he rushes against me like a warrior.
• Revelation 18:6Repay her the same way she repaid others; pay her back double corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 17:18

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

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• Hallow
• Hatch
• Salt
• Sit
• Double
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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