Jeremiah
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:17
“Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.”
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:17 Context
14Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. 15Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. 16As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee. 17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. 18Let 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. 19Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
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Other Translations
Be not a terrour vnto me, thou art my hope in the day of euill.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Be not a cause of fear to me: you are my safe place in the day of evil.
- Basic English Bible
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
- Darby Bible
Be not a terror to me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
- Webster's Bible
Don't be a terror to me: you are my refuge in the day of evil.
- World English Bible
Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope [art] Thou in a day of evil.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Be not a ruin unto me; thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Be not a cause of fear to me: you are my safe place in the day of evil.
- Basic English Bible
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
- Darby Bible
Be not a terror to me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
- Webster's Bible
Don't be a terror to me: you are my refuge in the day of evil.
- World English Bible
Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope [art] Thou in a day of evil.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Be not a ruin unto me; thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 17:17
17:15 Where - Daring the vengeance of God.
17:16 I hastened not - As I did not seek the office of a prophet, so when thou wast pleased to call me to it, I did not decline.