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Jeremiah 17:16 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 17 · verse 16
As 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.Jeremiah 17:16 · King James Version
Jeremiah 17:16 in 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- hastenedʼûwtsto pressH213 →
- desiredʼâvâhto wish forH183 →
- knowestyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- pastorrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- followʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- woefulʼânashto be frail, feeble, or melancholyH605 →
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Here, as often before, we have the prophet retired for private meditation, and alone with God. Those ministers that would have comfort in their work must be much so.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-18