Jeremiah 17:16 KJV — MannaFest

Jeremiah 17:16

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.

KJV

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ASV

As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

WEB

But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.

YLT

And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou--Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,

DBT

But as for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd in following thee, neither have I desired the fatal day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

About this book

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Jeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.

Author: Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
Date: Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile

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33 verses on the floor

John 3:27
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
Psalms 59:10
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Luke 19:41
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Jeremiah 15:15
O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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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, Jer 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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Now their sin is said to be engraven upon the horns of the altar, because the blood of the sacrifices which they offered to idols was sprinkled there, or because their altars had some inscription upon them, declaring to what idol that altar was consecrated. Their children - This shewed how inveterate they were in this sin of idolatry, that they taught it their children.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Note, Those that are employed for God, though their success answer nor their expectations, must not therefore throw up their commission. but continue to follow God, though the storm be in their faces. He kept up his affection to the people. Though they were very abusive to him, he was compassionate to them: I have not desired the woeful day.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God, by the prophet, warns the people to keep holy the sabbath day, assuring them that, if they did, it should be the lengthening out of their tranquility, but that, if not, God would by some desolating judgment assert the honour of his sabbaths,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

1Pe 5:4). neither . . . desired--I have not wished for the day of calamity, though I foretell it as about to come on my countrymen; therefore they have no reason for persecuting me. thou knowest--I appeal to Thee for the truth of what I assert. that which came out of my lips--my words (De 23:23). right before thee--rather, "was before Thee"; was known to Thee-- (Pr 5:21).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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H6059× in canon H7462177× in canon

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JER 17:162CO 2:17 2CO 4:2
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JER 17:16ACT 20:20 ACT 20:27
JER 17:162CO 2:17 2PE 2:1-3
JER 17:162CO 2:17 2CO 1:12
JER 17:16ACT 20:20 2TI 4:2
JER 17:162CO 2:17 2TI 4:3-4
JER 17:16ACT 20:27 ACT 20:20
JER 17:16ACT 20:20 ACT 5:42

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