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Jeremiah 15:17-19
International Standard Version
Jeremiah 15:17-19
International Standard Version
17 I didn’t sit in the company of those who have fun,
and I didn’t rejoice.
Because of your hand on me,[a] I sat alone,
for you filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
God’s Answer to Jeremiah’s Revised Complaint
You are like a deceptive brook,
whose waters cannot be depended on.
19 Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
“If you repent, I’ll take you back
and you will stand before me.
If you speak what is worthwhile,[b]
instead of what is worthless,
then you will be my spokesman.[c]
People[d] will turn to you,
but you aren’t to turn to them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:17 The Heb. lacks on me
- Jeremiah 15:19 Lit. if worthwhile things come out
- Jeremiah 15:19 Lit. my mouth
- Jeremiah 15:19 Lit. They
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