Jeremiah 15:17-19
Legacy Standard Bible
17 I (A)did not sit in the circle of merrymakers,
Nor did I exult.
Because of Your hand upon me I sat (B)alone,
For You (C)filled me with indignation.
18 Why has my pain been perpetual
And my (D)wound incurable, refusing to be healed?
Will You indeed be to me (E)like a deceptive stream
With water that is unreliable?
Yahweh’s Answer
19 Therefore thus says Yahweh,
“(F)If you return, then I will cause you to return—
(G)Before Me you will stand;
And (H)if you extract the precious from the worthless,
You will become [a]My mouthpiece.
They for their part may turn to you,
But as for you, you must not turn to them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:19 Lit as My mouth
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