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13 Lord, you are Israel's hope;
    all who abandon you will be put to shame.
They will disappear like names written in the dust,[a]
    because they have abandoned you, the Lord,
    the spring of fresh water.

Jeremiah Asks the Lord for Help

14 Lord, heal me and I will be completely well; rescue me and I will be perfectly safe. You are the one I praise!

15 The people say to me, “Where are those threats the Lord made against us? Let him carry them out now!”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:13 disappear … dust; or go to the world of the dead.

13 Lord, you are the hope(A) of Israel;
    all who forsake(B) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(C)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(D)

14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;(E)
    save(F) me and I will be saved,
    for you are the one I praise.(G)
15 They keep saying to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it now be fulfilled!”(H)

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