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13 Lord, you are the hope of Israel;
    all who forsake you will be put to shame.
Those who turn aside from you[a] will be
    written in the dust,[b]
because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.

The Prophet’s Call for Help and Justice

14 Heal me, Lord, and I’ll be healed;
    deliver me, and I’ll be delivered,
        because you are my praise.
15 Look, they’re saying to me,
    “Where is the message from the Lord?
        Let it come about!”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:13 Lit. me
  2. Jeremiah 17:13 Or recorded in the underworld

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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