Verse 19

Jeremiah 16:19

English Revised Version

19 O LORD, my strength, and my strong hold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְהוָ֞ה עֻזִּ֧/י וּ/מָעֻזִּ֛/י וּ/מְנוּסִ֖/י בְּ/י֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ גּוֹיִ֤ם יָבֹ֨אוּ֙ מֵֽ/אַפְסֵי אָ֔רֶץ וְ/יֹאמְר֗וּ אַךְ שֶׁ֨קֶר֙ נָחֲל֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֔י/נוּ הֶ֖בֶל וְ/אֵֽין בָּ֥/ם מוֹעִֽיל
English Translation
The LORD is my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of trouble; nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and will say, "Surely our ancestors have inherited nothing but falsehood; there is no benefit in them."
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Chapter 16 Context
1 The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, Focus ↗
2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. Focus ↗
3 For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place... Focus ↗
4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shalt not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they sh... Focus ↗
5 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan... Focus ↗
6 Both great and small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for... Focus ↗
7 neither shall men break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men... Focus ↗
8 And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink. Focus ↗
9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of t... Focus ↗
10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto... Focus ↗
11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walke... Focus ↗
12 and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness... Focus ↗
13 therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye have not known, neither ye no... Focus ↗
14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, As the LORD liveth,... Focus ↗
15 but, As the LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from... Focus ↗
16 Behold, I will send for many fishers saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will... Focus ↗
17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity conc... Focus ↗
18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have polluted my land... Focus ↗
19 O LORD, my strength, and my strong hold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the...
20 Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods? Focus ↗
21 Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know mine hand and my m... Focus ↗