Jeremiah 17:13

Translations

Modern

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Traditional

O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

Literal

O YHWH, the Hope of Israel, all those forsaking You will be put to shame—(and those turning away from Me will be written in the earth). For they have forsaken YHWH, the fountain of Living waters.

Latin

Exspectatio Israël, Domine, omnes qui te derelinquunt confundentur: recedentes a te, in terra scribentur, quoniam dereliquerunt venam aquarum viventium Dominum.

Original

Hebrew

English

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Notes

Jeremiah 17:11–13

Jeremiah praised the Lord's faithfulness to his people, unlike the fate of those who turned away from the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:11–18

Jeremiah said he learned this lesson and truly trusted in the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Living Water

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Revelation 7:17
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John 7:37–38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
John 4:10
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Psalm 36:8–9
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
Revelation 21:6
And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
John 8:6–8
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Isaiah 1:28
But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
Luke 10:20
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Revelation 20:15
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Jeremiah 14:8
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

Backsliders: General Scriptures Concerning Forsaking God: Brings Confusion Fountains and Springs of God Regeneration: General Scriptures Concerning Running Away from God

Jeremiah 17:13

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