Jeremiah 17:18

Translations

Modern

Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.

Traditional

Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

Literal

Let them be confounded who pursue me, and do not let me be ashamed; let them be dismayed; let me not be dismayed! Bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction!

Latin

Confundantur qui me persequuntur, et non confundar ego: paveant illi, et non paveam ego: induc super eos diem afflictionis, et duplici contritione contere eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.

Notes

Jeremiah 17:18

Jeremiah wanted those who persecuted him to feel the shame and dismay he felt (Jeremiah 17:15).

Jeremiah 17:14–18

Jeremiah asked the Lord to rescue him from his enemies because he had been faithful. He also asked for healing, salvation, and justice.

Jeremiah 17:11–18

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

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Psalm 40:14
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalm 35:4
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
Psalm 83:17–18
May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Psalm 25:2–3
…in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 11:20
O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Psalm 35:8
May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Jeremiah 17:16
But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
Psalm 70:2
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Jeremiah 16:18
And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.”
Psalm 71:1
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

Glossary

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

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Jeremiah: The Prophet: Sorrow of, Under Persecution Persecution of Jeremiah Prayer: Imprecatory

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