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.
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
Note to…: Heb. after thee
As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.
As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- I have
- Jeremiah 1:4–10; Jeremiah 20:9; Ezekiel 3:14–19; Ezekiel 33:7–9; Amos 7:14, 15; James 1:19; James 3:1
- to follow thee
- Heb. after thee. neither.
- Jeremiah 4:19, 20; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 13:17; Jeremiah 14:17–21; Jeremiah 18:20; Romans 9:1–3
- that
- Acts 20:20, 27; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 2:17