Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster. New Living Translation LORD, don’t terrorize me! You alone are my hope in the day of disaster. English Standard Version Be not a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster. Berean Standard Bible Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster. King James Bible Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. New King James Version Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom. New American Standard Bible Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge in a day of disaster. NASB 1995 Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster. NASB 1977 Do not be a terror to me; Thou art my refuge in the day of disaster. Legacy Standard Bible Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of calamity. Amplified Bible Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge and my hope in the day of disaster. Christian Standard Bible Don’t become a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of disaster. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t become a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of disaster. American Standard Version Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not be for crushing me, but abide with me in the evil day Brenton Septuagint Translation Be not to me a stranger, but spare me in the evil day. Contemporary English Version I trust you for protection in times of trouble, so don't frighten me. Douay-Rheims Bible Be not thou a terror unto me, thou art my hope in the day of affliction. English Revised Version Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not terrorize me. You are my refuge on the day of disaster. Good News Translation Do not be a terror to me; you are my place of safety when trouble comes. International Standard Version Don't be a terror to me. You are my refuge in a day of trouble. JPS Tanakh 1917 Be not a ruin unto me; Thou art my refuge in the day of evil. Literal Standard Version Do not be to me for a terror, | You [are] my hope in a day of calamity. Majority Standard Bible Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster. New American Bible Do not become a terror to me, you are my refuge in the day of disaster. NET Bible Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble. New Revised Standard Version Do not become a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster; New Heart English Bible Do not be a terror to me: you are my refuge in the day of evil. Webster's Bible Translation Be not a terror to me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. World English Bible Don’t be a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of evil. Young's Literal Translation Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope art Thou in a day of evil. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Prayer for Deliverance…16But 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. 17Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster. 18Let 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.… Cross References Psalm 88:15 From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. Jeremiah 16:19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, "Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all. Joel 3:16 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him. Treasury of Scripture Be not a terror to me: you are my hope in the day of evil. a terror. Job 31:23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. Psalm 77:2-9 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted… Psalm 88:15,16 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted… thou. Jeremiah 17:7,13 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is… Jeremiah 16:19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. Psalm 41:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. Jump to Previous Cause Disaster Evil Fear Hope Refuge Ruin Safe TerrorJump to Next Cause Disaster Evil Fear Hope Refuge Ruin Safe TerrorJeremiah 17 1. The captivity of Judah for her sin.5. Trust in man is cursed; 7. in God is blessed. 9. The deceitful heart cannot deceive God. 12. The salvation of God. 15. The prophet complains of the mockers of his prophecy. 19. He is sent to renew the covenant in hallowing the Sabbath. (17) Be not a terror . . .--i.e., a cause of terror or dismay. The words are explained by what follows. The prophet had put his hope in Jehovah, but if he were left to himself, his message unfulfilled, himself a by-word and a jest, what a contrast would all this be to what he had been led to hope! Would not his work as a prophet be more terrible than ever? The feeling expressed is like that of Jeremiah 15:10.Verse 17. - Jeremiah reckons on Jehovah's protection; he therefore entreats that his God will not bring him to shame by leaving his prophecies unfulfilled. A terror is a weak rendering; a consternation would be better. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not become תִּֽהְיֵה־ (tih·yêh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a terror לִמְחִתָּ֑ה (lim·ḥit·tāh) Preposition | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4288: A dissolution, a ruin, consternation to me; לִ֖י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew You אַ֖תָּה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are my refuge מַֽחֲסִי־ (ma·ḥă·sî-) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4268: Refuge, shelter in the day בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of disaster. רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Links Jeremiah 17:17 NIVJeremiah 17:17 NLT Jeremiah 17:17 ESV Jeremiah 17:17 NASB Jeremiah 17:17 KJV Jeremiah 17:17 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 17:17 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 17:17 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 17:17 French Bible Jeremiah 17:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 17:17 Don't be a terror to me: you (Jer.) |