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Jeremiah 16:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 16:19

Verse 19 of 21

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 16:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 16:19

Theological / Devotional

My refuge. The prophet entertains a hope and confidence as to what God will do in the future. This suggests to him a view of what the Lord was willing to do for the citizens of foreign nations who would turn to Him (see pp. 29, 30). The LXX fittingly renders the closing part of the verse, “How vain were the idols which our fathers procured to themselves, and there is no help in them.”

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