King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:16
“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.”
Verse in context — Jeremiah 17
14
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou [art] my praise.
15
Behold, they say unto me, Where [is] the word of the LORD? let it come now.
16
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.
17
Be not a terror unto me: thou [art] my hope in the day of evil.
18
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.
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