Jeremiah 17:13

Authorized King James Version

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"O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters."

— Jeremiah 17:13, Authorized King James Version

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Jeremiah 17 — Context

10

I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.

11

[As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

12

¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning [is] the place of our sanctuary.

13

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

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.