Jeremiah 17:16
“As for me, I haue not hastened from being a pastour to follow thee, neither haue I desired the wofull day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips, was right before thee.”
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Jeremiah 17:16 Context
14Heale me, O Lord, and I shall be healed: saue me, and I shalbe saued: for thou art my praise. 15¶ Behold, they say vnto mee, Where is the word of the Lord ? let it come now. 16As for me, I haue not hastened from being a pastour to follow thee, neither haue I desired the wofull day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips, was right before thee. 17Be not a terrour vnto me, thou art my hope in the day of euill. 18Let them bee confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring vpon them the day of euill, and destroy them with double destruction.
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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.
- King James Version
But as for me, I have not hurried away from {being} a shepherd after You, Nor have I longed for the woeful day; You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips Was in Your presence.
- New American Standard Version (1995)