Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:16–17

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.

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Jeremiah 17:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֞י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
run away	אַ֣צְתִּי׀	’aṣ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
from being Your shepherd	מֵרֹעֶ֣ה	mê·rō·‘eh	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
I have not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
desired	הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִי	hiṯ·’aw·wê·ṯî	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular	H183 incline, desire
the day	וְי֥וֹם	wə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of despair	אָנ֛וּשׁ	’ā·nūš	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H605 be weak, sick
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָדָ֑עְתָּ	yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
that the utterance	מוֹצָ֣א	mō·w·ṣā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
of my lips	שְׂפָתַ֔י	śə·p̄ā·ṯay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
was	הָיָֽה׃	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in	נֹ֥כַח	nō·ḵaḥ	Preposition	H5227 front
Your presence	פָּנֶ֖יךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Jeremiah 17:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
become	תִּֽהְיֵה־	tih·yêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a terror	לִמְחִתָּ֑ה	lim·ḥit·tāh	Preposition; Noun - feminine singular	H4288 terror, destruction, ruin
to me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
You	אַ֖תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my refuge	מַֽחֲסִי־	ma·ḥă·sî-	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
in the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of disaster	רָעָֽה׃	rā·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 17:16 Acts 20:20 · Acts 20:27 · Jeremiah 4:19–20

Jeremiah 17:17 Nahum 1:7 · Jeremiah 16:19 · Psalm 59:16 · Psalm 88:15–16 · Job 31:23 · Psalm 77:2–9 · Jeremiah 17:7 · Jeremiah 17:13 · Psalm 41:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.