Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:17–18

¹⁷Do not become a terror to me;

You are my refuge in the day of disaster.

¹⁸Let my persecutors be put to shame,

but do not let me be put to shame.

Let them be terrified,

but do not let me be terrified.

Bring upon them the day of disaster

and shatter them with double destruction.

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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

Jeremiah 17:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let my persecutors	רֹדְפַי֙	rō·ḏə·p̄ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
be put to shame	יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
but do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let me	אָ֔נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
be put to shame	אֵבֹ֣שָׁה	’ê·ḇō·šāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H954 be ashamed
Let them	הֵ֔מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
be terrified	יֵחַ֣תּוּ	yê·ḥat·tū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
but do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let me	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
be terrified	אֵחַ֖תָּה	’ê·ḥat·tāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
Bring	הָבִ֤יא	hā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶם֙	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
the day	י֣וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of disaster	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and shatter them	שָׁבְרֵֽם׃ס	šā·ḇə·rêm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7665 break, break in pieces
with double	וּמִשְׁנֶ֥ה	ū·miš·neh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
destruction	שִׁבָּר֖וֹן	šib·bā·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7670 breaking, crushing

Cross-references

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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

Jeremiah 17:18 Psalm 35:4 · Psalm 40:14 · Psalm 25:2–3 · Psalm 83:17–18 · Jeremiah 11:20 · Jeremiah 20:11 · Psalm 35:8 · Revelation 18:6 · Jeremiah 16:18 · Jeremiah 18:19–23 · Jeremiah 17:16 · Psalm 70:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.