Jeremiah 16:19

Strength and help in weakness Protection and safety Prayer Faith

¹⁷ For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.

¹⁸ And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.”

O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

²⁰ Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”

²¹ “Therefore behold, I will inform them, and this time I will make them know My power and My might; then they will know that My name is the LORD.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
KJV: O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
WEB: LORD, my strength, my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.
ASV: O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, [even] vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
DARBY: Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood [and] vanity; and in these things there is no profit.
BLB: O YHWH, my strength and my fortress and My refuge in the day of distress—the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Surely our fathers have inherited lies, worthlessness—and no profit [is] in them!

ÅB: Herre, min styrke og mitt sterke vern og min tilflukt på nødens dag! Til deg skal hedningefolk komme fra jordens ender og si: Bare løgn fikk våre fedre i arv, falske guder, og det var ingen iblant dem som kunne hjelpe.
OTB: Å Herre, min styrke og min festning, min tilflukt på trengselens dag, til deg skal nasjonene komme fra jordens ender og si: "Sannelig, våre forfedre har arvet løgner, verdiløse avguder som ikke gir noen nytte."
B1930: Herre, min styrke og mitt sterke vern og min tilflukt på nødens dag! Til dig skal hedningefolk komme fra jordens ender og si: Bare løgn fikk våre fedre i arv, falske guder, og det var ingen iblandt dem som kunde hjelpe.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 25:4
For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
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Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
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Jeremiah 17:17
Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
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Isaiah 2:2–3
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
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Isaiah 44:10
Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?
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Zechariah 8:20–23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
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Micah 4:1–2
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.
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Jeremiah 10:14–15
Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
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