Jeremiah 17:18

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.

¹⁷ Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.

Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

¹⁹ Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;

²⁰ And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Let 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.
KJV: Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
WEB: Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but don’t let me be disappointed. Let them be dismayed, but don’t let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
ASV: Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
DARBY: Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and break them with a double breaking.
BLB: Let them be confounded who pursue me, and do not let me be ashamed; let them be dismayed; let me not be dismayed! Bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction!

ÅB: La mine forfølgere bli til skamme, og la ikke meg bli til skamme! La dem forferdes, og la ikke meg forferdes! La ulykkens dag komme over dem, og knus dem med dobbelt knusende slag!
OTB: La mine forfølgere bli gjort til skamme, men la meg ikke bli gjort til skamme; la dem bli forvirret, men la meg ikke bli forvirret. Bring over dem ulykkens dag; knus dem med dobbel ødeleggelse.
B1930: La mine forfølgere bli til skamme, og la ikke mig bli til skamme! La dem forferdes, og la ikke mig forferdes! La ulykkens dag komme over dem, og knus dem med dobbelt knusende slag!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 35:4
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
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Psalms 40:14
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
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Psalms 25:2–3
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
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Psalms 83:17–18
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
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Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
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Jeremiah 11:20
But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
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Psalms 35:8
Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
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Jeremiah 16:18
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
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