As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me. You test whether my heart is with you. Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter and set them apart for the day of killing.
Jeremiah 17:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the fatal day. You know my words were spoken in your presence. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But as for me, I have not sought to escape from being a shepherd after You, nor have I desired the woeful day [of judgment]; You know that. Whatever I said was spoken in Your presence and was from You. American Standard Version (1901) As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face. Common English Bible Yet I didn’t urge you to bring disaster; I didn’t want the calamity to happen. You know what comes out of my mouth; it’s always before you. Catholic Public Domain Version But I am not troubled; I am following you as my shepherd. And I have not desired the day of man, as you know. That which has gone forth from my lips has been right in your sight. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I am not troubled, following thee for my pastor: and I have not desired the day of man, thou knowest. That which went out of my lips hath been right in thy sight. |
As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me. You test whether my heart is with you. Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter and set them apart for the day of killing.
But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
You know, Lord; remember me and take note of me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In your patience, don’t take me away. Know that I suffer disgrace for your honour.
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak good on their behalf, to turn your anger from them.
You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived. You seized me and prevailed. I am a laughing-stock all the time; everyone ridicules me.
I say, ‘I won’t mention him or speak any longer in his name.’ But his message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones. I become tired of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear people.
They hate the one who convicts the guilty at the city gate, and they despise the one who speaks with integrity.
You know that I did not hesitate to proclaim anything to you that was profitable and to teach you publicly and from house to house.
Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a stricter judgement.