Jeremiah 17:17

In 11 translations

BSB

Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.

KJV

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

WEB

Don’t be a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of evil.

ASV

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

LSV

Do not be to me for a terror, || You [are] my hope in a day of calamity.

YLT

Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope [art] Thou in a day of evil.

DBY

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

DRC

Be not thou a terror unto me, thou art my hope in the day of affliction.

GNV

Be not terrible vnto mee: thou art mine hope in the day of aduersitie.

JPS

Be not a ruin unto me; Thou art my refuge in the day of evil.

LXXE

Be not to me a stranger, but spare me in the evil day.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אַל־תִּֽהְיֵה־לִ֖י לִמְחִתָּ֑ה מַֽחֲסִי־אַ֖תָּה בְּי֥וֹם רָעָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ γενηθῇς μοι εἰς ἀλλοτρίωσιν, φειδόμενός μου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
• Psalms 59:16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
• Jeremiah 16:19O 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…
• Psalms 88:15–16From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
• Job 31:23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
• Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
• Jeremiah 17:7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
• Psalms 77:2–9In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah You…
• Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
• Ephesians 6:13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

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