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Jeremiah 16:19

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19Lord, my strength and my fortress,

my refugea in time of distress,

to you the nations will comeb

from the ends of the earth and say,

“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,c

worthless idolsd that did them no good.e

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Cross references

  1. aSee 2 Sa 22:3; See Ps 46:1
  2. bSee Isa 2:2; Jer 3:17
  3. cSee Ps 4:2
  4. dSee Dt 32:21; See 1 Sa 12:21
  5. eSee Isa 40:19; See Jer 14:22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,

my refuge in the day of trouble,

to you shall the nations come

from the ends of the earth and say:

“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,

worthless things in which there is no profit.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Lord, my strength and my stronghold,

my refuge in a time of distress,

the nations will come to you

from the ends of the earth, and they will say,

“Our ancestors inherited only lies,

worthless idols of no benefit at all.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Lord, you are my strength and fortress,

my refuge in the day of trouble!

Nations from around the world

will come to you and say,

“Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage,

for they worshiped worthless idols.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold,

and my refuge in the day of distress,

to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth,

and they will say, “Our ancestors have inherited only lies,

vanity, and there is no profit in them.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.