rsv Jeremiah:15:11-21 SEEK
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So let it be ,
O LORD ,
if I have not entreated thee for their good ,
if I have not pleaded with thee on behalf of the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress !
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Can one break iron ,
iron from the north ,
and bronze ?
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Your wealth and your treasures I will give as spoil ,
without price ,
for all your sins ,
throughout all your territory .
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I will make you serve your enemies in a land which you do not know ,
for in my anger a fire is kindled which shall burn for ever ."
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O LORD ,
thou knowest ;
remember me and visit me ,
and take vengeance for me on my persecutors .
In thy forbearance take me not away ;
know that for thy sake I bear reproach .
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Thy words were found ,
and I ate them ,
and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart ;
for I am called by thy name ,
O LORD ,
God of hosts .
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I did not sit in the company of merrymakers ,
nor did I rejoice ;
I sat alone ,
because thy hand was upon me ,
for thou hadst filled me with indignation .
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Why is my pain unceasing ,
my wound incurable ,
refusing to be healed ?
Wilt thou be to me like a deceitful brook ,
like waters that fail ?
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Therefore thus says the LORD : "
If you return ,
I will restore you ,
and you shall stand before me .
If you utter what is precious ,
and not what is worthless ,
you shall be as my mouth .
They shall turn to you ,
but you shall not turn to them .
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And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze ;
they will fight against you ,
but they shall not prevail over you ,
for I am with you to save you and deliver you ,
says the LORD .
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I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked ,
and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless ."