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Jeremiah 17:13 Cross-References

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O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

Jeremiah 17:13 (KJV)

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Commentary on Jeremiah 17:13

This verse presents God as "the hope of Israel"—the covenant people's ultimate source of security, prosperity, and salvation. The Hebrew miqveh (מִקְוֵה, hope) also means "pool" or "gathering of waters," playing on the metaphor developed in the phrase "fountain of living waters" (meqor mayim chayim, מְקוֹר מַיִם חַיִּים). God Himself is the life-giving source His people need.Those who "forsake thee shall be ashamed"—the shame (yevoshu, יֵבֹשׁוּ) is public disgrace when their false hopes prove empty. "They that depart from me shall be written in the earth" contrasts with having one's name writt...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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