Jer 17:18 | NET2full | STEP | May those who persecute me be disgraced . Do not let me be disgraced . May they be dismayed . Do not let me be dismayed . Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve .”

‏ Jeremiah 17:18

18 May those who persecute me be disgraced.
Do not let me be disgraced.
May they be dismayed.
Do not let me be dismayed.
Bring days of disaster on them.
Bring on them the destruction they deserve.” ^{▼▼tn Or “complete destruction.” See the translator’s note on 16:18.} ^{▼▼sn Jeremiah now does what he says he has not wanted to do or been hasty to do. He is, however, seeking his own vindication and that of God, whose threats they have belittled.}

Observance of the Sabbath Day Is a Key to the Future ^{▼▼sn Observance of the Sabbath day (also the Sabbatical year) appears to have been a litmus test of the nation’s spirituality since it is mentioned in a number of passages besides this one (cf., e.g., Isa 56:2, 6; 58:13; Neh 13:15-18). Perhaps this is because the Sabbath day was the sign of the Mosaic covenant (Exod 31:13-17), just as the rainbow was the sign of the Noahic covenant (Gen 9:12, 13, 17) and circumcision the sign of the Abrahamic covenant (Gen 17:11). This was not the only command they failed to obey, nor was their failure to obey this one the sole determining factor in the Lord’s decision to destroy Judah (cf. 7:23-24; 11:7-8 in their contexts).}