Jer 15:11-21 | ESV | STEP | The Lord said , Have I not set you free for their good ? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress ?

y[See ver. 20 above]

Jeremiah 15:11-21

11 The Lord said, “Have I not ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain} set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress? 12 Can one break iron, iron ^bfrom the north, and bronze?

13 ^c“Your wealth and your treasures I will give as ^dspoil, without price, for all your sins, throughout all your territory. 14 I will make you serve your enemies ^ein a land that you do not know, ^ffor in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”

15 ^gO Lord, you know;
^hremember me and visit me,
ⁱ, ^jand take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance take me not away;
^kknow that ^lfor your sake I bear reproach.
16 Your words were found, ^mand I ate them,
and ⁿyour words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
^ofor I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
17 ^pI did not sit in the company of revelers,
nor did I rejoice;
^qI sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
for you had filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain unceasing,
^rmy wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
Will you be to me ^slike a deceitful brook,
like waters that fail?
19 Therefore thus says the Lord:
^t“If you return, I will restore you,
and you shall ^ustand 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.
20 ^vAnd I will make you to this people
a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you,
^wbut they shall not prevail over you,
^xfor I am with you
to save you and deliver you,

declares the Lord.
21 ^yI will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,
and redeem you from the grasp of ^zthe ruthless.”