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Atomic Bible
Jeremiah 10:24
Correct me, O LORD,
from The Coming Captivity of Judah, Jeremiah 10:17-25
What it says

He asks the LORD to correct him with justice and not in anger, lest he be brought to nothing.

What it is doing

This verse seeks disciplined mercy rather than annihilation.

In context

17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege. 18For this is what the LORD says: 19Woe to me because of my brokenness; 20My tent is destroyed, 21For the shepherds have become senseless; 22Listen! The sound of a report is coming — 23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; 24Correct me, O LORD, 25Pour out Your wrath on the nations