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Atomic Bible
Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel,
from Jeremiah’s Prayer for Deliverance, Jeremiah 17:12-18
What it says

The LORD, hope of Israel, will shame those who forsake Him because they have abandoned the fountain of living waters.

What it is doing

This verse ties apostasy to ultimate disgrace and God to true life.

In context

12A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, 13O LORD, the hope of Israel, 14Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; 15Behold, they keep saying to me, 16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; 17Do not become a terror to me; 18Let my persecutors be put to shame,