Jeremiah 17:16
But I have not run away from being Your shepherd;
What it says
Jeremiah says he has not run from being God's shepherd nor desired the day of disaster, and the LORD knows his speech.
What it is doing
This verse defends the prophet's integrity before God.
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,