Jeremiah 17:13 meaning and explanation
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
Jeremiah 17:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah prays this in a chapter contrasting trust in human strength with trust in the LORD. Addressing God as the hope of Israel, he describes those who abandon him: they will be put to shame, and their names written in the dust, a picture of being erased and forgotten.
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