Jeremiah 17:14-18 - Jeremiah's Plea

¹⁴ Heal me LORD, and I shall be whole; save me LORD, and I shall be safe, for thou art he that I praise. ¹⁵ Behold, they say unto me, "Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come to pass!" ¹⁶ And I enforced not to be a shepherd that should not follow thee: and the day of destruction have I not desired, thou knowest. And that proceeded out of my mouth was right in thy sight. ¹⁷ Be not terrible unto me, LORD: for thou art my trust in the evil day. ¹⁸ Let them that persecute me be confounded, and let not me be confounded. Let their hearts fail them, and not mine heart fail. Bring upon them an evil day, and bruise them again and again.