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15 The people say to me, “Where are those threats the Lord made against us? Let him carry them out now!”

16 But, Lord, I never urged you to bring disaster on them;[a] I did not wish a time of trouble for them. Lord, you know this; you know what I have said. 17 Do not be a terror to me; you are my place of safety when trouble comes.

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  1. Jeremiah 17:16 Probable text bring disaster on them; Hebrew from being a shepherd after you.

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