Jeremiah 15:15-21

You who know, O Lord,

Remember me, take notice of me,

And take vengeance for me on

my persecutors.

Do not, in view of Your patience,

take me away;

Know that for Your sake I 

endure reproach

Your words were found and I ate

them,

And Your words became for me

a joy and the delight of my 

heart;

For I have been called by Your

name,

O Lord God of hosts.

I did not sit in the circle of merrymakers,

Nor did I exult.

Because of Your hand [yoke] upon me I

sat alone,

For You filled me with

indignation.

Why has my pain been perpetual

And my wound incurable,

refusing to be healed?

Will You indeed be to me like a

deceptive stream

With water that is unreliable?

Therefore, thus says the Lord,

"If you return, then I will restore

you—

Before Me you will stand;

And if you extract the precious 

from the worthless,

You will become My spokesman.

They for their part may turn to 

you,

But as for you, you must not turn

to them.

Then I will make you to this

people

A fortified wall of bronze;

And though they fight against

you,

They will not prevail over you;

For I am with you to save you

And deliver you," declares the 

Lord. 

"So I will deliver you from the 

hand of the wicked,

And I will redeem you from the

grasp of the violent."