Jeremiah 16:19
“Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.”
— Jeremiah 16:19
About this verse
Jeremiah 16:19 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God as refuge, trust in God. Notable phrases: my strength; my stronghold; my refuge. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Jeremiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
prayer
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