Jeremiah 17:13 (DBY)

Passage

Thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! all that forsake thee shall be ashamed. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth; because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:11 [As] the partridge sitteth on [eggs] it hath not laid, [so] is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:12 A throne of glory, [set] on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

Jeremiah 17:13 Thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! all that forsake thee shall be ashamed. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth; because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.

Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Jeremiah 17:15 Behold, these say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it then come!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hope", "israel", "jehovah", "forsake", "thee", "shall", and "ashamed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hope", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "A throne of glory set on high..." into verse 14's "Heal me Jehovah and I shall be...", so "thou" and "hope" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "hope" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.