Jeremiah 17:13 (DRB)

Passage

O Lord, the hope of Israel: all that forsake thee shall be confounded: they that depart from thee, shall be written in the earth: because they have forsaken the Lord, the vein of living waters.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge hath hatched eggs which she did not lay: so is he that hath gathered riches, and not by right: in the midst of his days he shall leave them, and in his latter end he shall be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:12 A high and glorious throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctification.

Jeremiah 17:13 O Lord, the hope of Israel: all that forsake thee shall be confounded: they that depart from thee, shall be written in the earth: because they have forsaken the Lord, the vein of living waters.

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

Jeremiah 17:15 Behold they say to me: Where is the word of the Lord? let it come.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "A high and glorious throne from the..." into verse 14's "Heal me O Lord and I shall...", so "lord" 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 "lord" and "hope" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.