Jeremiah 17:16 (DRB)

Passage

And I am not troubled, following thee for my pastor, and I have not desired the day of man, thou knowest. That which went out of my lips, hath been right in thy sight.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 17:16 And I am not troubled, following thee for my pastor, and I have not desired the day of man, thou knowest. That which went out of my lips, hath been right in thy sight.

Jeremiah 17:17 Be not thou a terror unto me, thou art my hope in the day of affliction.

Jeremiah 17:18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, and let not me be confounded: let them be afraid, and let not me be afraid: bring upon them the day of affliction, and with a double destruction, destroy them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "troubled", "following", "thee", "pastor", "desired", "thou", "knowest", and "went". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "troubled" and "following", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Behold they say to me Where is..." into verse 17's "Be not thou a terror unto me...", so "troubled" and "following" 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 "troubled" and "following" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.