Jeremiah 15:17 “I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them.…”

Jeremiah 15:17

I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

World English Bible

I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.

American Standard Version

I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.

Geneva Bible 1599

I sate not in the assembly of the mockers, neither did I reioyce, but sate alone because of thy plague: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

Darby Translation

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor exulted: I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.

Young's Literal Translation

I have not sat in an assembly of deriders, Nor do I exult, because of thy hand, — Alone I have sat, For [with] indignation Thou hast filled me.

Bible in Basic English

I did not take my seat among the band of those who are glad, and I had no joy; I kept by myself because of your hand; for you have made me full of wrath.

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Cross references

“sat not”

Psalm 1:1 2 Corinthians 6:17 Psalm 26:4 Psalm 26:5

Psalm 1:1 · BSB

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 Corinthians 6:17 · BSB

“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Psalm 26:4 · BSB

I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

Psalm 26:5 · BSB

I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.

“sat alone”

Lamentations 3:28 Jeremiah 13:17 Daniel 7:28 Ezekiel 3:24 Ezekiel 3:25

Lamentations 3:28 · BSB

Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.

Jeremiah 13:17 · BSB

But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.

Daniel 7:28 · BSB

Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”

Ezekiel 3:24 · BSB

Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.

Ezekiel 3:25 · BSB

And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.

“for”

Jeremiah 6:11 Jeremiah 1:10 Jeremiah 20:8 Jeremiah 20:9

Jeremiah 6:11 · BSB

But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old a…

Jeremiah 1:10 · BSB

See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

Jeremiah 20:8 · BSB

For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.

Jeremiah 20:9 · BSB

If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.

Also

Psalm 102:7 Jeremiah 16:8

Psalm 102:7 · BSB

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

Jeremiah 16:8 · BSB

You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

18Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there.

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