Holy Scripture

Jeremiah 16:19

A church father on this verse
“"Lord, my strength and my help and my refuge in the day of evils; to you the nations shall come from the end of the earth and shall say: As false things did our fathers acquire idols, and there is no profit in them." From the end of the earth the nations came to God, and the nations have said: "As false things did our…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON JEREMIAH 16

Source: Septuagint

Original

19O Lord, thou art my strength, and my help, and my refuge in days of evil: to thee the Gentiles shall come from the end of the earth, and shall say, How vain were the idols which our fathers procured to themselves, and there is no help in them.

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In context

17For mine eyes are upon all their ways; and their iniquities have not been hidden from mine eyes.

18And I will recompense their mischiefs doubly, and their sins, whereby they have profaned my land with the carcasses of their abominations, and with their iniquities, whereby they have trespassed against mine inheritance.

— Jeremiah 16:19 —

20Will a man make gods for himself, whereas these are no gods?

21Therefore, behold, I will at this time manifest my hand to them, and will make known to them my power; and they shall know that my name is the Lord.

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