Jeremiah 16:2

16:2 “Do not get married and do not have children here in this land.

Jeremiah 17:12

Jeremiah Appeals to the Lord for Vindication

17:12 Then I said, ¹ 

“Lord, from the very beginning

you have been seated on your glorious throne on high.

You are the place where we can find refuge.

[17:12]  ¹ tn The words, “Then I said” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to show the shift in speaker.