I hastened not — As I did not seek the office of a prophet, so when thou wast pleased to call me to it, I did not decline.
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Jeremiah 17:16
16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.