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Jeremiah 39:18 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 39 · verse 18
For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 39:18 · King James Version
Jeremiah 39:18 in context
16Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
17But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
18For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
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Key words (Strong's)
- surelymâlaṭproperly, to be smoothH4422 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- trustbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sureH982 →
- saithnᵉʼuman oracleH5002 →
- fallnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- lifenepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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Here we must sing of mercy, as in the former part of the chapter we sang of judgment, and must sing unto God of both. We may observe here, I. A gracious providence concerning Jeremiah.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-18