Jeremiah 39:18

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
surely	מַלֵּט֙ ma.Let	H4422	properly · verb, piel infinitive construct
deliver	אֲמַלֶּטְךָ֔ 'a.ma.let.Kha	H4422	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fall	תִפֹּ֑ל ti.Pol	H5307	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
sword	וּבַחֶ֖רֶב u.va.Che.rev	H2719	drought · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
life	נַפְשְׁךָ֙ naf.she.Kha	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
prey	לְשָׁלָ֔ל le.sha.Lal	H7998	booty · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
trust	בָטַ֥חְתָּ va.Tach.ta	H982	figuratively · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Psalms 34:22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Jeremiah 38:2 Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to…
Jeremiah 21:9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Cha…
Ephesians 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Psalms 84:12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
1 Chronicles 5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in t…
Psalms 147:11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Psalms 33:18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 39:11–end

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. When Jerusalem was laid in ruins, and all men's hearts failed them for fear, then might he lift up his head with comfort, knowing that his redemption drew nigh, as Christ's followers when the second destruction of Jerusalem was hastening on, Luk 21:28. Nebuchadnezzar had given particular orders that care should be taken of him, and that he should be in all respects well used, Jer 39:11, Jer 39:12. Hebuzar-adan and the rest of the king of Babylon's princes observed these orders, discharged him out of prison, an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 39:18

life . . . for a prey--(See on Jer 21:9; Jer 38:2; Jer 45:5). put . . . trust in me-- (Jer 38:7-9). Trust in God was the root of his fearlessness of the wrath of men, in his humanity to the prophet (Ch1 5:20; Psa 37:40). The "life" he thus risked was to be his reward, being spared beyond all hope, when the lives of his enemies should be forfeited ("for a prey"). Next: Jeremiah Chapter 40

John Gill on Jeremiah 39:18

For I will surely deliver thee,.... Or, in "delivering will deliver thee" (p); this is a repetition and confirmation of what is promised in Jeremiah 39:17, and more fully explains it: and thou shall not fall by the sword: by the sword of the Chaldeans, when the city should be taken, as he feared he should: but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: shall be safe; be like a prey taken out of the hand of the mighty, and be enjoyed beyond expectation, having been given up for lost; and therefore matter of the greater joy, such as is expressed at the taking of spoils: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. The Targum is, "in my word"; what he had done in serving the prophet,…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 39:15–end

Dictionary and topics

Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Afflicted Saints · God delivers — God delivers
Ebed-Melech · Prophecy concerning — Prophecy concerning
Ethiopia · Treats — Treats
Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 39:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 39:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 39:18

John Gill on Jeremiah 39:18

John Calvin on Jeremiah 39:15–end

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 39:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 39:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 39:18

John Gill on Jeremiah 39:18

John Calvin on Jeremiah 39:15–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 39:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 39:15-17

Rashi on Jeremiah 39:17