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Jeremiah 39:17-18
New English Translation

17 But I will rescue you when it happens.[a] I, the Lord, affirm it![b] You will not be handed over to those whom you fear.[c] 18 I will certainly save you. You will not fall victim to violence.[d] You will escape with your life[e] because you trust in me. I, the Lord, affirm it!”’”[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 39:17 tn Heb “But I will rescue you on that day” (referring to the same day mentioned in the preceding verse).
  2. Jeremiah 39:17 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”
  3. Jeremiah 39:17 sn Some commentators see this as a reference to the princes from whose clutches Ebed-Melech delivered Jeremiah (38:7-13). However, it is clear that in this context it refers to those that he would fear when the Lord brought about the threatened disaster, i.e., the Babylonians who were already attacking the city.
  4. Jeremiah 39:18 sn Heb “you will not fall by the sword.” In the context this would include death in battle and execution as a prisoner of war.
  5. Jeremiah 39:18 tn Heb “your life will be to you for spoil.” For the meaning of this idiom see the study note on 21:9 and compare the usage in 21:9; 38:2; 45:4.
  6. Jeremiah 39:18 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”
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