19 Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou [a]return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take away the [b]precious from the vile, thou shalt be [c]according to my word: let them return [d]unto thee, but return not thou unto them.

20 And I will make thee unto this people a strong brazen wall, and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not [e]prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the tyrants.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:19 If thou forget these carnal considerations, and faithfully execute thy charge.
  2. Jeremiah 15:19 That is, seek to win the good from the bad.
  3. Jeremiah 15:19 To wit, as my mouth hath pronounced, Jer. 1:18, and as here followeth, verse 20.
  4. Jeremiah 15:19 Conform not thyself to their wickedness, but let them follow thy godly example.
  5. Jeremiah 15:20 I will learn thee with an invincible strength and constancy, so that all the powers of the world shall not overcome thee.

19 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“If you repent, I will restore you
    that you may serve(A) me;
if you utter worthy, not worthless, words,
    you will be my spokesman.(B)
Let this people turn to you,
    but you must not turn to them.
20 I will make you a wall(C) to this people,
    a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you
    but will not overcome(D) you,
for I am with you
    to rescue and save you,”(E)
declares the Lord.
21 “I will save(F) you from the hands of the wicked(G)
    and deliver(H) you from the grasp of the cruel.”(I)

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