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19 Therefore thus says Yahweh,

“If you turn back, then I will take you back.
    You will stand before me.[a]
And if you utter what is precious and not what is worthless,
    you will be as my mouth.
They will turn back to you,
    and you will not turn back to them.
20 And I will make you to this people
    a wall of fortified bronze,
and they will fight against you,
    but they will not prevail over you,
for I am with you, to save you,
    and to deliver you,” declares[b] Yahweh.
21 “And I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked,
    and I will redeem you from the hand of the tyrant.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:19 Literally “to the face of me”
  2. Jeremiah 15:20 Literally “a declaration of”

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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