Jeremiah 15:20

20 "Then I will 1make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over you; For 2I am with you to save you And deliver you," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 15:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 15:20

And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall,
&c.] As he had promised him, when he first called him to his office, ( Jeremiah 1:18 ) , and so would not be as a liar to him: and they shall fight against thee;
by words and blows, by menaces and imprisonment: but they shall not prevail against thee;
so as to cause him to call in his words, and contradict his prophecies; or so as to take away his life: for I am with thee, to save thee, and deliver thee, saith the Lord;
the presence of God with his ministers is sufficient to save and deliver them out of all their troubles, and to protect and defend them against all their enemies; see ( Matthew 28:20 ) .

Jeremiah 15:20 In-Context

18 Why has my pain been perpetual And my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream With water that is unreliable ?
19 Therefore, thus says the LORD , "If you return, then I will restore you- Before Me you will stand; And if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They for their part may turn to you, But as for you, you must not turn to them.
20 "Then I will make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over you; For I am with you to save you And deliver you," declares the LORD .
21 "So I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem you from the grasp of the violent."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 1:18, 19; Ezekiel 3:9
  • 2. Psalms 46:7; Isaiah 41:10; Jeremiah 1:8, 19; Jeremiah 15:15; Jeremiah 20:11
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