Yēlìmǐshū 39:16

16 Nǐ qù gàosu Gǔshí rén yǐ bǎi mǐ lè shuō , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén rúcǐ shuō , wǒ shuō jiàng huò bú jiàng fú de huà bì líndào zhè chéng , dào nàshí bì zaì nǐ miànqián chéngjiù le .

Yēlìmǐshū 39:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 39:16

Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopians
Not that the prophet was to go, or could go, out of prison, to deliver this message to Ebedmelech; but that he should, as he had opportunity, acquaint him with it; either by writing to him, or by word of mouth, when he should visit him; for no doubt he sometimes did, having so great a respect for the prophet: saying, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel;
whom Ebedmelech, though an Ethiopian, served; being a proselyte, and a good man; and therefore would listen unto and believe what came from him: behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for
good;
meaning the prophecies delivered out by Jeremiah, which Ebedmelech was no stranger to, these should be accomplished; not what promised good, on condition of repentance and amendment; but what threatened evil to the city, and the inhabitants of it, even the destruction of them: and they shall be [accomplished] in that day before thee;
signifying that he should live till then, and his enemies would not be able to take away his life; and that he should see with his eyes all that was predicted accomplished, and he himself safe amidst all this.

Yēlìmǐshū 39:16 In-Context

14 Dǎfa rén qù , jiāng Yēlìmǐ cóng hùwèi bīng yuàn zhōng tíchū lái , jiāo yǔ shā pān de sūnzi yà xī gān de érziJīdàlì , daì huí jiā qù . yúshì Yēlìmǐ zhù zaì mín zhōng .

15 Yēlìmǐ hái qiú zaì hùwèi bīng yuàn zhōng de shíhou , Yēhéhuá de huà líndào tā shuō ,

16 Nǐ qù gàosu Gǔshí rén yǐ bǎi mǐ lè shuō , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén rúcǐ shuō , wǒ shuō jiàng huò bú jiàng fú de huà bì líndào zhè chéng , dào nàshí bì zaì nǐ miànqián chéngjiù le .

17 Yēhéhuá shuō , dào nà rì wǒ bì zhĕngjiù nǐ , nǐ bì bú zhì jiāo zaì nǐ suǒ pà de rén shǒu zhōng .

18 Wǒ déng yào dājiù nǐ , nǐ bù zhì dào zaì dāo xià , què yào yǐ zìjǐ de méng wéi lüè wù , yīn nǐ yǐkào wǒ . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .