Jeremiah 39:18

18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee, because thou hast put thy trust in me, said the LORD.

Jeremiah 39:18 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 39:18

For I will surely deliver thee
Or, in "delivering will deliver thee" ^F16; this is a repetition and confirmation of what is promised in ( Jeremiah 39:17 ) , and more fully explains it: and thou shall not fall by the sword:
by the sword of the Chaldeans, when the city should be taken, as he feared he should: but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee:
shall be safe; be like a prey taken out of the hand of the mighty, and be enjoyed beyond expectation, having been given up for lost; and therefore matter of the greater joy, such as is expressed at the taking of spoils: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.
The Targum is, "in my word"; what he had done in serving the prophet, and other good actions, sprung from a principle of faith and confidence in the Lord; and this the Lord had a respect unto; without which works are not right; and without which it is impossible to please God with them; and which faith may be, and be true, where fears are.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (Kjlma jlm) "eripiendo eripiam te", Schmidt; "eruendo eruam te", Pagninus, Montanus.

Jeremiah 39:18 In-Context

16 Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus hath the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel said: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.

17 But I will deliver thee in that day, said the LORD, and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.

18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee, because thou hast put thy trust in me, said the LORD.