Jeremías 42:11

11 No teman más al rey de Babilonia —dice el Señor
—. Pues yo estoy con ustedes, los salvaré y los libraré de su poder.

Jeremías 42:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 42:11

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid,
&c.] Lest he should revenge the death of Gedaliah upon them, which was a groundless fear; see ( Jeremiah 41:18 ) ; or that they should be dealt hardly with by him, and be cruelly oppressed, and not able to live in subjection to him; see ( Jeremiah 40:9 ) ; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: who, being omniscient, knew they
were;
and, being omnipotent, a greater King than the king of Babylon, the King of king?, they had no reason to fear anything from him, since they were under his protection: for I [am] with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand;
from his avenging and oppressing hand; though they were not to be delivered as yet from subjection to him, or being tributaries to him; which they might be, and yet dwell in peace and safety.

Jeremías 42:11 In-Context

9 Les dijo: «Ustedes me enviaron al Señor
, Dios de Israel, con su petición y esta es la respuesta:

10 “Permanezcan aquí en esta tierra. Si lo hacen, los edificaré y no los derribaré; los plantaré y no los desarraigaré. Pues lamento todo el castigo que tuve que traer sobre ustedes.

11 No teman más al rey de Babilonia —dice el Señor
—. Pues yo estoy con ustedes, los salvaré y los libraré de su poder.

12 Seré misericordioso con ustedes al hacer que él sea amable para que les permita quedarse en su propia tierra”.

13 »Sin embargo, si se niegan a obedecer al Señor
su Dios, y dicen: “No nos quedaremos aquí;