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Contemporary English Version

Jeremiah 39:17

But because you trusted me, I will protect you from the officials of Judah, and when Judah is struck by disaster, I will rescue you and keep you alive. I, the Lord , have spoken.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Ebed-Melech;   Ethiopia;   Jeremiah;   Prophecy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflicted Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ebed-Melech;   Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ethiopia;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ebed-Melech;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Black People and Biblical Perspectives;   Ebed-Melech;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ebedmelech ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nebuzaradan;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jeremiah (2);  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for July 5;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But I will rescue you on that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—and you will not be handed over to the men you dread.
Hebrew Names Version
But I will deliver you in that day, says the LORD; and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
King James Version
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord : and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
English Standard Version
But I will deliver you on that day, declares the Lord , and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
New American Standard Bible
"But I will save you on that day," declares the LORD, "and you will not be handed over to the men of whom you are afraid.
New Century Version
But I will save you on that day, Ebed-Melech, says the Lord . You will not be handed over to the people you fear.
Amplified Bible
"But I will protect you [Ebed-melech] on that day," says the LORD, "and you will not be handed over to the men of whom you are afraid.
World English Bible
But I will deliver you in that day, says Yahweh; and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But I wil deliuer thee in that day, saith the Lorde, and thou shalt not be giuen into the hand of the men whome thou fearest.
Legacy Standard Bible
But I will deliver you on that day," declares Yahweh, "and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are terrified.
Berean Standard Bible
But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be handed over to the men you fear.
Complete Jewish Bible
But at that time I will rescue you," says Adonai , "and I will not hand you over to the men you fear.
Darby Translation
And I will deliver thee in that day, saith Jehovah; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid;
Easy-to-Read Version
But I will save you on that day, Ebed Melech.' This is the message from the Lord . ‘You will not be given to the people you are afraid of.
George Lamsa Translation
But I will deliver you in that day, says the LORD; and you shall not be delivered into the hand of men of whom you are afraid.
Good News Translation
But I, the Lord , will protect you, and you will not be handed over to the people you are afraid of.
Lexham English Bible
But I will rescue you on that day," declares Yahweh, "and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are frightened.
Literal Translation
But I will deliver you in that day, states Jehovah, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men, of those whom you fear.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but I wil delyuer the (sayeth the LORDE) and thou shalt not come in the hondes off those men, whom thou fearest.
American Standard Version
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith Jehovah; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
Bible in Basic English
But I will keep you safe on that day, says the Lord: you will not be given into the hands of the men you are fearing.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
King James Version (1611)
But I will deliuer thee in that day, sayth the Lord, and thou shalt not be giuen into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But I wyll deliuer thee in that day saith the Lorde, & thou shalt not come in the handes of those men whom thou fearest:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
O ever living Lord! thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power, and with thy high and lofty arm: nothing can be hidden from thee.
English Revised Version
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal delyuere thee in that day, seith the Lord, and thou schalt not be bitakun in to the hondis of men, whiche thou dreddist;
Update Bible Version
But I will deliver you in that day, says Yahweh; and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
Webster's Bible Translation
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou [art] afraid.
New English Translation
But I will rescue you when it happens. I, the Lord , affirm it! You will not be handed over to those whom you fear.
New King James Version
But I will deliver you in that day," says the LORD, "and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
New Living Translation
but I will rescue you from those you fear so much.
New Life Bible
I will save you on that day," says the Lord. "You will not be given over to the men you are afraid of.
New Revised Standard
But I will save you on that day, says the Lord , and you shall not be handed over to those whom you dread.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But I will deliver thee in that day, Declareth Yahweh, - and thou shalt not be given up into the hand of the men from the face of whom, thou, mightest shrink with fear.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord: and thou shalt not be given into the hands of the men whom thou fearest:
Revised Standard Version
But I will deliver you on that day, says the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
Young's Literal Translation
And I have delivered thee in that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and thou art not given into the hand of the men of whose face thou art afraid,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But I will deliver you on that day," declares the LORD, "and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread.

Contextual Overview

11 Nebuchadnezzar had given the following orders to Nebuzaradan: 12 "Find Jeremiah and keep him safe. Take good care of him and do whatever he asks." 13 Nebuzaradan, Nebushazban, Nergal Sharezer, and the other officers of King Nebuchadnezzar 14 sent some of their troops to bring me from the courtyard of the royal palace guards. They put me in the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam and told him to take me to my home. And so I was allowed to stay with the people who remained in Judah. 15 While I was a prisoner in the courtyard of the palace guard, the Lord told me to say 16 to Ebedmelech from Ethiopia: I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. I warned everyone that I would bring disaster, not prosperity, to this city. Now very soon I will do what I said, and you will see it happen. 17But because you trusted me, I will protect you from the officials of Judah, and when Judah is struck by disaster, I will rescue you and keep you alive. I, the Lord , have spoken.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will: Jeremiah 1:19, Job 5:19-21, Psalms 41:1, Psalms 41:2, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:14, Psalms 91:15, Daniel 6:16, Matthew 10:40-42, Matthew 25:40, 2 Timothy 1:16-18

of whom: Jeremiah 38:1, Jeremiah 38:9, Genesis 15:1, 2 Samuel 24:14

Reciprocal: Isaiah 56:3 - neither

Cross-References

Genesis 39:2
So Joseph lived in the home of Potiphar, his Egyptian owner. Soon Potiphar realized that the Lord was helping Joseph to be successful in whatever he did.
Genesis 39:4
Potiphar liked Joseph and made him his personal assistant, putting him in charge of his house and all of his property.
Genesis 39:9
No one in my master's house is more important than I am. The only thing he hasn't given me is you, and that's because you are his wife. I won't sin against God by doing such a terrible thing as this."
Genesis 39:13
When this happened,
Genesis 39:14
she called in her servants and said, "Look! This Hebrew has come just to make fools of us. He tried to rape me, but I screamed for help.
Exodus 20:16
Do not tell lies about others.
Exodus 23:1
The Lord said: Don't spread harmful rumors or help a criminal by giving false evidence.
1 Kings 18:17
and when he saw him, Ahab shouted, "There you are, the biggest troublemaker in Israel!"
Psalms 37:14
The wicked kill with swords and shoot arrows to murder the poor and the needy and all who do right.
Psalms 55:3
because my loud enemies shout and attack. They treat me terribly and hold angry grudges.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord,.... As from the famine and pestilence, so from the sword of the Chaldeans, and from all the evil that shall come upon the city in the day of its destruction:

and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the man of whom thou [art] afraid; for though he was a bold and intrepid man, as appears by his charging the princes and prime ministers of state with having done evil to the prophet, and that in the presence of the king; yet at times he was not without his fears, which is the case of the best of men; and whereas he knew the courtiers owed him a grudge, for the freedom he took with their characters before the king, and for his friendship to Jeremiah, he might fear they would seek to do him a mischief, and contrive his ruin, in some way or another; but here he is assured he should not be given into their hands; or rather, as Jarchi, into the hands of the Chaldeans; for, as he believed in the Lord and his prophet, so he knew that all that was predicted would certainly come to pass; and that the city, with the king, his nobles, and the inhabitants of it, would fall into the hands of the Chaldeans; he might tremble at the righteous judgments of God, and fear that he himself would become a prey unto them; but here he is assured of the contrary.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of whom thou art afraid - The Chaldaeans. Ebed-melech apparently looked forward with much alarm to the b oodshed sure to take place at the storming of the city.


 
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