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Literal Standard Version

Jeremiah 39:17

And I have delivered you in that day—a declaration of YHWH—and you are not given into the hand of the men of whose face you are afraid,

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.
Contemporary English Version
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.
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

11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gives a charge concerning Jeremiah, by the hand of Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, saying, 12"Take him, and place your eyes on him, and do no evil thing to him, but as he speaks to you, so do with him." 13And Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, sends, and Nebushazban, chief of the eunuchs, and Nergal-Sharezer, chief magus, and all the chiefs of the king of Babylon, 14indeed, they send and take Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and give him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to carry him home, and he dwells in the midst of the people. 15And a word of YHWH has been to Jeremiah—in his being detained in the court of the prison—saying: 16"Go, and you have spoken to Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing in My words to this city for calamity, and not for good, and they have been before you in that day. 17And I have delivered you in that day—a declaration of YHWH—and you are not given into the hand of the men of whose face you are afraid,18for I certainly deliver you, and you do not fall by sword, and your life has been to you for a spoil, for you have trusted in Me—a declaration of YHWH."

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
And YHWH is with Joseph, and he is a prosperous man, and he is in the house of his lord the Egyptian,
Genesis 39:4
and Joseph finds grace in his eyes and serves him, and he appoints him over his house, and all that he has he has given into his hand.
Genesis 39:9
none is greater in this house than I, and he has not withheld from me anything, except you, because you [are] his wife; and how will I do this great evil? Then I have sinned against God."
Genesis 39:13
And it comes to pass, when she sees that he has left his garment in her hand, and flees outside,
Genesis 39:14
that she calls for the men of her house, and speaks to them, saying, "See, he has brought a man to us, a Hebrew, to play with us; he has come in to me, to lie with me, and I call with a loud voice,
Exodus 20:16
You do not answer [with] a false testimony against your neighbor.
Exodus 23:1
You do not lift up a vain report; you do not put your hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
1 Kings 18:17
[And it] comes to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah that Ahab says to him, "Are you he—the troubler of Israel?"
Psalms 37:14
The wicked have opened a sword, || And they have bent their bow, || To cause the poor and needy to fall, || To slaughter the upright of the way.
Psalms 55:3
Because of the voice of an enemy, || Because of the oppression of the wicked, || For they cause sorrow to move against me, || And in anger they hate me.

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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