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Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 39:17

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,

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.
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 And Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon giveth a charge concerning Jeremiah, by the hand of Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, saying, 12 `Take him, and place thine eyes upon him, and do no evil thing to him, but as he speaketh unto thee, so do with him.' 13 And Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners sendeth, and Nebushazban, chief of the eunuchs, and Nergal-Sharezer, chief of the Mages, and all the chiefs of the king of Babylon; 14 yea, they send and take Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and give him unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to carry him home, and he dwelleth in the midst of the people. 15 And unto Jeremiah hath a word of Jehovah been -- in his being detained in the court of the prison -- saying: 16 `Go, and thou hast spoken to Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am bringing in My words unto this city for evil, and not for good, and they have been before thee in that day. 17 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, 18 for I do certainly deliver thee, and by sword thou fallest not, and thy life hath been to thee for a spoil, for thou hast trusted in Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah.'

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 Jehovah 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 findeth grace in his eyes and serveth him, and he appointeth him over his house, and all that he hath he hath given into his hand.
Genesis 39:9
none is greater in this house than I, and he hath not withheld from me anything, except thee, because thou [art] his wife; and how shall I do this great evil? -- then have I sinned against God.'
Genesis 39:13
And it cometh to pass when she seeth that he hath left his garment in her hand, and fleeth without,
Genesis 39:14
that she calleth for the men of her house, and speaketh to them, saying, `See, he hath brought in to us a man, a Hebrew, to play with us; he hath come in unto me, to lie with me, and I call with a loud voice,
Exodus 20:16
`Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
Exodus 23:1
`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
1 Kings 18:17
and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, `Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?'
Psalms 37:14
A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, 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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