Jeremiah 39:18

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, saith the LORD.

For I will surely {H4422} deliver {H4422} thee, and thou shalt not fall {H5307} by the sword {H2719}, but thy life {H5315} shall be for a prey {H7998} unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust {H982} in me, saith {H5002} the LORD {H3068}.

Yes, I will keep you safe; you will not fall by the sword, but you will escape with your life, because you have put your trust in me," says ADONAI.'"

For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”

For I will surely save 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, saith Jehovah.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 38:2 (12 votes)

    Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
  • Psalms 34:22 (12 votes)

    The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
  • Jeremiah 21:9 (11 votes)

    He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
  • Ephesians 1:12 (10 votes)

    That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
  • Psalms 84:12 (9 votes)

    O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee.
  • Psalms 147:11 (8 votes)

    The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:20 (8 votes)

    And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.