Jeremiah 15:20

Jeremiah 15:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; And they will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you; For I am with you to save you And deliver you,” says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 15:20

18Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there. 19Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them. Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD. 21I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”

Jeremiah 15:20 word by word

וּנְתַתִּ֜יךָ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה לְחוֹמַ֤ת נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בְּצוּרָ֔ה וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י לְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥ וּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then I will make youנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• a wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• a fortified wallבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• of bronzeנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• they will fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against youאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• but will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• overcomeיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• am with youאֵת'êth · withH854
• to saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• and deliver youנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:20

• Jeremiah 1:18Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
• Jeremiah 6:27“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.
• Ezekiel 3:9I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
• Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
• Psalms 124:1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
• Psalms 129:1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
• Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
• Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
• Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
• Acts 18:9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
• 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20I will make thee - a fenced brazen wall - While thou art faithful to me, none of them shall be able to prevail against thee.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 It is matter of comfort that we have a God, to whose knowledge of all things we may appeal. Jeremiah pleads with God for mercy and relief against his enemies, persecutors, and slanderers. It will be a comfort to God's ministers, when men despise them, if they have the testimony of their own consciences. But he complains, that he found little pleasure in his work. Some good people lose much of the pleasantness of religion by the fretfulness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21The Lord confirmed the promises he made to Jeremiah when he called him to be a prophet (see Jeremiah 1:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. The promise of Jr 1:18, 19, in almost the same words, but with the addition, adapted to the present attacks of Jeremiah's formidable enemies, "I will deliver thee out of ... wicked ... redeem ... terrible"; the repetition is in order to assure Jeremiah that God is the same now as when He first made the promise, in opposition to the prophet's irreverent accusation of unfaithfulness (Jr 15:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 15:20

• Blessing
• God
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Languish
• Rebuke
• Residue
• Revenge
• Brass; Brazen
• Death
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• Jeremiah
• restore, restoration

Commentaries on Jeremiah 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings