Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 1:19
19They will fight against you but never prevail over you, since I am with you to rescue you.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 1:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
- New International Version (NIV)They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the Lord, to deliver you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”
Context of Jeremiah 1:19
17“Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them or I will cause you to cower before them. 18Today, I am the one who has made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land — against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the population. They will fight against you but never prevail over you, since I am with you to rescue you.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
Read all of Jeremiah 1Jeremiah 1:19 word by word
וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה לְהַצִּילֶֽךָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 1:19
- Jeremiah 11:19for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter. I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me: “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit; let’s cut him off from the land of the living so that his name will no longer be remembered.”
- Jeremiah 15:10Woe is me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man who incites dispute and conflict in all the land. I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me.
- Jeremiah 20:1Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and chief official in the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
- Jeremiah 26:11Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man deserves the death sentence because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.”
- Jeremiah 29:25“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You in your own name have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests, saying,
- Jeremiah 37:11When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,
- Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the guard’s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
- Psalms 129:2since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me.
- Jeremiah 1:8Do not be afraid of anyone, for I will be with you to rescue you. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Jeremiah 15:20Then I will make you a fortified wall of bronze to this people. They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save you and rescue you. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Joshua 1:9Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 1:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They shall not prevail against thee - Because I am determined to defend and support thee against all thy enemies. One of the ancients has said, , ̔ ͅ ͅ· Thestius, apud Theophil. ad Autolyc. lib. 2: "God protecting thee, though thou wert at sea upon a twig, thou shouldst be safe."Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond-tree, which is more forward in the spring than any other, represented the speedy approach of judgments. God also showed whence the intended ruin should arise. Jeremiah saw a seething-pot boiling, representing Jerusalem and Judah in great commotion. The mouth or face of the furnace or hearth, was toward the north; from whence the fire and fuel were…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19declares the Lord: This statement is as powerful as a royal order (see study note on Jeremiah 2:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 1
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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