English Standard Version
Jeremiah 15:20
20And 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They will fight against you like an attacking army, but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze. They will not conquer you, for I am with you to protect and rescue you. I, the Lord, have spoken!
Context of Jeremiah 15:20
18Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you be to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail? 19Therefore thus says the Lord: "If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them. 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. 21I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless."
Read all of Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- thee unto this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- a fencedבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
- brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- and they shall fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
- against thee, but they shall not prevailיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- with thee to saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
- thee and to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
- thee, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:20
- Jeremiah 1:18And I, behold, I make you this day 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 made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways.
- Ezekiel 3:9Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house."
- Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,
- Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten.
- Psalms 124:1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say—
- Psalms 129:1"Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth"— let Israel now say—
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say 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 shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 8:9Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered.
- Isaiah 41:10fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Acts 18:9And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all 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 might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
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
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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
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