God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 15:21
21I will rescue you from the power of wicked people and free you from the power of tyrants.
Jeremiah 15:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
- New International Version (NIV)“I will save you from the hands of the wicked and deliver you from the grasp of the cruel.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible.”
Context of Jeremiah 15:21
19This is what the Lord says: If you will return, I will take you back. If you will speak what is worthwhile and not what is worthless, you will stand in my presence. The people will return to you, but you will not return to them. 20I will make you like a solid bronze wall in front of these people. They will fight you, but they will not defeat you. I am with you, and I will save you and rescue you, declares the Lord. I will rescue you from the power of wicked people and free you from the power of tyrants.
Read all of Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 15:21 word by word
וְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֣ד רָעִ֑ים וּפְדִתִ֖יךָ מִכַּ֥ף עָרִצִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:21
- Genesis 48:16may the Messenger, who has rescued me from all evil, bless these boys. May they be called by my name and by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. May they have many children on the earth.”
- Psalms 27:2Evildoers closed in on me to tear me to pieces. My opponents and enemies stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 37:40The Lord helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from wicked people. He saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
- Isaiah 49:24Can loot be taken away from mighty men or prisoners be freed from conquerors?
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon that has been made to be used against you will succeed. You will have an answer for anyone who accuses you. This is the inheritance of the Lord’s servants. Their victory comes from me,” declares the Lord.
- Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. May the good will of our Lord Jesus be with you!
- 2 Corinthians 1:10He has rescued us from a terrible death, and he will rescue us in the future. We are confident that he will continue to rescue us,
- Isaiah 25:3That is why strong people will honor you, and cities ruled by the world’s tyrants will fear you.
- Isaiah 29:5Your many enemies will be like fine dust. Your many foes will be like husks blown by the wind. All of this will happen suddenly, unexpectedly.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked - From the power of this evil people. And I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible - Out of the power of the Chaldean armies. Every thing took place as God had promised, for no word of his can ever fall to the ground.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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