Jeremiah 1:18

Jeremiah 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
• New International Version (NIV)Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, I have made you this day A fortified city and an iron pillar, And bronze walls against the whole land— Against the kings of Judah, Against its princes, Against its priests, And against the people of the land.

Context of Jeremiah 1:18

16In this way I will pass sentence on the people of Jerusalem and Judah because of all their wickedness. For they rejected me and offered sacrifices to other gods, worshiping what they made with their own hands.” 17“But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them. I, the Lord, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land. 19They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:18 word by word

וַאֲנִ֞י הִנֵּ֧ה נְתַתִּ֣יךָ הַיּ֗וֹם לְעִ֨יר מִבְצָ֜ר וּלְעַמּ֥וּד בַּרְזֶ֛ל וּלְחֹמ֥וֹת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לְמַלְכֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ לְשָׂרֶ֔יהָ לְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָ וּלְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For, behold, Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• have madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• thee this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• a defencedמִבְצָרmibtsâr mibtsârâh · fortificationH4013
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and an ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• pillarעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• and brasenנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• against the whole landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• against the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• against the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• thereof, against the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• thereof, and against the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Jeremiah 1:18

• Jeremiah 6:27The Lord said to me, “I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave.”
• Jeremiah 15:20I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the Lord.
• Isaiah 50:7But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.
• Ezekiel 3:8“I have made your face adamant to match their faces, and your forehead hard to match their foreheads.
• Micah 3:8But I am full of the courage that the Lord’s Spirit gives, and have a strong commitment to justice. This enables me to confront Jacob with its rebellion, and Israel with its sin.
• John 1:42Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
• Jeremiah 21:4that the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘The forces at your disposal are now outside the walls fighting against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonians who have you under siege. I will gather those forces back inside the city.
• Jeremiah 22:1The Lord told me, “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.
• Jeremiah 26:12Then Jeremiah made his defense before all the officials and all the people. “The Lord sent me to prophesy everything you have heard me say against this temple and against this city.
• Jeremiah 34:3You yourself will not escape his clutches, but will certainly be captured and handed over to him. You must confront the king of Babylon face to face and answer to him personally. Then you must go to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 36:27The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after Jehoiakim had burned the scroll containing what Jeremiah had spoken and Baruch had written down.
• Jeremiah 37:7“The Lord God of Israel says, ‘Give a message to the king of Judah who sent you to ask me to help him. Tell him, “The army of Pharaoh that was on its way to help you will go back home to Egypt.
• Jeremiah 38:2“The Lord says, ‘Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives.’”
• Jeremiah 42:22So now be very sure of this: You will die from war, starvation, or disease in the place where you want to go and live.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and, brazen walls - Though thou shalt be exposed to persecutions and various indignities, they shall not prevail against thee. To their attacks thou shalt be as an impregnable city; as unshaken as an iron pillar; and as imperishable as a wall of brass. None, therefore, can have less cause to apprehend danger than thou hast. The issue proved the truth of this promise: he outlived all their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Metaphorically the walls and fortifications of the city represent the prophet‘s power of patiently enduring the attacks of his enemies; while the iron pillar, supporting the whole weight of the roof Judges 16:29; 1 Kings 7:21), signifies that no trials or sufferings would crush his steadfast will.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. 18A well-defended city could resist a siege for a long time, often until the attacking army left to handle another crisis in the empire.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. defenced city, &c.--that is, I will give thee strength which no power of thine enemies shall overcome (Jr 6:27; 15:20; Is 50:7; 54:17; Lu 21:15; Ac 6:10). walls--plural, to express the abundant strength to be given him. De Rossi's'S manuscripts read singular, "wall." people of the land--the general masses, as distinguished from the princes and priests.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