18 For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your (A)life as a prize of war, (B)because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord.’”

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18 I will save(A) you; you will not fall by the sword(B) but will escape with your life,(C) because you trust(D) in me, declares the Lord.’”

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“Thus says the Lord: (A)He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, (B)but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life as a prize of war, and live.

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“This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague,(A) but whoever goes over to the Babylonians[a] will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live.’(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 18, 19 and 23

He who stays in this city shall die (A)by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out and (B)surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live (C)and shall have his life as a prize of war.

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Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague.(A) But whoever goes out and surrenders(B) to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.(C)

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22 The Lord (A)redeems the life of his servants;
    none of those who take refuge in him will be (B)condemned.

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22 The Lord will rescue(A) his servants;
    no one who takes refuge(B) in him will be condemned.

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12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be (A)to the praise of his glory.

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12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.(A)

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11 but the Lord (A)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who (B)hope in his steadfast love.

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11 the Lord delights(A) in those who fear him,(B)
    who put their hope(C) in his unfailing love.(D)

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12 O Lord of hosts,
    (A)blessed is the one who trusts in you!

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12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(A) is the one who trusts in you.

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20 And when they prevailed[a] over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, (A)for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea (B)because they trusted in him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:20 Or they were helped to prevail

20 They were helped(A) in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried(B) out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted(C) in him.

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(A)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
    (B)whose trust is the Lord.
(C)He is like a tree planted by water,
    that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
    for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
    for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

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“But blessed(A) is the one who trusts(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(E)

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(A)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    (B)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[a]

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  1. Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture

Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)

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21 (A)who through him are believers in God, (B)who raised him from the dead and (C)gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

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21 Through him you believe in God,(A) who raised him from the dead(B) and glorified him,(C) and so your faith and hope(D) are in God.

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God's Judgment and the Law

12 For all who have sinned (A)without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

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12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law(A) will be judged by the law.

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Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: (A)Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. And (B)do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, (C)I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you (D)your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”

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But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot(A) what I have planted,(B) throughout the earth.(C) Should you then seek great(D) things for yourself? Do not seek them.(E) For I will bring disaster(F) on all people,(G) declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape(H) with your life.’”(I)

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