Jeremiah 15:19-21
Expanded Bible
19 So this is what the Lord says:
“If you ·change your heart and return to me [L return/repent], I will ·take you back [L return to you].
Then you may ·serve me [L stand before me].
And if you [C Jeremiah] speak things that ·have worth [are precious],
not useless words,
then you may ·speak for me [L be like my mouth].
Let them [C the people of Judah] turn to you,
but you must not ·change and be like them [L turn to them].
20 I will make you as strong as a wall to this people,
·as strong [fortified] as a wall of bronze [v. 12].
They will fight against you,
but they will not ·defeat [prevail over] you,
because I am with you.
I will ·save [have victory for] you and ·rescue [protect] you,” says the Lord.
21 “I will ·rescue [protect] you from ·these wicked people [L the hand/control of evil people]
and redeem you from ·these cruel people [L the hand of the violent].”
Jeremiah 15:19-21
New American Standard Bible
19 Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
“(A)If you return, then I will restore you—
(B)You will stand before Me;
And (C)if you extract the precious from the worthless,
You will become [a]My spokesman.
They, for their part, may turn to you,
But as for you, you are not to turn to them.
20 Then I will (D)make you to this people
A fortified wall of bronze;
And though they fight against you,
They will not prevail over you;
For (E)I am with you to save you
And rescue you,” declares the Lord.
21 “So I will (F)rescue you from the hand of the wicked,
And I will (G)redeem you from the [b]grasp of the violent.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:19 Lit as My mouth
- Jeremiah 15:21 Lit palm
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