Jeremiah 39:18
For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
For I will surely deliver thee,.... Or, in "delivering will deliver thee" (p); this is a repetition and confirmation of what is promised in Jer 39:17, and more fully explains it:
and thou shall not…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
A prey unto thee - An unexpected and unlooked-for gain. He had given proof of faith in courageously delivering God’s prophet.
Here we must sing of mercy, as in the former part of the chapter we sang of judgment, and must sing unto God of both. We may observe here,
I. A gracious providence concerning Jeremiah. When Jerusalem…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
thy life shall be for a prey unto thee See on Jer 21:9.
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