Jeremiah 15:21
And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Jeremiah 15:21 in other translations
| BSB | I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.” |
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| WEB | “I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.” |
| ASV | And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. |
| YLT | And I have delivered thee from the hand of evil doers, And I have ransomed thee From the hand of the terrible! |
| DARBY | yea, I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. |
| BBE | I will keep you safe from the hands of the evil-doers, and I will give you salvation from the hands of the cruel ones. |
| Webster | And I will deliver thee from the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee from the hand of the terrible. |
What does Jeremiah 15:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 15:20-21
20-21. 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).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 15:15-21
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…
Jeremiah 15:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 15:21
- 2 Corinthians 1:10
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
- Isaiah 49:24-25
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
- Jeremiah 50:34
Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
- Genesis 48:16
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
- Psalms 37:40
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
- Isaiah 29:20
For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
- Psalms 27:2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
- Romans 16:20
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
- Isaiah 29:5
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
- Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- Isaiah 25:3-5
Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
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Context
- Jeremiah 15:20
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 15:21
And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Jeremiah 15:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y librarte he de la mano de los malos, y te redimiré de la mano de los fuertes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et je te délivrerai de la main des iniques et te rachèterai de la main des violents. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich werde dich befreien aus der Hand der Bösen und dich erlösen aus der Faust der Gewalttätigen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et liberabo te de manu pessimorum, et redimam te de manu fortium. |