Jeremiah 15:21

And I will free you from hand of those who are most wicked, and I will redeem you from the hand of the powerful.”

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In The King James Version

And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

In Context

20And I will present you to this people as a strong wall of brass. And they will fight against you, and they will not prevail. For I am with you, so as to save you and to rescue you, says the Lord.

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Cross References

Genesis 48:16the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.”

Isaiah 29:5And the multitude of those who fan you will be like fine dust. And the multitude of those who have prevailed against you will be like embers fading away.

Isaiah 49:24Can prey be taken from the strong? Or is anything taken captive by the powerful able to be saved?

Jeremiah 20:13Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he has freed the soul of the poor from the hand of the wicked.

Jeremiah 50:34Their redeemer is strong. The Lord of hosts is his name. He will defend their case in judgment, so that he may terrify the land and disturb the inhabitants of Babylon.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 15:16-21

The Prophet's Humble Appeal to God; God's Answer to Jeremiah's Address. ( b. c. 606.) 15 O Lord , thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. 17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou… Read the whole commentary →

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