Jeremiah 15:20

And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19Therefore thus saith the Lord: If thou wilt be converted, I will convert thee, and thou shalt stand before my face; and if thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall be turned to thee, and thou shalt not be turned to them.

21And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the mighty.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.

Psalms 46:11Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalms 129:1Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.

Isaiah 8:9Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, end be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome.

Jeremiah 1:8Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:19And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

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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