Jeremiah 15:20

I will make thee against this people a strong wall of brass; When they war against thee, they shall not prevail against thee, For I will be with thee to save thee, And to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

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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

19Then answered Jehovah thus: If thou wilt return, then will I restore thee, and thou shalt stand before me; And if thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, Thou shalt be as my mouth. They shall turn to thee, And thou shalt not turn to them.

21I will rescue thee from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem thee from the grasp of the violent.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:39The salvation of the just is from the LORD. He is their strength in the time of trouble.

Psalms 46:11The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge.

Psalms 129:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” Much have they afflicted me from my youth, May Israel now say;

Isaiah 8:9Rage, ye nations, and despair! Give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth! Gird yourselves, and despair! Gird yourselves, and despair!

Jeremiah 1:8Be not afraid of them! For I am with thee to help thee, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 1:19They shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I will be with thee, saith Jehovah, to help 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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