Jeremiah 39:17

But I will rescue you when it happens. ¹  I, the Lord, affirm it! ²  You will not be handed over to those whom you fear. ³ 

Ge 15:1; 2Sa 24:14; Job 5:19-21; Ps 41:1,2; Ps 50:15; Ps 91:14,15; Jer 1:19; Jer 38:1,9; Da 6:16; Mt 10:40-42; Mt 25:40; 2Ti 1:16-18

¹ tn Heb “But I will rescue you on that day” (referring to the same day mentioned in the preceding verse).

² tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

³ sn Some commentators see this as a reference to the princes from whose clutches Ebed-Melech delivered Jeremiah (38:7-13). However, it is clear that in this context it refers to those that he would fear when the Lord brings about the threatened disaster, i.e., the Babylonians who are attacking the city.