Jeremiah 39:18

I will certainly save you. You will not fall victim to violence. ¹  You will escape with your life ²  because you trust in me. I, the Lord, affirm it!”’” ³ 

1Ch 5:20; Ps 2:12; Ps 33:18; Ps 34:22; Ps 37:3,39,40; Ps 84:12; Ps 146:3-6; Ps 147:11; Isa 26:3; Jer 17:7,8; Jer 21:9; Jer 38:2; Jer 45:4,5; Ro 2:12; Eph 1:12; 1Pe 1:21

¹ sn Heb “you will not fall by the sword.” In the context this would include death in battle and execution as a prisoner of war.

² tn Heb “your life will be to you for spoil.” For the meaning of this idiom see the study note on 21:9 and compare the usage in 21:9; 38:2; 45:4.

³ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”