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18 I will certainly save you. You will not fall victim to violence.[a] You will escape with your life[b] because you trust in me. I, the Lord, affirm it!”’”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 39:18 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. Jeremiah 39:18 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. Jeremiah 39:18 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”